questions about Laparotomy

[Aj1223]

hey guys , I don’t really know where to start and have never posted before but always read on here for help and advice ! But I’m unsure where to turn now

since I was 11, I have dealt with awful periods & typical endo symptoms and been fighting since then for some kind of help but never got far. I’m now 25 and after having my daughter in 2022 via C section, my endo has gotten far worse. The last 2 years I have been begging and pleading with doctors to help me. I am on pain killers most days, in agony. Once my period comes, I have every endo symptom - leg pain, heavy bleeding, awful cramp and pain . my newest one being Diarrhoea I literally am in and out the loo all day long. Then spend the rest of the month constipated. I’m pretty sure my endo has spread to my bowel, and of course one doctor I speak to agrees and another disagrees!

my doctors did say via a scan I had last year, I do have endometriosis and they could see it on the scan - I had another scan this summer to follow up as in April I suffered a miscarriage which was so painful and ended up in a&e and suddenly they couldn’t see anything. But finally after ringing every month, trips to a&e I got an appointment with gyno and spoke to a endo specialist.

She basically told me as I don’t want to try the coil or the pill (I did this previously when younger and it was such a terrible experience for me) that the next step will be surgery.

She said because I’ve had a c section, recovery will be hard & for them to find the endo and remove it’ll be a lot harder because I have scar tissue already there. She also said because of the c section I’m at risk of many things after the surgery.

I just want to know if anyone else has had the surgery after a c section? Or having a baby. Sorry I’ve written so much but wanted to give some back story. I am just so fed up with constant pain and flare ups I will do anything at this point! Xxx😃😃

[Hopeful82]

hi I had my second surgery after my baby , it did help a lot , however , if you are not trying for a baby currently try qlaria contraceptive pill. I did years of international research to hear about this drug , it was never mentioned by a GP. I have found this life changing. I was on morphine daily and housebound 3 out of 4 weeks before this. After I was able to look after my family and go back to full time work. I have seen a lot of private specialist in London to get to a point where I am no longer in pain . With qlaria you take it back to back no break and don’t have periods at all. I was advised to not take the first two or the last four of the pack as these are placebo /or contain oestrogen and it was a life saver. Be pushy with your gp and asked to try . Good luck on your pain free journey