NEW TO BOARD
From: Dusti (Dusti.Kirk@oscn.net)
Wed Aug 7 08:51:14 2002
My name is Dusti and I am a 27 year old female. I have had 4 abdominal
surgeries (c-section, uterine repair, c-section, hysterectomy) since
1997 and with the last 3 I have had adhesions removed that were
attaching my uterus, bladder and colon to some other part of my body. My
last surgery was February 2000 when I had a hysterectomy and I still
have both of my ovaries. In the last 6 months I have noticed some of
the painful symptoms returning. I have been having bladder problems on
and off since I had my hysterectomy but I have been able to handle that
pain. The pain with intercourse had returned as well as abdominal
cramping, bloating, constipation/diarrhea. I have been able to handle
the bladder and intercourse pain but I am having a lot of trouble
dealing with the abdominal problems. I found a new OBGYN in Oklahoma
City and she put me on low dose birth control for hormonal reasons and
said to take them for a month and see how I feel. My abdominal symptoms
have worsened considerably so I contacted her and she is going to do a
diagnostic laparoscopy on August 23. She said she would like to take a
look and see what is going on.
I would appreciate any information that you all might have for me or any
advice. How long does it take to recover from a laparoscopy? How should
I expect to feel afterwards? Does anybody here have the same symptoms as
me and if so how do you deal with them?
Thanks
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Dusti