Having endometriosis excised in November

hello just thought to say hello to everyone and hope everyone is well i just thought to let you all know that i only have 4 weeks till i find out whats happening with me and what medication iam going on so soon as i find out i will let you all know

take care
love kelly

Hi Pollo

I had my 1st lap in June in which they found stage 4 endo with bowel involvement. My gyno did not remove any endo at that time because he needed a bowel surgeon involved.
I had the 2nd lap done 8 weeks ago, with 2 gynos and a bowel surgeon present. I was lucky and didn't need a bowel resection as the endo just shaved quite easily off the outer wall of the bowel. My colonoscopy hadn't shown penetration into the internal walls of the bowel.
I recovered fairly well from the op - was in hospital 3 nights, back at work after 2 weeks. I am still having some probs - unable to go for even 20 mins slow paced walk - am in pain for days and days after. On my good days I do feel quite good though. I have not had a period yet as they put me on continuous BCP until i start ivf in Jan. THe plan is to try and get preggers asap in order to keep endo at bay.

Good luck
J

Hi,
Delighted to tell you my surgery seems to have gone really well and my recovery is slowly progressing- still pretty sleepy. According to Dr Cooper’s report it suggests I had wide spread endo with deposits in lots of tricky places very close to my bowel but no actual involvement (phew!!) I have my follow up appointment with Cooper on Tuesday.

While I was in hospital Dr Woolcox was my registrar she told me had my condition been left any longer I would have had extensive bowel involvement so it seems like I got the right treatment just in time. After what seems like months of anxiety I delighted it’s all over and Christmas is just a round the corner.

Thanks again for all you help and support, I’ll keep in touch and let you know how I get on. Hope to be back at work in the NY so planning on taking plenty of rest to shake off this tiredness! If your a newbie feel free to shoot me any questions..

Pollo :)