Admission after laparoscopy

[MissKatie89]

So I'm having my second laparoscopy in a few weeks.  I'm 21.  I had my first one when I was 18 and it was a nightmare.  The doctor said my endometriosis was 'pretty nasty' and my recovery was too.  The surgery was outpatient, so I went home that night at like 6 pm, and I didn't feel ready.  I was scared to go home and I was having trouble passing urine (I finally got a little bit) and then once I got home I had trouble managing the pain, nausea, and what seems like side effects from the anesthesia - I couldn't taste anything for two weeks, among other things.  I felt really horrible.  

Anyways.  This time I'm wondering if they're likely to admit me the night following surgery.  It's planned at 10 am.  I'm having some pain further out than the pelvic area that they think might be related so I plan to give consent for more extensive surgery (as long as it doesn't compromise fertility) if necessary.  Given the symptoms I'm  having now and the reaction I had to my past surgery, I would actually feel better staying in the hospital overnight, especially those first couple days, my pain really wasn't controlled on narcotic medications and I wasn't eating and I just didn't feel safe or ready to go... anyone have any tips of how I can express these concerns to my doctor and if he will be receptive?  

[ticked]

The urine retention happened to me and I had to have a catheter put in and that might be the only reason I was kept overnight. My surgery was early as well. My surgery was also 4hrs long because of the extensive endo I had.  

[Ceals]

Nausea and grogginess from the anaesthetic are normal. I have had two laps, two months apart and it will take 24-48 hours until it is out of your system. Even if they send you home same day just make sure you rest and try to sleep.

Hopefully this time they will keep you in if you are feeling that way. They normally ask if you had problems with anaesthetic previously before surgery so just let them know how you reacted last time. Particularly the problems that lasted 2 weeks.

If you need a bowel prep or have surgery longer than 2 hours they will probably keep you in overnight anyway. I find that the pain meds only take the edge off for me, a lot of the pain seems to come from the gas and constipation so you could try something like buscopan and de-gas pills to see if they help you. But I would talk to the hospital about that too.

Good luck with it all