WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 2000: Re: abdominal distention after laproscopic procedure/HELP!

Re: abdominal distention after laproscopic procedure/HELP!

From: L.M. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 1 Jul 2000 14:55:02 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 1 Jul 2000, Deborah wrote: >
>I have been trying to conceive for over 3 years. My husband and I have
>gone through tests and everything seems fine. I finally visited a
>fertility specialist and during the vaginal ultrasound, a cyst was found
>near my right ovary. He did not like the way it looked and asked for a
>second opinion by calling in his colleague. The results were to have a
>laproscopy to remove it. I just had the procedure on Tuesday(27th) and
>today is Saturday (7/01) and it was a fibroid tumor rather than a cyst
>and the beginning of endemetriosis was cleared. He also checked my
>f-tubes by inserting a dye to see if they were clear and everything
>looked fine. What is causing my concern, is my abdominal distention.
>How long should this be swollen? I cannot wear any of my clothes because
>of this and wondered if you could tell me how long I should be this way.
>I look as if I am 5 months pregnant. What is the usual recovery time?
>In looking at the archives, it seems as if it should be an easy recovery
>time. I will see my doctor in 2 weeks for a follow up, but should I see
>him sooner or how long should I wait before being too concerned. Thanks
>for any help you can give me, I am really nervous about all
>this.--Deborah
>
>--
>Deborah
>

Deborah, I had a laparoscopy on June 2nd, and they found a tumor on my ovary. They opened me up (called a laparotomy) to see it and remove it. My doctor explained to me that prior to closing me up, he put saline in there so as to prevent adhesions, and my organs could "float" while they heal.

Now, my surgery was a little different that yours, but your doctor may have filled your tummy with this saline too. My stomach was bloated out a lot, until my body slowly absorbed the saline and it took about 10 days before it looked normal again.

Good luck!

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