Experiences with

Laparoscopy

Hi everyone, this is a bit of a different post for me and please let me know if this isn't allowed. Basically, since my first surgery in June my symptoms have not got any better, in fact some of them are worse and I have recently found out that the surgeon who did my lap (who told me she removed all

Hi all, sorry if this is tmi but I need any tips with bowel issues. I had my lap surgery in 2012 at that time they found endometriosis on my bowel but didn't touch it because they didn't have a specialist in the surgery and didn't want to risk injuring the bowel. I am currently experiencing a flare up

Hi all. I had a call from the hospital yesterday to provisionally book me in for my Laparoscopic unilateral salpingo oopherectomy (what a mouthful) for this Saturday (I have a 7cm x 5cm Endometrioma on the left). It should be day surgery I believe. This process has been so quick as when I saw the consultant

I'm just starting my third week of recovery from laparoscopic hysterectomy. I'm 33 no children. During COVID I fell off all the waiting lists and had to go private with GPs and paid for an ultrasound to get taken seriously. I finally managed to get an appointment with an endo specialist and after ten

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Has anyone seen a gastroenterologist after removal of Endo on ovaries? Post op check today after lap 13 months ago.. symptoms the same so referred me to a Gastroenterologist to check for Endo on the bowel. Had a colonoscopy 4 years ago which was clear but apparently this is not the way to diagnose Endo

Hello, I had diagnostic laparoscopy 1 week ago, (where I was told no endo found but the gynaecologists told me just before I was heading up for surgery he wasn’t going to check my bowel or bladder where most of my symptoms are, only my reproductive organs 🙄 all he seemed to be concerned with) my recovery

So 4 years ago i was diagnosed with endo cia a diagnostic laproscopy. This year i was re-refferred to gynae (the ones that refused to see me before my diagnosis as they claimed it was not gynae related) . I had an mri that showed endo in a few places and less than a month later i was admitted due to

Hi everyone, it’s been a long time since I’ve done a race report so I’m gonna give it a go here. Apologies, this may be a long one. Around eight weeks ago. I looked at my year’s running and thought “I want to do something bigger this year“ I originally had some bigger plans, but they fell through

Hi, Last January I had laparoscopic surgery to diagnose endometriosis. Turned out I have stage 4 endo, adhesions, scarring, and a couple of endometriomas. The surgeon said he tried to get rid of as much as he could but there was a lot. 3 months later I was put on gnhr analogue injections for 6 months

I searched the forum and saw I'm not the only one who has gone through this which has helped me feel a little better. Devastated is an understatement of what I'm feeling.I was diagnosed with endo in 2012. Level 3 and they found a cyst they needed to drain. This was in South Africa (my home country)

Warning: This is a bit of a hard read and if you are in the motions right now of treatment I don't want to put any negativity in you..all of our stories are the same in a sense but also different.. this is just my personal story so far ....So, I have been trying to conceive for nearly over 10 yrs now

I received the blood test results yesterday and feel like I can't breathe. They were out last DE, we have nothing left. We said this would be our last try, but now I can't help wondering. So much money and time has been invested. Many many treatments and procedures: Laparoscopies, hysteroscopies, embolization

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Looking for hope when it’s thin on the ground. It’s now been over 2.5 years of trying for a sibling every month, I am 43 with low reserve. My husbands sperm analysis is off the charts good, his DNA frag result is borderline high but at our recent urologist appointment we were told the SA results trip

hi all, Recently diagnosed with endo, and trying to find any information I can about if there are any additional risks associated with either C-section or vaginal birth due to endo? Interested to hear from anyone who has or hasn’t had laparoscopic surgery prior to becoming pregnant. we would like

Hi I’m after some advice on intercourse after a hysterectomy. I had laparoscopic hysterectomy over 10 weeks ago due to fibroids and adenomyosis, my recovery has gone well. All of my external scars are healed. However last night we had sex for the first time, with lubrication, and there was very sharp

Im 36 and am having my 2nd lap to remove endo in November. My consultant isn't sure if this will help my symptoms or not as I have adenomyosis. I'm going to try the coil but he has said that eventually I will need a hysterectomy. He did offer a hysterectomy but I don't feel ready for one. My main

I really don’t know who to turn to. I’ve been to see an endo specialist privately who wants to do another lap. He says he’ll have a really good look around, but he believes my endo to be minimal. I struggle so much with pain/bleeding at and around ovulation. My bowels are pretty horrendous before ovulation

Hello all! I finally have my 2nd lap booked in for 15th November. I remember from last time having a pillow in the car for the journey home, peppermint tea to help with the gas and I wore nightshirts instead of PJ bottoms for a while. Any suggestions of things that have helped? Whats good to take