Re: How long is the abdominal discomfort supposed to last after lap?
From: MLS99 (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Sep 22 08:19:04 2008
After my lap, I had a lot of abdominal pain - until I finally had a
bowel movement. So I would focus on that today: what worked for me was
the maximum dose of colace plus a laxative (I used sennacot, max dose
again).
However, if the pain starts getting worse, you need to go to the doc or
the ER immediately: I had an internal bleed that needed emergency
measures, and the only sign was worsening abdominal pain. Good luck.
Marianne
At Mon, 22 Sep 2008, bren wrote:
>
>It is now my 4th day since my Laparoscopy surgery and I was wondering if
>it's normal to still have discomfort in the abdominal area? I feel a
>very uncomfortable pain in the middle of my stomach (like between my
>ribcage) & it just spreads throughout my whole abdominal area. I still
>haven't had a bowel movement. The heavy bleeding I've been having seems
>to be settling down. I'm still bleeding, but not as heavy, but it's not
>light either. I probably shouldn't be bleeding at all if I'm on depo
>provera pills (progesterone 5mg) & still waiting for a response from the
>doctor. The pain is just very uncomfortable like I'm indigested & I get
>sweaty around my face & chest. I don't know if this is a big deal or
>not that would give me reason to go to the ER..also since my doctor
>should reply by tomorrow (Mon). I don't want to sound like the whiny
>patient who's making a big deal out of nothing. If the pain was
>excruciating, of course I'd be headed to the ER, but it is manageable.
>Thank you in advance for any replies.
>
>--
>Bren
>
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