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Re: Is this normal one week after a lap?
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Oct 25 16:01:57 2008
I am not sure but I think a prescral neurectomy can interfere with the
nerves that control the bladder - I don't think it is long term(?) Go
and get looked at and get them at least to reassure you. I have also
had a lap (Weds) and had the peeing trouble - ie no signal, but had had
a spinal block and this went away six hours post op.I too had my
appendix out/ adhesion lysis. It is different for everyone but I am not
on painkillers and if you pain is severe I would get checked out. You
do not want infections. Hope you are better soon.
At Sat, 25 Oct 2008, MLS99 wrote:
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>I had a lap back in July, thought I'd bounce back, and ended up in the
>ER 2 weeks later (at the weekend) with very bad pain: I had actually
>come off the percocet and then had to start taking it again. It turned
>out to be an internal bleed that was turning into an abcess. After the
>experience I had, I would go if I were you. You also want to be really
>careful about avoiding bladder infections: they can back up into your
>kidneys. Good luck.
>
>At Sat, 25 Oct 2008, Brandy wrote:
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>>Hi there, I'm so sorry that you're having a tough recovery. I just had
>>my first lap on tuesday and wasn't expecting it to be so bad. My lap
>>involved excision of endo and removal of parts of my right ovary.
>>
>>Just today, finally, my abdominal muscles aren't as sore as they have
>>been and I'm able to stand upright, although my incisions are still very
>>sore. And my back pain has fully returned to the point that i'm using
>>crutches to get around again.
>>
>>I have the EXACT same bladder issues as you are having. I was just
>>telling my sister a couple of days ago, I cant tell when I have to pee!
>>And then when I go, I have to kind of just sit there and let it come out
>>on its own (sorry if that's TMI). I have to just sit and wait until it
>>stops because I cannot tell when I'm done otherwise. I dont have any
>>incontinence, I'm not worried that I'll lose my bladder control at all,
>>it's just not normal.
>>
>>I'm also having some bowel issues. mostly I'm just really really
>>constipated, so I've been taking Miralax and that seems to help move
>>things along, but my right leg and lower back KILL me during a B.M.
>>
>>I'm sorry that your stomach is hurting now too, as if your other
>>symptoms weren't bad enough! I can't imagine what this would be like
>>without pain medicine!
>>
>>Even though a lap is usually an outpatient procedure and many people
>>have pretty easy recoveries, it's still a major surgery and a shock to
>>your system. I'm sorry I can't be of more help to you. I wish you all
>>the best.
>>
>>--
>>Brandy
>>
>>At Sat, 25 Oct 2008, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>>Hi ladies, I had a lap last Friday with excision on endo/adhesions, an
>>>appendectomy & presacral neurectomy. My recovery has been really slow
>>>and hard thus far. I just started being fully mobile on Thursday and it
>>>really hurts to be up and moving around for longer than five minutes. I
>>>still have the same amount of pain I had after surgery, I can't tell
>>>when I have to pee, I can't tell if my bladder is empty after I've
>>>finished peeing, I have pain having a bowel movement, and my stomach is
>>>so sore from taking so many painkillers that I can't take any more. I
>>>called the doctor and he said to go to the ER and get a scan done of my
>>>bladder to see if it was emptying properly, but didn't address any of
>>>the other things going on. Now I don't want to go to the ER to have the
>>>scan done since I could wait until Monday & get it done at my doctor's
>>>office for MUCH cheaper (I'm broke after this surgery) but if the other
>>>issues I'm having are something abnormal I will go. Any advice? Has
>>>anyone else had a really long recovery like this?
>>
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