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Re: First Lap Update - I think it was a success!From: bren (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri Oct 24 15:21:31 2008
Hey Brandy, Welcome back! I was so glad to hear that your lap was a success and that your back pain seemed to have improved until I came across your other post. =( I'm sorry that your pain is returning. I'm thinking that maybe your pain was better after lap since it was "blown up" w/ all that gas (which is why it seemed that this was your biggest discomfort), so since your abdomen was not settled down yet, that maybe all that air was keeping your insides in a way "separated" & now that your abdomen is "deflating" more making everything "come together" & since your insides are still healing, that you are starting to experience more pain.I'm hoping this is the case & that when you heal more that the pain will improve again. Since you had some endometriosis removed & major work done w/ your ovary, the insides are still healing, inflammed, and "raw", which would cause more pain. I'm thinking that as time passes and your insides heal, that the pain will improve. It can be all the inflammation of your organs by being probed at that is causing all the pain while the air deflates out of your abdomen, which can also be causing the bladder symptoms. Hopefully this is the case w/ swelling around your bladder causing some sort of numbness and that your doctor didn't do anything w/ your nerves inside (sorry, I don't mean to scare you w/ this part).Have you tried taking motrin like 600-800mg along w/ your other pain meds? Maybe this will help since motrin works as a anti-inflammatory. My surgeon prescribed me this after Lap surgery to take along w/ my regular pain meds. Well, remember to look on the bright side, you got your lap over with, you are still healing, so until you are completely healed from your lap, you won't be for sure if your pain is back because maybe it's just the whole healing & deflating process causing pain. I really hope this is the case & that your pain is improved dramatically...I still had the same pain even right after my lap along w/ the raw feeling in my stomach and some cramping, so hearing that your back pain was improved after lap (at least for those few days) seems like a good sign...Remember though, really keep up w/ the miralax EVERYDAY.It won't work if you take it one day and stop, then another day & stop, etc... you will be amazed once it starts to work. It takes a few days, sometimes up to 7 days & it will soften your stool a lot and you will feel much better having all that toxins come out of you. I noticed that whenever I stop taking miralax, I become constipated again and there I am stuck using enemas or suppositories w/ little or no success. Miralax makes the bowel really soft so that there is much less pain w/ bowel movements. Remember that it is important to drink as much fluids as possible while taking it. My mom also said that she started drinking diet green tea (not "diet" flavor, but actual green tea for dieting) because she has constipation too (she drinks one cup a day), & she said she started having regular bowel movements w/o causing pain or diarrhea. Miralax won't cause pain either, it shouldn't. Anyways, I have to go for now and get ready to go have my MRI of the brain & spine (watch all my problems & pain wasn't caused by endo & it's MS or something else...jk)..I just want answers & this whole process seems to take forever doesn't it? Well, I really hope you feel better and will be back later. Get a lot of rest, take it easy, & the best comfort I got was by sitting up in a lounge chair (or if you have a recliner chair) or using a bunch of soft pillows on my back-neck-head while sitting on my bed. <3 *hugs* *Bren At Fri, 24 Oct 2008, Brandy wrote: > >I think I spoke too soon. It's now been about 4 days since my lap. My >back pain is slowly coming back. I don't understand... I'm sure it >wasn't the pain medication since I've been on pain meds for several >months. It was the most amazing feeling to be able to walk again >without pain and now I'm afraid it didn't work. Maybe I'm just having a >bad day? maybe it's got something to do with me still being unable to >have a bowel movement...? I just dont know. > >I know a few others on this forum had laps in the last few days too... >How are your pain levels? My abdomen is still very very sore, especially >the muscles and where the incisions are. My incisions are also starting >to itch, which I suppose is normal as they heal. > >I am a little alarmed by the amount of pain around my right ovary, >though. I know that most of the excisions were on and around that >ovary, but the impression that I got before the lap was that it was a >pretty easy recovery and that I wouldn't be in a lot of pain. I >absolutely CANNOT get comfortable. > >Another strange new issue... i can't tell when I have to go to the >bathroom anymore. I don't have any lack of control or incontinence or >anything like that, I simply don't have the feeling that I have to go, >ever. So, when I make myself go, I can't tell when I'm done. It's >really really bizarre. Anyone experience anything like this? > >I have a follow-up with my gyn on Monday to go over all of this, but >would love to hear anyone else's insight/experiences... > >Thanks everyone, >Brandy > >At Wed, 22 Oct 2008, Brandy wrote: >> >>Hi Everyone... just wanted to report back on the laparoscopy that I had >>yesterday... So far, i think it went well. >> >>Those of you that know my story from this forum, know that I've been >>suffering debilitating low back and sciatic pain for several months for >>which no source was ever found until a pelvic MRI revealed a mass near >>my ovary about a month ago. Well, I took my MRI and my concerns to a >>gyn and was unofficially diagnosed with Endo (although he didn't think >>this was the source of my back pain, I had other symptoms that led to >>this conclusion). >> >>So, my first lap was yesterday, and although I am in a world of pain, >>the pain in my lower back is about 80% improved!! I feel like a new >>person! >> >>My lap took about 2 hours, my doctor found small amounts of >>endometriosis and removed them, and removed portions of my right ovary >>as it was about three times it's normal size. Until my followup >>appointment next monday, I won't know exactly where the endometriomas >>were found or exactly what parts of my ovary were removed. He also >>performed a D&C and a hysteroscopy and will be having those tissues >>biopsied and tested for any additional disease (edemomysosis?). >> >>My biggest concern through all of this, though, was the lower back pain. >>I am SO HAPPY that my pain is so greatly reduced. Especially since my >>doc didn't think the pain was related. >> >>Just wanted to update my friends on this board that wished me well and >>had me in their thoughts and prayers - I think it was a success! >> >>When I have my follow up and find out exactly what the doctor removed >>and from where, I'll let you know - I know many others have a lot of >>back pain just like I did and haven't found any relief yet. Maybe the >>info I get can help. >> >>Gotta go lay back down now - my abdomen is on fire, and the gas... oh >>the gas. It's the worst. I feel like a stuffed pig. >> >>talk to you all soon! >>Brandy
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