YDI - Sorry to hear about your major surgery. Can I ask, how has the bowel resection affected your life since? Are there certain foods you can't eat? And, has there been any sign your endo has returned? What are the chances of it coming back? I am going to my gyno on Tues and am concerned my endo has returned. It was so close to the bowel last time and if it has returned, considering my symptoms a bowel resection is a distinct possibility. I am trying not to jump the gun, but can't help but think about it.
Hi JLeigh. I had my surgery 2 years ago when i was 25. i had a double bowel resection 50cm small bowel and some rectum removed due to an endo nodule stuck causing a bowel blockage. I had my appendix out, tube, bi lateral ovarian endometriomas, bladder segmentation and endo removed from POD and other areas.

Honestly nothing could prepare me for the bowel surgery. i knew it was a possibility but didnt know what the symoptoms afterwards would be like. i couldnt leave the house for the best part of 3-4 months as i had to be within metres of a toilet. I have had diarrhea since the op, i still get bowel pain, and am not as mobile as i used to be. i also had a bowel obsturction from eating strawberries about a year after which was the worst pain imagineable so avoid them at all costs!

i have been on synarel (drug induced menopause) for 2 years as my dr was concerned due to its agressive nature and the severity of the op as i cant afford to have it come back and risk mure surgery.

The only foods i sometimes have issues digesting is dairy but as soon as i eat i have to run to the loo so i never know if its a food issue or not.

all in all im in a much better position now than i was before the op. its all about quality of life and now my symptoms are now much more manageable. feel free to PM me if you have any questions always happy to help!