Surgery tomorrow!

Scared sh*tless.

Lol. Scuse the french, but it's true!

After a year of insurance claim denials, junior doctors strikes and the public waiting list in general.

Anyway... just needed to vent my nervousness (first ever op an all...) even though it's pretty minor surgery.

I do have a question though for bigger ladies who have had a laporoscopy.....

I got told by my surgeon that they may not be able to remove any of the endo (if they find it) because my tummy is too big. Anyone had any experience with this? They only told me a couple of weeks ago, so have been worrying about it.

Haven't had any experience , but just wanted to wish you the best of luck

Good luck!! They're not fun, but the end result is worth it Not sure about the other question though, sorry!!

i'm not sure about the tummy question but just wanted to wish you luck lou!!

hope it all goes well.....take it easy when you get home! they take a wee while to recover from, i've had 2

Thanks everyone :)

Good luck for tomorrow. Can't say mt dr had any problems taking it out of me.

Not to crash your forum Lou, but I too are interested in hearing from anyone that has had laproscopic surgery.  How long does it take to recover, how will I feel after surgery, what are the scars like etc etc.

Cool thanks Ginger.  So you are generally up on your feet fairly quickly after the procedure? (I am having removal of Endo and a Cyst)

Hey everyone!

I'm back and it's FINALLY confirmed.
Stage 2 endo really deep in my pelvis. Also did a D&C as my uterus was a bit 'heavy'. And the good news was that they were able to remove the endo! Yay, my tummy musn't be too big. Hehe.

Not feeling too bad, only need a couple of codeine when I woke up at 3.30 pm and haven't needed anything since. To be honest... I only feel like I'm having pre-period cramps. Perhaps I will feel worse tomorrow. Lol. Fingers crossed that I don't!

My biggest complaint at the moment is my throat. Bloody sore and losing my voice from the breathing tube thingy. Lol.

Sunny, I have 4 wee incisions, so far they don't look too bad, but I will let you know how they heal up over the next little while. I actually want to go to class tomorrow... lol. But I'll see how I feel in the morning.
Oh and yep, I was up and about once I wasn't so groggy, so only about a couple of hours later. Surgery was at 1.30, finished at 3.30 and I was able to go home at 7pm.

Thanks for all the well wishes everyone *HUGS*

Speedy recovery to you hun. Glad it went well....