Diagnostic Lapro

[E-ZEE]

Hi everyone!

Can anyone tell me how diagnostic lapro works,are they just put the camera in and see the tissues or they also remove them as well ,is anybody have a experience of diagnostic lapro so pls share with me,what is the recovery time and how do you feel after that ,thank you x

[ChloeV]

Hi,

I had my first lap two weeks ago. It was for diagnosis and to remove 3cycts in my ovaries. They make two small incisions between your tummy and your hip bones and one slightly longer incision on the edge of your belly button. The two small ones have just one stitch and healed over in 4 days. The longer one was 4 stitches and healed over in 7days.

You feel a bit rotten after the anaesthesia but that goes after a day or two. My main pain was due to bloating and gas pain in my joints. They inflate your abdomen with gas to enable them to see things properly.most of the gas comes out before they close you up, but a bit remains. It makes its way through your body (up and down). It took about three days to go and really hurt in my ribs and shoulders.

I found moving around, walking and swinging/stretching my arms around gently helped a lot. That and litres of peppermint tea!

A few bruises appeared around my incisions in the week after the op too and they are nearly gone now.

Be prepared for a bit of vaginal bleeding too and cramps. They should give you meds for those. Mine continued for about a week and now I am able to keep things feeling ok with just paracetamol.

I did get a UTI straight after the op, so they put me on antibiotics for 5days.

I have slowly got stronger and more mobile. I still can’t run or bend down to pick anything heavy up but my Endo was causing much of that before the lap anyway.

Overall it is ok and so worth it for a diagnosis. I hope all goes well for you. Good luck.

[E-ZEE in reply to ChloeV]

Oh thank you its really useful,Can you pls clarify how about your endo pain now is it any better?or how about your energy level,do you feel lathergic or fatigue after lapro?and thank you very much for your wishes hope you r fully fit soon x

[ChloeV in reply to E-ZEE]

Hi,

I’m not sure I’m much of a reference to answer your queries unfortunately. This is because they did not get rid of any of the Endo apart from the cysts. I have stage 4 Endo severely affecting my bowel. They also put me on chemical menopause (zoladex injection) after the lap and I am now on HRT meds. So there is a lot of stuff going on physically, but actually I feel ok energy wise.

The lap was ok, I’m just looking forward to the big surgery in a couple of weeks where they will excise all of the Endo from all of the affected organs. I’m also having my uterus, ovaries and Fallopian tubes removed. A big decision but totally correct in my case.

In your case you should ask them to explain whether they will treat your Endo at all or just observe. If they are potentially treating it, you should ask if they are cutting it out (excision) or getting rid of part of it (ablation). Excision is trickier and not carried out by all surgeons, but it is the better and longer lasting option.

Feel free to message me if you have more questions. X

[E-ZEE in reply to ChloeV]

Oh thank you so much,I have stage 4 bowel endo as well,but my ovaries n uterus are ok ,I m having frozen pelvis and recto vaginal endo,and I will go for the 2nd surgery as well .Hope you r next surgery will be safe and successful after that,you will be pain free .

I will getting you in touch.Thank you once again.

[Kjy30 in reply to E-ZEE]

Hi,

I have had 2 laparoscopy. I fell pregnant after the first one and as soon as I have birth to my son, a couple of months later my endo symptoms reappeared. I had my second laparoscopy in April this year and I am still suffering from this quite badly. I had just finished reading a book which has helped me understand this condition so well. The book is called "The doctor will see you now" I have learnt more from this book than any all of the doctors and consultants I have seen I highly recommend it if you haven't read it already. The doctor in this book talks about deep incision surgery which is known to be more effective than laser surgery as laser surgery only removes part of the endo.

I hope you feel better soonx

[E-ZEE in reply to Kjy30]

Oh thank you so much ,you share quite useful info I will surely read this book whenever I get chance,I m going for my second lapro tomorrow

[Purplewitch18]

Hi, im new here but thought id reply to your post as i just had my first lap on wednesday, which was also diagnostic. I signed a form to say they could either cut or laser it away if found. Ive had this condition since the age of 11, now 39, its taken this long for me to get a diagnosis so for me it was overwhelming to even be actually in hospital at long last and see it written in black and white after being sent home when nothing was found countless times, still in chronic pain.

When i woke up in the recovery room i was in quite a lot of pain, shoulder and abdomen. They quickly pumped me full of pain relief which made me drowsey but worked. I also threw up afterwards so had antisickness drugs too.

However, soon after i started to feel better painswise, just really tired.

I had to stay in overnight as i had my op at the end of the day and was on a lot of pain relief. It wasnt untill the next morning i found out what they actually found. I had endo in the pouch of dougless and several patatubal cysts. All were lasered away sucessfully.

Now 3 days after, pain is just an annoying ache, main thing is still really tired. I still have some bleeding which just looks like a period, its not heavy though and not bothering me at all. Doesnt hurt to wee either, which i was worried about. Im spending most of my time in bed as my body is so tired, but making sure i do get up and moving about a bit each day. I can walk around easily enough, but get so tired so quick.

I also had my tubes looked at as endo has stopped me getting pregnant with my second. My tubes are open but sluggish which puts me at increased risk of eptopic pregnancy. However they told me to start trying as soon as im well enough as all is now clear, plus it was most likey the endo that was slowing everything down in there. Now its gone im hoping things will improve all round.

Its not a little operation to have, as its keyhole surgery this is the impression people have, its a lot for your body to recover from, but so worth it to have a diagnosis!

[E-ZEE in reply to Purplewitch18]

Thank you so much to share your experience in detail,I had a lapro in 2013 n seriously it took long time to recover not just physically as well as psychology ,I will go for my second diagnostic lapro tomorrow,best of luck for your pragnancy stay bless

[HarryPotter934]

I'm having mine on Wednesday - I'll let you know!

[E-ZEE]

Great mine on thursday!!