Recovery time for laparoscopy? How do u get heard? 😳

[Bellybear]

Morning I read lots of things here it’s actually my daughter who is suffering. Shes 19 and has tried all pills, seen gynae once over telephone, had the transvaginal US where they’ve found a fibroid suggested a coil so tried that for 4 months the pain got worse she’s a high jumper and getting to quite a good standard now and trying to work full time which is proving hard at times of absolute agony. Coil now removed and back on marvelon pill. Waiting to see gynae again for laparoscopy, will she need lots of time off work/high jump after this procedure?? Feel so sorry for her. Why do these things take so long. Thanks for advice ladies. Xx

[hrcArch]

I'm sorry to hear your daughter is in so much pain. When it comes to the laparoscopy, it often depends entirely on what they are doing. Are they just going in to diagnose endo, or are they treating it at the same time? If they are treating it, it will depend on how widespread the tissue is and how complicated it is to remove that and any cysts/endometriomas.

If they are going in to treat the endo, it will take about 4 weeks before she can go to work again, and if work requires any heavy lifting, it will take longer before she can perform that particular set of tasks. As for high jumping, that is a high-impact sport, and after my lap I was told it would be at least 3 months before I could begin to do those again. That said, it all depends on what is happening during surgery. Gynae should be able to tell here that information at pre-op at the very least, but if you're concerned about her specific case, it might be worth asking about it sooner.

Also, be careful - pushing herself too soon after surgery can lead to longer recovery times and further complications that may even require further surgery. So while it might be tempting to bend the timeline a bit, it's really not a good idea.

I know 4 weeks for work and 3 months for high jump (at least, it may be longer, especially for high jump) probably sounds like a long time, but it's good to remember that while the incisions for a laparoscopy are relatively small, the surgery itself is major surgery that often involves multiple major organs. It takes time to heal from all that, and if the surgery is successful, she'll have plenty of time to return to work and high-jumping after she's taken time to heal.

[Bellybear in reply to hrcArch]

Thank u so much for info. Wow it’s a long time to heal. I didn’t realise. 😢