Laparoscopy Q's...

[hj1981]

Ops i forgot - no stitches for me either - just steri-strips!!!

[Aimz]

I looked at my form and it says I am having a laparoscopy and a hysteroscopy (sp?). What's the difference?

What does the Dr mean when he says "We're going to flush your tubes to make sure they are working properly"? Is that the same thing you had Leasha?

[Indadhanu]

Lap is the incision thing, they go in through the stomach. Hys is a camera thats inserted ... down there ... just to check everything out. Well, thats my understanding of it.

Yep they flush them with a dye to make sure they arent blocked.

[satya]

The hyst bit is what they do when they think you have endo or if they have to get rid of fibroids etc. It looks inside the uterus. The lap is to look at the pelvic region in general (I think).

I had a lap/hyst/dye studies/D&C about 10 years ago.

I had two incisions & stitches. I was quite uncomfy around the top incision until the stitches were removed (can't remember how much later that was but I think around a week or so).

It was done on a Friday, I was back to work on the Monday but as I said I was uncomfy around the stitched area. Other than that I was fine to work.

I had some shoulder pain but it wasn't that bad. I've had far worse shoulder pain since giving birth (all that carting around of a bub can be murder on your shoulders).

Also had a sore throat for a few days after the op. It was worse than the shoulder pain.

I remember being shocked by the blood and dye on the bed when I got out of it. I just didn't expect it.

I was very wonky on my feet as I left hospital (those stairs were a nightmare) so my then hubby had the great job of trying to keep me upright.

I remember feeling really disappointed when the surgeon visited me and said they'd found nothing wrong. I couldn't believe I'd put myself through all that (as I said I was feeling pretty ordinary at the time) for nothing. I actually wanted them to find something wrong so they could then fix it. Go figure.

[Aimz]

OK I think I get it now... the laparoscopy doesn't actually go inside my uterus - it just looks on the outside and around those areas. But the hysteroscopy goes up "there" with a camera to look inside to make sure everything is ok.

I remember being shocked by the blood and dye on the bed when I got out of it. I just didn't expect it.

[Indadhanu]

Oh, I remember them pulling the gauze out of 'there' when I woke up. Yes OUT of there, they'd put it all inside to get the dye and blood. It was a very weird a feeling...

[Aimz]

OH MY GOD....

Freaking out now...