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Re: Effects after Lap
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Mar 20 08:36:17 2008
Hi K,
Thank you for your feedback! I do feel much better today. I think
you're correct that I'm too sensitive and I'm just recovering slower
than expected. I guess there's a first time for everything and I'm glad
you were able to provide some answers. Thanks again! Have a great day!
At Wed, 19 Mar 2008, K. wrote:
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>At Sun, 16 Mar 2008, anonymous wrote:
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>>Hi All -
>>
>>I just had my first lap to remove a large endometrioma cyst. It is day
>>4 after surgery and my throat is still swollen and sore. I can still
>>feel the carbon dixocide floating around in my shoulders and my neck is
>>swollen. Last my vision is still a little blurry when I try to see
>>things up close in detail. Sometimes it feels like the letters are
>>jumping around if I stare at it too long.
>>
>>Have any of you have these side effects? Is it due to the general
>>anesthesia? Is this normal?
>>
>>Thank you all for your help!
>
>Hi there. I had similar symptoms after a hysterectomy several years
>ago. It sounds to me like you are experiencing the after affects of a
>little too much anesthetic. Sometimes the anesthesia doc can take you
>under a bit too deep, or a bit too fast for your bodies tolerance. I
>had the same vision problems you describe and they did go away.
>Hopefully by the time you're reading this you will have found relief. If
>you have another surgery you need to be sure to tell both your surgeon
>and the anesthesiologist that you have had this problem. Some people
>are just more sensitive. Your next anesthesiologist will ease you into
>it nice and slow. Hope you're feeling better.
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