why won’t they operate?

[emmalondon]

a quick question. after suffering a great deal of pain since my lap in march (actually worse than before op & in and out of a&e practically every month) scans have revealed i still have lesions attaching my left ovary to uterus. but i have been advised not to have any more surgeries & to go on BC cerazette. just wondering, are they right to just leave me with my ovary attached to my uterus & the pain that involves??

(i have had 2 previous exploratory laps 10 years ago & last one 5months ago with treatment: excision/ abalation). i know multiple laps can sometimes cause lesions etc & make things worse, but just wondering if being left with lesions fusing organs together sounds right??)

many thanks x

[weekari]

I suspect they're weighing it all up; the risk of surgery and likelihood of surgery causing adhesions measured against the possible benefits of surgery.

It's possible that they wouldn't remove endo or want to separate if there's a risk of causing further damage, especially if you're concerned about fertility. It's that an issue for you?

Is it possibly for you to meet with someone to get their reasons explained?

Just as an aside, do you know of the non-surgical ways to help with adhesions. You can get particular type of pelvic massage by physios that can help. You could maybe benefit from that. You might need to pay for this though. I saw a physio for this. My endo is throughout my pelvis and I have so much inflammation that i find the physio caused me too many issues but once I've had my surgery, I'm definitely going to have it again to help with whatever is left and to stop things from sticking again.

[emmalondon in reply to weekari]

hi thanks for reassuring reply. i will look into physio. good luck with your op! : )

[tinkerbell971]

It is probably to reduce adhesions. I am still in pain after my lap in September I was pain free for a month. I’ve been back to gynae and they’ve said there not going to do anything else. My left ovary was stuck to my bowel so that was cut apart and was also told I had lots of other adhesions. Surgery will make more adhesions every time so I guess that’s why they’ve opted not to x