Have you had a laparoscopy done?
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I have had several done for endometriosis and ovarian cysts. They are typically uneventful if you have a good surgeon. You will be quite sore for a few days, and you will more than likely have back and shoulder pain from the gas. They blow up your abdomen, and even though they try to get it all out, there is always some of that gas left. If you lie on your back, the gas will settle there. You will more than likely have bandages over you navel and above your pelvic bone on both sides from the incisions, but you can take those off after a couple days.
Be sure you have someone to take care of you when you get home because surgery centers rush you out of recovery quickly!
As far as ovulation, it took about 5 weeks before I had a normal cycle, but did start to ovulate with the assistance of Clomid.
Good Luck
I've had 5 laps. If you're having it done as a possible diagnosis/confirmation of endometriosis, and the surgeon is going to remove the endo while in there, be sure the doctor will SURGICALLY REMOVE the endo, NOT CAUTERIZE it. Cauterizing does not effectively treat the endo. The physicians that use the cauterization technique do so because they lack the skill to treat the endo properly via surgical removal.
The CO2 they use during the procedure to separate your organs will rise to your shoulders and cause pain/discomfort. Massage really helps this (via massage chair, because you're not going to want to lay on your belly for a little while.) I found one that came to my bedroom! Niiiiiice.
The surgeon goes in thru the navel, sometimes adding a tiny slit for mobility/access, and depending on if/where they find endo you may have a half-inch or so slit above that area. The recovery isn't bad, couple weeks.
Being that my laps were done during my menstral cycle (to "catch" the endo in all its glory), I ovulated two weeks afterwards in all five cases.
As a side note, because I'd had so many laps (I guess), I later developed a hernia in my navel. Twice. Also, research reports that the tools used during laparoscopies can actually spread endo from a contaminated site to a clean site if the physician sifts using a tool that already touched endo.
It is really, really important to have a doctor that is an expert in this area. My first lap was done by my OB/GYN and endo really was not his thing, so it turned out pretty bad -- he cauterized me (wrong!) and spread the endo all over. If I could go back in time I would have used a Lap a/o endo expert each and every time.
Best of luck to you.
Yes and I had very few problems. I was better within a few days and only had mild cramping and discharge. Ovulation began in a few months regularly and I was able to conceive by the fourth month. I had severe endometrosis and all was removed with the procedure. I had a great period of almost eight years after my child was born before symptoms returned and I have recently just completed taking shot therapy for the endometriosis and have gotten better. Still have some pain but is more manageable. I was told for years since I was sixteen that I would not be able to have children and once I was properly diagnosed with endometriosis I was able to have the laproscopy done and finally had a child. it is a great procedure with very few side effects and I will most likely need another one in a few years. I would not be Itoo concerened if I were you, they are very common and safe procedures. Hope you feel better soon.
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