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Re: For Jessica...going in for a laparotomy....HELP :(
From: jessica (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Mar 29 15:35:17 2007
thank you so much for all the information ladies, it has kinda put my
mind at ease. I know recovery is really going to, for lack of a better
word, suck. I'm sure i will survive though...any idea on what to do to
keep busy while on bed rest?
At Mon, 19 Mar 2007, Cari wrote:
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>Hi Jessica,
>
>I have had the laparotomy. It is no fun but you will get thru it. The
>tough part, for me, was getting in and out of bed the first few weeks
>and the first time the nurses got me up and out of bed to use the
>restroom was brutal but eventually I got the hang of it. Lower your
>hospital bed as much as you can and try to move your legs both at the
>same time until you get used to it. When you are home, again for me,
>rolling out of bed proved to be a bit easier and when you get back in,
>roll back in. Your stomach will feel as if it is detached from your
>muscles, felt like I had a bag of skin...where my normally tight tummy
>used to be...but I got that all back too. My doc wanted me out of work
>but I went back after two weeks which proved to be very hard so I
>recommend taking all the time off that is suggested. I was living alone
>at the time and trying to be a "tough guy" by not staying with family
>etc. I would not make that choice again because getting around is
>brutal. Hopefully you will have someone around to get you whatever you
>need.
>
>The main thing is that you will get thru as I said, just give yourself
>time and don't overdo anything. I actually laugh at myself looking back
>at it becuase I really thought I would not stand upright again...but one
>day you wake up and you made it thru all of that. Lots of scar cream
>too.
>
>If you need anything in regard to more of my bad advice, let me know!!
>
>--
>Cari
>
>At Mon, 19 Mar 2007, jessica wrote:
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>>good afternoon ladies:) first please let me thank every last one of you
>>for all the information that you're experience has giving to us out here
>>who feel alone dealing with this. To be honest, i would have lost my
>>mind without being able to find others who are going thru this as well.
>>so the reason for me writing today is this...i'm going to have a
>>laparotomy in about 2 weeks. I'm really scared. i have no idea what to
>>really expect as far as pain. From everything i've read it's going to
>>be a long slow recovery compared to a laposcopy. i had one of those in
>>october 2006. that was the first time i was told that i have endo, i
>>also had a 2cm cyst on my left ovary as well as many smaller cysts on my
>>right ovary. the doctor that preformed that surgery removed the cysts
>>and removed what she could in reguards to the endo. Well now it's
>>march, i'm still in pain daily, and just found out that i have more
>>cysts. Currently a 2cm dermoid cyst on my left ovary as well as several
>>fibroids on my right. My doctor is telling me that i'm now going to
>>have to have a laparotomy because my right ovary is incased in endo, and
>>he wants to remove the whole ovary. I'm really scared because i'm only
>>26 and every doctor i go to tells me that since the endo is so severe,
>>that i have less than a 1% chance of ever becoming pregnant EVER:( i
>>need help ladies. If anyone has been thru this type of surgery i would
>>love to hear from you....any information will help. once again, thanks
>>for everything, i know i'm not alone when i say that you ladies make a
>>world of difference:)
>>
>>--
>>jessica
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