GOOD LUCK! keep us updated on everything! we'll be thinking about ya!
Thanks for all the input, I have an appt with my gyn on thursday to schedule surgery--the pain has gotten worse over the last couple of days since my period ended and I have come to realize that maybe surgery will help in our ttc mission.
i will also be scheduled for a cysto at the same time to make sure my bladder is ok too.
I have had 2 laps due to endo. I highly recommend the surgery. It gives u piece of mind that ok I have endo and it is treatable rather than suffer in pain and always wonder what the heck is going on .
I was able to get preggers after my lap and now have a 2 year old daughter. Currently ttc baby #2.
My older sis who had endo even worse than me and had mutliple laps has 4 daughters. :)
Surgery itself was not too bad. I agree the gas they put into your abdomen to expand it is the worse thing. Hurt my shoulders for a week. :)
Hello,
I just had my lap done in Sept 08 and imagine my suprise when they found out i was a chronic endo sufferer. I had no symptoms ...well none i couldnt handle with painkillers. My surgeon removed 90% of it. I cannot recommend a lap enough if you have an option - as Helen said you never know what the doc finds and it could be a very simple issue they can sort out.
I was in surgery for 3 hours and had to stay in hospital. The surgery was not painful but the gas made me so uncomfortable!!! It took about a week for the gas to get better for me.
Good luck and I hope you get a BFP very soon!
Hello! as helen said it can defintely help having the lap.. i had no symptoms of endo at all except some mild spotting before my periods the year i had gotten off of the pill.. they went in and found one of the worst cases my dr had ever seen : ( we went straight to an RE to get help with getting pregnant.. (we have many other fertility issues as well) and with the help of a specialist have gotten preg twice, unfortuantely miscarried both times : ( so we are back at it.. i declined doing the medical treatment for the endo - lupron, since my dr along with the research i read showed that it may help, but its not proven, but it will just delay pregnancy.. i don't think there is enough research on endo and fertility.. as helen said the lap isn't bad at all.. i had a lot of work done and the motrin they gave me was allthe pain meds i needed.. you'll get a little achy in your shoulders and neck from the air, but thats about it.. pretty tolerable! GOOD LUCK! : )
Endo does hinder fertility and a lap can repair it. Also, many ladies have no endo symptoms but in fact have severe endo. I had the diagnostic surgery for endo (note that I had no symptoms at all) and my ob found another problem that made conception impossible for us. So, you never know what your dr may find. We were trying for 2 years before going for a lap.
Good luck to you!
p.s. The surgery entails no pain; you will not even remember it. Recovery was not very painful for me. I was back to normal in 3 days but everyone is different.