First period after laproscopy

[soph09]

Good morning everyone. After a night of barely sleeping due to terrible pain I'm hoping someone can help/ share their experience as I'm really struggling at the moment.

I had laparoscopic surgery at the end of September which confirmed endo. It was at the base of my bladder, pouch of Douglas ( I've never heard of it) left ovary and on some sacral nerves. I also had a mirena coil fitted. Post surgery I felt okay, I rested and really tried to take care of myself and didn't have to take any pain relief except paracetamol twice.

My period arrived on Saturday ( when it was due) and it's like hell has unleashed. My period flow is a lot lighter , but I am in so much pain all in my lower back, which is where I usually get my endo pain. I'm on day 4 and the pain isn't easing up, a hot water bottle is the only thing keeping me sane at the moment. Im also passing quite a bit of tissue as well, sorry TMI! The pain is also travelling down the back of my legs and it's making me feel so rotten.

Is this to be expected ? I feel like my pain is worse than before surgery. Maybe I was being naive but I didn't expect this and im hoping I haven't made things worse. The surgeon just told me to expect bleeding/ spotting for the next 3-4 months from the coil but nothing about the pain. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you

[Avourneen]

Yes this is totally normal, your surgeon should have warned you that your first period would be horrifically painful. I think it might be more pianful than normal for a couple of times then it should get better. Your surgeon should have flagged this up because it would be very frightening/depressing if you hadn't been told to expect it. Dont worry it's usually just the first. THings will get better. XXX

[soph09 in reply to Avourneen]

Thank you , this is reassuring to hear. I was worried I made a mistake with the surgery and had made things worse. This puts my mind at ease xx

[Avourneen in reply to soph09]

Glad to reassure you it's such a stressful time. Really sorry your medical team didn't give you a warning. You will feel rubbish for about 6 weeks tbh but then you should feel much better. xx