Booked my lap today - experiences?

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Hi Ausgirl,
I had a lap to remove a cyst from my left ovary in Dec/08. The bowels preparation was the killer... I wish i have never to do it again.... during a week I had to eat select food from a list. Nothing that had too much fibre... A day before surgery had to stop eating by 11am...had to drink loads of this preparation that tasted like a salty lemonade and going to the toilet every 30 min. I hated it.
On the day of lap I was fine... didn't even feel hungry in the morning. My cyst was bigger than expected, so instead a 1 hour surgery it was 3 hours!!! Woke up in pain... extreme pain on my belly and shoulders. Nurse gave me drugs and in 10 min. I was fine... I had to stay in hospital overnight and had a pee drip attached. On the same day I had a shower, but it was painfull to walk... It was scared to sleep in the hospital so I asked my DH to sleep in the chair of my room... poor thing... I had to take a week off work but after that i was fine (but could not wear jeans for a month...just loose clothes) Scar is not big at all. I didn't have to poo in the hospital before I left, but they ask you to contact them if you have any issues with your bowels working back again...
It's been now almost 5 months, I'm already on my second IVF cycle...
and... intercourse doesn't hurt anymore...
Good luck!!

Cost $ 2500 (hospital + doc fee) back from private health insurance $ 1500.