Comments on: Laparoscopic Surgery When Endometriosis is Suspected

By: Bri

Bri — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:57:44 +0000

The reason gas x doesn’t work is because the gas is in our abdominal cavity not inside the bowel. Gas x works on gas trapped in the stomach and/or intestine itself-caused my certain foods etc.

By: Post-Op « Eggs In A Row

Post-Op « Eggs In A Row — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:38:55 +0000

[...] taking my breathing tube out. Scary. But besides that, I was fine. Because I had read up on the most informative website in the world, I knew what to expect. I had gas-ex ready to go for my shoulder pain, and I told [...]

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:43:01 +0000

This isn’t intended to scare anyone — but I certainly wish I had been better informed. Though EXTREMELY rare, there can be complications with laps. And I was lucky enough to have complications with 2 out of 2, believe it or not. There is a bit of a blind entry involved (with a very sharp instrument–almost nail-like–called a trocar) and sometimes key parts are nicked. My first lap was just a diagnostic procedure. The doc hit an artery and after two surgeons failed to fix it through the small incisions, a third surgeon opened me up and was able to fix it. One blood transfusion and 5 days in the hospital followed (and the doc still sent us the bill). My second lap — to close off an infected tube — was a few months later — I was terrified, but reassured. This time, my new doc hit my bladder (I had to wear a catheter and bag for 5 days for it to heal) and the thermal instrument malfunctioned, leaving a horrible, deep burn in its place that had to be debrided over weeks to heal. Conveniently, that instrument is disposable, so it couldn’t be “confirmed.” Anyway — just make sure your doctors are straight with you and understand that despite how it’s presented — there are risks and complications. I’m fine now — mom to a beautiful baby boy. Just sayin’…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:47:10 +0000

I appreciate every person’s thoughts regarding this procedure as it has given me a lot to consider. I was informed my tubes are blocked and after researching, it has been determined the LAP seems to be a wise choice for consideration. I will be doing further research before making a final decision but what I have read has helped tremendously thus far. I must admit however, it is difficult to endure this issue plus stay positive without feeling without providing a child I have lost the only man I have loved for over 10 years. It is very difficult indeed.

By: Lori

Lori — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:34:04 +0000

I just wanted to add my experience to the mix. I had a lap last Monday, almost a week ago. Everyone’s experience is different. I was very nervous before because I had never had surgery. My recovery has been very easy. I got everything ready before the surgery – good food, a clean house, and pain medications. I took the pain medications for the first couple of days, but the pain wasn’t bad – I have worse cramps during my period. The burping from the gas was the worst thing really, but I had very little shoulder pain. Sometimes on the internet you only hear the stories of people who had trouble. Of course, they didn’t find any endo in my case, just a cyst on one ovary, so maybe I had less pain because of that.

By: Constance

Constance — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:49:45 +0000

All I can say is just be bless and thank GOD each and every day for your lives. Every body is going through the same thing except different situations so encourage one another and be there for one another. Just think about it no one else understands our problems with endo excepts the ones that been through it

By: Constance

Constance — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:44:10 +0000

Well I had the same surgery done on me a week ago. I had no time to think about it because it was an emergency because my right ovary was twisted and had no blood flow. I did not even know I had endo. until he went in and told me. Believe me I had no idead. The pain before surgery was unbearable for me. I thought it was my appendix not my right ovary being twisted. But THANK GOD that I was alright. At least yall knew about endo and the surgery I went in the hospital and had no idea what so ever.

By: Stephie

Stephie — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:56:13 +0000

Raise your hips and lower your shoulders, let gravity do the work to take the air out of your shoulders and into your abdomen where it doesn’t cause you so much pain. Sitting up, standing, walking all keeps that air at the highest place it can go, in your shoulders and causing you pain. I have had 5 laps for endo and my gall bladder removed. I have always raised my feet and lowered my shoulders in the hospital bed as soon as the shoulder pain starts, after it is down you will have some time to sit up, walk and so on but when you feel it coming back up get tilted again and push it back down. Simple gravity… and it is the only relief you can get from it.

By: Lulu

Lulu — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:04:33 +0000

I had a lap in Dec 2009, however it was extensive! I decided to go to an endometriosis specialty center in Atlanta to have the surgery done. If anyone else suspects endometriosis I would highly recommend that you find an endo specialty center close to you (one’s in Atlanta; others are in Oregon and NYC). Though regular gynecologists know about it and can treat it, the specialists have MUCH more experience in treating the disease, as that is the only thing they treat. They don’t dabble in a little bit of endo, a little bit of pap smears, a little bit of obstetrics–no it’s all endo, all the time. Anyway, my first lap put me at Stage IV. That gyne didn’t do much to remove it, which as it turns out was a blessing because he didn’t do much damage to my insides. I got no relief from this surgery, physically or mentally. These many years later having a specialist perform the surgery to remove it, I am so much the better for it. The adhesions and endo were cut out rather than lasered out. Part of my colon was removed, too, (by a colon surgeon during the same operation) as the endo had damaged 5 inches of it (yes, BMs during menstruation were painful). My internal structures were returned to place as well. Like I said, it was a lap, but it was as extensive as they come (more than 3 hours, without complications). I spent four days in the hospital. I took a month off work to recover (and wished I had taken longer, as sitting for long periods of time was still uncomfortable at 5 weeks out). However, as I write this message, I feel terrific! I had to stay on BCP for 3 months following surgery so that ovulating wouldn’t interfere with my healing. And after having a period for the first time this month, my pain was controlled–a first for me. Usually the pain was a 12 out of 10 (even prescription morphine couldn’t control it). This month it was a 2. Big improvement! DH and I are trying for our first baby now. Inside the 2WW and am bursting with hope that it worked!

By: Joh

Joh — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:34:28 +0000

I had a lap 2-3 weeks ago and I may be completely imagining it but I still feel as if there is air trapped inside my body! I still have intermittent pain on my shoulders and in other odd areas. The op itself was a breeze compared to a bowel op I had three weeks prior to the lap – which still gives me a lot of discomfort (it is in fact a literal pain in the ass!), but I wondered if anyone else had experienced the lingering air sensation. I also feel constantly bloated and still (alarmingly) look 6 months pregnant! I know this can’t be related to the bowel op as I was not feeling like this until I had the lap. Weird.