Help ?just found out I have endometriosis

Hi izzy did you get any pain. I am recently diagnosed as well. 8 weeks in. After my lap I stayed in bed for a couple of days and didn't move around too much. Peppermint tea helped with the bloat but the doctor said it will go away slowly which it did. I didn't shower straight away and changed my plaster every two days. The stitches fall out after 5 weeks. After my lap I had blood in stools and urine I think this is normal. The blood in my urine went after 1 week but I still get blood in stools. Have a high fiber diet and don't eat gluten or dairy. This helped me but not everyone.

Hi izzy16153. I was diagnosed with endo exactly a year ago via a laparoscopic surgery in which they removed a 12 cm chocolate cyst. For me the gas pain was excruciating. I took gas x. You can get it over the counter and it is safe to take whenever. I had blood in my urine as well and just made sure to drink nothing but water for the first few weeks. I also took a stool softener as I had cravings for milkshakes and didnt want to get stopped up(also over the counter) I am a year in and I still have pain in my belly button. Sex is still painful for me. Just a month ago I had a cyst rupture and passed out in the ER because the pain was so bad. I am 23 years old and I was told to start trying for a family as soon as I felt well enough. The dr told me a woman is most fertile after endo removal surgery. I was diagnosed with stage 4 which is the worst stage there is. my dr suggested birth control to slow the growth and development of endo but it will not stop endo it just slows the process. I am in nursing school so a child wasn't my top priority. As it's now been a year after surgery I am scheduled to see an IVF doc as I am struggling to conceive. I suggest not waiting because my doc told me I have one more surgery before they will do a hysterectomy. And it has proven a challenge to get pregnant so waiting wasnt an option for me. I want to be a mom. Talk with your doc about birth control if you aren't ready but I'd be ready in the next few years because endo doenst go away. There is no cure. Birth control can slow the growth but endo will win the battle. Also my doc said to walk. Dont be lazy in bed or on the couch. Simple movement helps the healing process take it slow and dont be afraid to call your doc with any questions. Write out questions or symptoms to discuss with your doc at the next visit. Any little thing is important. Good Luck with everything. I hope this helps!

I was 27 when i finally got a lap done & diagnosed. I didn't want kids, which was good as i had gone from my teens-25 being uber fertile and by 27 was no longer conceiving, which had happened while on BCP! I instantly began campaigning to get everything removed. Doc wanted to leave one ovary but i'm glad that that didn't work out. I got to go another 27 years before it came back again so badly that they removed a small section of colon.

Understand that every additional surgery causes more adhesions, so when they say "we're going to leave one ovary in even tho we know we'll have to come back for it later," and they say it so reasonably & soooo casually, there is a cost to having each additional surgery. Also, i am not convinced of the compatibility of the goals of cleaning endo off the "better" ovary and leaving it truly functional. Docs don't talk about that aspect.

chewing gum helps after all abd surgery, as suggested by my GI doc. Gas X is also good. i can't handle those chewable chalk ones so i get the gel cap kind.