First lap tomorrow eek.

[NikkiJR]

Wish me luck, I'm nervous. Having ovarian cystectomy, endometrial ablation and mirena. 😬 Did anyone take wind medication afterwards? Lol.

[Fizzypoptastic]

Hi there,

Good luck with your op!

I took peppermint tea to help with the gas. My hospital had some too.

Also, you may need laxatives to help you go to the loo. I took some herbal over the counter ones which helped immensley as you dont want to put pressure on any organs.

xx

[NikkiJR in reply to Fizzypoptastic]

Thank you. I have some left over from childbirth lol. Good shout. Xx

[Salamander88]

Best of luck! Second what the person above said about gentle laxatives, hopefully the hospital will give you some but I bought some laxido (movicol) which was helpful esp when taking stronger painkillers and unable to walk that much. Peppermint tea is a good shout, and also things like ear plugs and an eye mask depending how long you're in hospital for. Wishing you well with it all!

[NikkiJR in reply to Salamander88]

Thank you xx

[AlexaMac]

Hi this might be a little late but l had lap surgery 4 weeks ago for completion of hysterectomy and stomach wash. My experience couldn’t have been better, my anaesthetist exorcised all the gas from me before l woke and have had no pain what so ever. Yes it has taken til now to begin to get back my energy levels but at 76 years of age l cannot expect miracles. I really hope you have a similar experience.

Alexa 🌸🌸🌸

[NikkiJR]

That's really great. I'm glad it all went well for you. Honestly I had barely any shoulder pain too, I think we might be in the lucky few. Having said that my stomach is tender.. crikey 😆.

[AlexaMac]

Hi, do take that tummy tenderness as your body’s way of reminding you you need to give yourself time to heal, gently gently at first and add a little over your 6 weeks recovery time. If you are a driver you might like to get a seat belt pillow for when your 6 weeks are up and you have your freedom back 🤗 l ordered one from ETSY and it has been a God send for me.

[NikkiJR]

Good advice thank you ❤️