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Urgent Diagnostic Laperoscopy for Endometriosis?!!!!!! so nervous!!!

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Madmoiselle
Madmoiselle

Hello I'm so incredibly nervous please help me out any feedback from anyone especially ladies who have gone through laperoscopy for endo please please talk to me I'm nervous as hell

Long story short, I've been suffering from excruciatingly debilitating cramps every single cycle,this started three ish years ago I spend hours in the ER I've been admitted few times as well and it's the same bloody routine every single time

I'm in immobilizing pain, cold and hot flashes, nausea, vomiting fainting poor appetite dehydration low blood sugar levels heart palpitations weakness fatigue exhaustion crankiness moody insomnia etc etc

All these symptoms I experience up to two weeks before my period then during the first 3-4 days of my period then total exhaustion few days after my period and I'm symptom free a week before my period give and take. I should also mention that I've had several x-rays, ultrasounds and all kinds of bloodtests and everything comes out good healthy and no problems yet I have these symptoms that just don't seem to go away, last stop for me was a visit to an endocrinologist and he's taking care of my thyroid problem given a new doze a little over a month ago and things are looking fine on that end I had a referral from him to see a gynecologistin mid September but having been bed bound with all the symptoms and persistent pain on my right abdomen I spent the night in the hospital and everything came out good both the blood and the urine tests and the ultrasound and regardless of how many drugs were given to me via an IV I was still experiencing bad persistent tedious excruciatingly painful pain on the right side of my abdomen so the gynecologist today discussed laperoscopy with me and I felt so comfortable around her and being as fed up as I am with all this pain I said I'll go for it

It will be a Diagnostic Laperoscopy for Endometriosis she put it as urgent and she'll be the one performing the procedure I'm happy things will finally start to clear out and hopefully I'll be in my way to some kind of cure hopefully but I'm so nervous please help any words of comfort or advice will be greatly appreciated. I did half the paper work already and I'll have some more to do the day of I have a really good doctor guiding me thru this call me weak or crazy but I'm incredibly nervous

It would be nice to hear from anyone who's done this kind of procedure please BTW I'm 23 years old, healthy no health complications non smoker or drinker

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    Madmoiselle

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    Hello ladies, I had a successful Diagnostic Laperoscopy for suspected Endometriosis under general anesthesia in a general hospital and it was done in a little over one hour, I remained in recovery care for 4 hours due to pain and low blood pressure procedure was done yesterday (29th) fortunately doctor was able to treat all the areas/spots that contained Endometriosis growth/adhesions, she made 4 incisions and said that the procedure was smooth and successful. I've been home for 8 hours now. I had a catheter so I'm left with a moderate burning and tingling in my urethra it's naturally very narrow but thankfully I am able to urinate regardless of the Burning and the discomfort which I was told to expect. I managed to drink mint tea, water, juice and a light meal. I am consistent with the pain and anti-inflammatory meds that I have prescribed for me due to the amount of pain I am in. So far I'm in bed laying on my back either resting or sleeping I feel incredibly exhausted. I have a follow up in 4 weeks or so with my doctor and I have her cell number as well which is comforting. Now I just want to know am I the only one who couldn't sit the first day of the surgery? If I force myself to sit I.e when I go to the bathroom I'm in so much pain and it kinda got worse after I got home probably due to the wearing off of the anesthesia. All I know for sure is sitting andthe mere attempt of laying on my sides results in lots of pain and the only comforting and least painful positionis to lay back down on my back with my head slightly elevated and my feet as well. My abdominal area feels awfully sore and..... Stiff >_< . ..was told to expect this just didn't know i'll be this painful rolleyes

    did any of you experience these symptoms? do they go away soon? any feedback is greatly appreciated and thank you very much in advance .="" ..was="" told="" to="" expect="" this="" just="" didn't="" know="" i'll="" be="" this="" painful="" rolleyes="" did="" any="" of="" you="" experience="" these="" symptoms?="" do="" they="" go="" away="" soon?="" any="" feedback="" is="" greatly="" appreciated="" and="" thank="" you="" very="" much="" in="">

    did any of you experience these symptoms? do they go away soon? any feedback is greatly appreciated and thank you very much in advance>

  • patsyrose
    patsyrose Madmoiselle

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    Hi

    Glad that you've had the procedure done....and that they've removed the areas of Endo.  That's really good news.  I think that's probably why you have the pain when sitting.

    My lapro was purely to have a look what was causing my monthly pain and led to hysterectomy a month later, so no remedial work was undertaken during the investigation.

    Hope you feel much better soon.

    Patsy

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