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Re: abdominal distention after laproscopic procedure/HELP!
From: Claudia Twisdale RN (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 1 Jul 2000 15:23:23 -0500 (CDT)
When they put in laprascope, they also put in a lot of co2 gas to better
get to organs. What you have is the results of this gas. Try lots of
warm liquids, stay away from cold stuff. Mylicon or Phazyme may also
help. Eventually your body will absorb and/or expel all the gas.
At Sat, 1 Jul 2000, Deborah wrote:
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>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
>
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>Deborah
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