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Re: 2nd Lap - pain and bleeding...normal?
From: Beth (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Dec 13 15:18:19 2006
Thanks so much, Tiffany! I had bruising around the belly button too. my
incisions are healing well, it's just my insides that are sore. but, i
think it's too be expected. i hope you have a speedy recovery!!!
Thanks for the support.
beth-
At Tue, 12 Dec 2006, Tiffany wrote:
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>i am sorry to hear you are having trouble. But what is funny is you
>sound just like me. I had my 2nd lap on the 30th of November so about a
>week and a half ago...and am having some of the same problems. I am not
>bleeding anymore but I am having the cramps and pain you are. Finally
>just today the pain has subsided when having a bowel movement. I still
>get cramping when i urinate though. Which worries me. My belly button
>is still sore and kind of green from bruising I hope. As for the other
>area lower that is doing well. Unless i hit it or something. I had my
>post op 8 days after my surgery. She pulled off the bandages and cut
>the stitches off. I too have Stage 1 Endo and my doc removed a bit of
>endo this time. (my first lap there was only 1 spot that was removed)
>this time there were about 10 or so. So, maybe our insides are still
>healing. I feel for you. Please keep me informed.
>
>At Mon, 11 Dec 2006, D wrote:
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>>Hi Beth,
>>
>>A week and a half isn't that long, and it sounds like he did a lot of
>>work, so I think things are okay? It's good you're in touch with your
>>doctor, and if it gets worse, call him back, or if you start vomiting or
>>running a fever. I had a lap last year and the doctor didn't find any
>>endo (never mind what I think of that, still sick 6+ months later), so
>>she did absolutely nothing but look around and I was still pretty sore
>>for 5 or 6 days!
>>
>>I'll keep my fingers crossed that your pain means that he did a very
>>thorough excising of all your endo, and these are the last surgery pains
>>you'll ever have!
>>
>>Best,
>>D
>>
>>At Mon, 11 Dec 2006, Beth wrote:
>>>
>>>Hello, all. I had a second lap about a week and a half ago. My
>>>original doctor had to have missed a lot of endo when I had my first 2
>>>years ago. I went from having stage 1 to having a lot of it cut out in
>>>5 different areas.
>>>
>>>Like I said, it's been a week and a half now. I'm still having bleeding
>>>and a good amount of pain and cramping.
>>>
>>>I know they move a lot of stuff around when they're in there, and that
>>>he cut a lot of endo out, but it normal to feel this bad and still be
>>>bleeding? All four of my incisions are healing well, so I'm gessing it's
>>>just the insides healaing too.
>>>
>>>The doctor said he's not concerned yet, that if it's still going on next
>>>Monday when I have my post op, he'll look more into it then.
>>>
>>>I hope this is all just my body healing and nothing more.
>>>
>>>Thanks, all.
>>>Beth
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