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New Dr. for Endometriosis/Ovarian Cysts

I am 27 years old and 2 weeks ago I had a laparoscopy to remove 8 ovarian cysts, endometriosis scars and one large fibroid in my uterus. My ovaries, uterus and fallopian tubes are intact.  Six days after my surgery my Dr said I was ready to exercise, have sex and carry on with life. I tried driving to the dentist on my own and pain and exhaustion hit me like a brick wall. Since I have not followed Drs orders and after I went in to see her again she gave me an additional week off work.  I am walking and resting however, I do not seem to get better.

I have 3 small punctures on my adbdomen and a 4 inch bikini cut which is still swollen and makes it difficult to walk stand and or sit for long periods of time combined with cramping and spoting.  The window of recovery time given to me by my Doctor of 2 weeks does not seem to agree with my body. The stiches have not even fallen off yet.I am swollen and compared to a related surgery I had 7 years ago to just remove 1 large cysts (6cm) through a laparotomy when my Dr. gave me 6 weeks off I feel like I am being forced to do more than I can handle.

The week after the surgery endometriosis pain and cramping seemed to have died off however another week has brought back endometriosis symptoms with the additional recovery pain. Surgery for endometriosis did not seem to help much.  

I would like to get another opinion. I am seeking a Dr in the Los Angeles, Orange or San Bernardino County areas of Southern CA. Also, any opinions or experiences with recovery times from similar surgeries. I am very frustrated and in a lot of pain and discomfort.

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225036 tn?1294509400
Holy Cow!!  I can't believe that you doctor said you were ready for normal activity after only 6 days!!!  It sounds like you had more of a laparotomy than a laprascopic surgery.  I do hope you are feeling much better by now.  Please let us know how you are doing.  I also hope that you got the second opinion you were talking about.  
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1308521 tn?1324050509
Aida, please let us know how are you doing. 4" bikini incision sounds like laparotomy to me and that takes more time to recover. Hang in there.
Alma
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1262699 tn?1277854959
I just had surgery for Endometriosis about 3 weeks ago and I am still at home. Although I don't have pain from the Endometriosis anymore, thank God!, the healing process is not as fast as I would've thought. The stitches on the left and right side of my ovaries hurt so bad, and I am resting most of the time. I started walking outside a bit now that the weather is much nicer, but I suggest you don't overdo things. There are a lot of muscles around the area and be careful not to overwork them because they are still healing. Get around as you can, but don't do more than your body can handle. Hope for a speedy recovery...
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6 DAYS after surgery?  That was a fairly irresponsible thing for a doctor to say.  You had abdominal surgery and at a minimum should have done little to nothing for two weeks, possibly longer, to heal properly.  Two weeks is a minimum.  If a lot of work had to be done, the healing time can sometimes approach the healing time for laparotomy/open surgery.  Even if the incisions are smaller for laparoscopic surgery, the internal work is much the same as for traditional surgery.

Doctors need to give much more detailed healing instructions so that patients understand it TAKES TIME to heal, no matter how much less invasive the incision was.

It does not take much to set back healing several days or weeks just by overdoing it.  I hope you start to improve soon!
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