Hi Cimot and welcome to BB! It is normal to do all 3 procedures for women at the one time. The D&C will strip your uterine lining, the Lap will check the abdominal cavity for endometriosis, cycsts or anything else that's not supposed to be there and the Hysteroscopy is a camera inserted in the uterus to have a look for any scarring etc. The dye study to to check for blockages in the fallopian tubes, so not everyone will have that done unless there is reason to suspect that there may be a blockage etc. Costs will vary from surgeon to surgeon and whether or not they charge over the gap amount etc and the anaesthetic costs will vary too depending on how long you are under for. The average time taken is around 45 minutes, but it could be longer. There is a thread in the endo forums where I had all the costs involved with my most recent Lap surgery, I will link it for you. My PHI is with GU Health, and I had no out of pocket except for a pathology gap and also the anaesthetist gap.
Also, as for recovery, take a few days off work and rest up - your abdomen will be quite sore and bloated and you may be affected by the anaesthetic for up to 24hrs, even up to 48hrs afterwards and feel woozy, tired etc. You certainly wont be able to resume your normal day the day following the surgery. It took me a good 2wks to get back to normal with no soreness after my latest Lap, but with my first one it was much shorter from memory - I only had 3 days off work and was back doing my normal thing.
Last edited by Trillian; July 16th, 2009 at 09:46 AM.
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