Re: 16 Days Post-Op Lap and No Good News to Report
From: M (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Aug 30 22:49:38 1998
Ronna:
Do not be dicouraged. Shortly after my first lap (3/98), the period
that followed was EXCRUCIATING! I experienced very painful symptoms that
I never had before and I too questioned whether it was worth it. It
hurt to sit down and stand up. But, after a few cycles, I am now pain
free. I think you just have to wait it out. It probably takes awhile
for everything to heal. Good luck :o)!
At Sun, 30 Aug 1998, Ronna wrote:
>
>At Sun, 30 Aug 1998, Chandra wrote:
>>
>>Hi all:
>>
>>I am sitting here about to tear my hair out because I am so frustrated
>>right now. I am only 16 days post-op lap and I am starting to feel my
>>old symptoms creeping back up on me again.
>>
>>On 8/16, I had my first pain-free period in 5 years. There were twinges
>>of sharp pains, but not the same intensity as before. On 8/21, my
>>husband and I had intercourse and it was pain-free for the first time in
>>2 years. It was great!! All last week, I was constantly feeling
>>sharp, stabbing pains in my abdomen, just like before, but with less
>>intensity. With these pains, I could still function. This past Friday,
>>8/28, my husband and I had intercourse again and THE PAIN WAS BACK!!! I
>>didn't tell him because he has really been looking forward
>
>sorry to hear how you are feeling..... I myself am now 11 days post
>-op...... and still feeling well...... kinda scary to read about all
>the pain you are in so soon... Was this your first lap? This was my
>second. I do remeber the first taking much more time in healing and
>feeling good.
>Could the UTI be causing some of your pain? I hope you have called your
>doctor and now taking a antibotic ...... if not , call now!
>Definately let your doctor know how you are feeling!!!!I took the
>lupron, it did help for 10 months, no pain! But it is only safely
>approved to be use 1x for 6months, so I will not take it
>again.......going to ride this out for as long as i can with no hormonal
>meds for the endo .
>If you can ,try to read about lupron with a open mind..... ask me any
>questions if you like. It can help, for a time.
>Thinking of you
>
>>when I could finally get some enjoyment out of sex again, and I didn't
>>want him to start worrying. After intercourse, I was in pain and it
>>felt like my insides were going to come out. This pain lasted until
>>Saturday afternoon. All day today, I have been suffering from "phantom"
>>menstrual cramps with back aches and it's driving me crazy.
>>
>>I consented to this surgery because I thought that it was going to help
>>in the long run. Not help for one week and then everything eventually
>>goes back to the way it was before. I am so upset over this. To add
>>insult to injury, I have been having burning sensations during
>>urination. So, not only is the Endo coming back 16 days post-op lap,
>>but I've developed a lovely UTI in the process (yipeee!).
>>
>>I just want to murder my doctor. I know that it's not his fault, he
>>removed all the Endo that he could see, I just want someone to take this
>>out on. I know he mentioned the possibily of me having "powder burns"
>>and those are not very visible to the naked eye. He is singing the
>>praises of Lupron, but because of all of the posts that I've read in the
>>forum, in addition to my own indepth research, I can't go that route.
>>He refuses Danazol (even worse side effects, he says), he says Zoladex
>>is the same as Lupron, as it stands right now, Depo-Provera or regular
>>BCPs may be my only option.
>>
>>I am just about ready to tell him to just remove all of my female organs
>>regardless of the fact that I want kids so desperately that at times my
>>heart aches. I don't want to deal with this. I don't want to believe
>>that this is happening so soon after my lap. I'm trying to be strong
>>and not go into a panic over this, but I just can't help but feel that
>>something is not right. I have a consultation with him on 9/9, I don't
>>think I can wait that long - I'm going to see if I can move it up.
>>
>>Has anyone else experienced anything like this so soon after a lap? I
>>would really like to hear your comments on this. In the meantime, I
>>will be drinking gallons of cranberry juice and taking lots of Echenacia
>>until I can get an appointment with my Internal Medicine physician for
>>this possible UTI.
>>
>>Thanks for listening. I'm venting here because I don't want to tell my
>>husband what's going on right now. It would crush him.
>>
>>God Bless.
>>
>>Chandra
>>Manassas, VA
>>mrscmartin@hotmail.com
>
>--
>Ronna
>
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