WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2002: Re: Gas pains after abdominal surgery ???

Re: Gas pains after abdominal surgery ???

From: anon (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 1 Oct 2002 12:01:55 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 1 Oct 2002, clare wrote: >
>Curious:
>
>I've had two laparoscopies, one laparotomy, and a hysterscopy/ablation
>etc. The gas pain associated with the laparoscopy is from the carbon
>dioxide gas that they use to inflate the pelvis so that they can see.
>They do try to let all of the approximately 3 litres of gas escape
>before closing, but some remains in the body and is absorbed. Usually,
>you then burp it out.
>
>It's really no big deal. It's annoying, and if you walk a lot or do the
>old "get on your hands and knees and stick your butt in the air" trick
>it passes. I easily passed the gas over 1-2 days by walking each time
>it hurt. All it feels like is a cramp in your chest/shoulder area.
>
>Believe me, it's definetly not a reason to choose laparotomy over
>laparoscopy - a laparotomy hurts a heck of a lot more, and the recovery
>time is generally much longer. Pain wise, here's a comparison of how I
>felt after the two procedures: laparotomy - someone cut me in two, a
>burning, searing pain, (give me morphine please) laparoscopy - someone
>punched me real hard in the stomach. It's my opinion that perhaps those
>who have intolerable gas pains aren't walking enough, which is quite
>understandable as you hurt after any surgery.

Clare and Curious,

I should mention that I had little or no pain after surgery because I took all the painkillers available to me. I have read (and heard from nurses) that you'll heal faster that way because your body isn't both trying to heal and listen to pain signals at the same time.

>
>I hope this helps. Best wishes.
>
> At Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Curious wrote:
>>
>>Thank you. I've been reading at hystersisters.com and the Crohn's &
>>Colitis Foundation Ask the Specialist forum. I suppose those who "hang
>>out" at those forums are those having difficulties whilst those who had
>>no problems just "get on with their life". But sure does make one
>>nervous! Haven't had ANYONE who had a hysterectomy deny having gas pains
>>except you. Sigh. Thank you AGAIN!

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