Bowel stuck to uterus

[Livingdeadgirl]

Hi all

I've had my follow up appointment after my lap and my consultant says my bowel is stuck to my uterus - he even showed me photos from the lap.

He said it's up to me how I manage it but really made me feel like I only had one choice. When I askwd what the options were he said:

1) continue as I am on the pill and put up with the pain because it's 'not that bad' - his words not mine

2) next stepup hormones that would make me put weight on and give me spots and 'you don't want that at 30 years old'

3) surgery to separqte and remove adhesions but at risk of damaging bowel

Soon after he was basically ushering me out saying how the pain isn't that bad and I can live with it. No other information.

Has anyone else had their bowel stuck to their uterus and how did they deal with it? Also is there anything I can do to manage it an avoid pain? Like any diets etc. I bloat very easily so I'm going to try to eat better.

Thanks!

[C765]

My bowel was stuck to my womb and I had surgery to detach it whilst they cut out the endo found.

I had to have bowel prep before the operation to make sure it was empty.

There's risk with every operation you have but the guarnotologist who does it will either be very well trained at doing it or need to get a bowel specialist to join them if they think it's needed. They would tell you the risks involved and everything before you agree to it.

Is it a GP you are seeing or a specialist endometriosis guarnotologist?

[Livingdeadgirl in reply to C765]

Neither, it was a gynaecologist. I haven't even been given the option of seeing an endo specialist

[Amber83]

I also had my bowel stuck to my womb. I had excision surgery at an endometriosis specialist centre. If your not with a specialist, I would recommend getting referred to one before you make any decisions on how to move forward. Here’s the link to find one close to you and ask gp to refer you bsge.org.uk/centre/

Good luck x

[Livingdeadgirl in reply to Amber83]

Thank you! No one has given me the option of being referred and I wasn't sure how to be referred x

[tiger-cub]

Well I’m a stage3 fellow patient. And I was advised to manage endo with pills. As whenever they’ll do it , it will be quite extensive so they want us to finish ur fertility business and then go for an excision .

[Livingdeadgirl in reply to tiger-cub]

My gyn told me getting pregnant would help it, which I don't believe for a second. Did you get referred to a specialist?

[Amber83 in reply to Livingdeadgirl]

I had a baby and it didn’t help at all, I had about 6 months with no Endo pain then about 3 months after giving birth it came back ☹️

[Livingdeadgirl in reply to Amber83]

Yeah everything I've ever read says it doesnt help xx

[tiger-cub]

Yes actually he’s right . That’s d irony if it all . Yes I’ve got myself referred to endo specialist from d age of 23 . I’ve been suffering and trying to conceive. Let’s see what holds in my future

[Livingdeadgirl in reply to tiger-cub]

Good luck with all your treatments xx