Re: How long is the abdominal discomfort supposed to last after lap?
From: Candace (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Sep 22 21:06:38 2008
I'm one month out, and my pain took about 3 weeks to subside. I still
have pain when touching my stomach. It can happen. Mine is from
bruising they think. Lap can bruise the muscle. Muscle bruises take a
long time to go away, and they hurt like hell sometimes. I fell into a
corner of a wall type thing, and I had a deep bone/muscle bruise.. omg
did that thing hurt. :) Hope this helps.
At Mon, 22 Sep 2008, MLS99 wrote:
>
>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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Candace
Wishing for pain free days for all!
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