Re: 1st lap! terrified!
From: kels (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jul 8 13:58:17 2009
The most important thing is the doctor....and his or her experience in
removing endo.
At Tue, 7 Jul 2009, MJ wrote:
>
>At Tue, 7 Jul 2009, liliana wrote:
>>
>>Hi all,
>>I am due to have my 1st laparoscopy in 3 weeks time and I am absolutely
>>terrified. After having pelvic pain for over a year I know this is
>>necessary to either confirm or rule out endo but I am struggling with a
>>major phobia of general anaesthetic. Can anybody reassure me with their
>>experiences of being put to sleep? what does it feel like? Do u feel
>>really awful when u first wake up? Also has anybody had surgery at the
>>princess royal university hosp in farnborough? any good or bad reports?
>>many thanks
>
>Hey Liliana,
>
>I just had my first laporoscopy a couple weeks ago...In my experience,
>the procedure is nothing for you to fret or fear. I was a little
>nervous going in of course, but the overall hospital experience was
>really not that bad. As far as the anesthetics go, I didn't have any
>problems. Before going in for surgery prep, I was given some medicine
>to get me relaxed, about 30 minutes before the anesthesia. Once they
>put the anesthesia in th
leep within ten seconds or so. I
>was a little disoriented when waking up, but no, I didn't feel awful,
>just a little groggy. The p
>us like I would have
>thought. After the surgery, I was a little nauseous for a few hours,
>but really not that bad. Don't worry yourself too much! You're in good
>hands. Laparoscopies are very common procedures, and you'll be just
>fine!
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