Re: Is this normal?
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Mar 31 00:09:45 2009
It took me a lot longer to recover from my surgeries than I
thought...the ovaries can have a lot of pain, for a few months post-op,
and if you still have any endo, that could be painful I imagine..
I also had bowel adhesions, so that didn't help! I think that area is
very sensitive, so that could be the problem..even going near the bowel
can bother it, i think...
I think perhaps the stress and boredom can trigger sugar
cravings....there are some supplements like chromium that can help with
cravings...
i hate to venture a guess, but some of what you are going through sounds
like what i went through, after my first surgery....i guess you didn't
have excision surgery with an endo expert? you might like reading the
sites below, to learn some more things about surgery...
i did have surgery with a doc who said he was an excision endo
expert...it took me a long time to recover...and in some ways, i never
fully recovered, because i had so many adhesions....i ended up going to
another doctor (endo expert, more experience), and during the surgery
they found a ton of adhesions....
if you're nausea is very bad, the doc can give you a med for it...i was
very nauseous after the first surgery, because i'd had endo removed from
the bowel...when i had the second surgery, it turned out that i had
adhesions from the first one,tying my uterus to my bowel (i was throwing
up sometimes in the months before the 2nd surgery)...i have been great
since the 2nd one in that regard! no throwing up, no nausea, no bowel
problems...
you might pick up some info on these sites
centerforendo.com (see educational section)
endometriosissurgeon.com
endo-resolved.com
erc.activboard.com/
At Tue, 31 Mar 2009, Elisa wrote:
>
>I had a laparoscopy done about 3 weeks ago now and apparently it turns
>out that all these years of complaining about period pain (which lead to
>ovulating pain) – I actually had endometriosis, which has now been taken
>out.
>
>I believe my case was more the location - touching my bowel wall -
>rather than the amount. My post op appt with my gyno is still in a few
>weeks, so I don’t quite have much of an understanding of what is going
>on, tho when I saw him after my surgery he seemed positive. So far I
>have only seen my local Dr the week after my op to take the stiches out
>and she said the way I was feeling was normal......
>
>I am a little confused tho, after all this reading about having a
>laparoscopy I was under the impression it was only going to take a few
>days to recover, however I was on my back for at least 4 of those days
>straight and felt nauseas through to the second week, even now at times
>and I think I managed to get or still have flu like symptoms not sure if
>its all related or just bad luck etc.
>
>I started going for the occasional walk within the last week or so, as I
>had had tremendous sugar cravings the week of my op (is this just me?)
>and I have also been dying to get back into my squash (which I tried to
>play last night – and could barely play and spent the rest of the night
>on the couch stretched out - I was in more pain after trying to play
>rather than during)! The reason I am so keen to get back into exercise
>is because I believe it helps manage my weight and PCOS (not that I
>quite have my weight managed just yet - But i feel like I put so much on
>with all my sugar cravings after my op that I just wanted to get back on
>track! Which I guess I will try sort out with my gyno when my appt comes
>around - so the saga continues etc?
>I guess my real question is what I am feeling normal? How long is it
>supposed to take to heal from this?
>I have been having night sweats and struggling to sleep.. I keep
>getting this occasional stabbing pain on my RHS... my rib cage and back
>has been aching... I have more days that I feel bloated than days that
>I don’t, I am still finding it a struggle to sit up all day at work at
>my desk, I’m tired and only really find relief when I lie down and
>stretch out plus I still can’t wear tight things around my waist like
>jeans or stockings – I’m living in dresses..... Am I pushing myself
>here? Is this normal? Can anyone shead some light?
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