Next Friday I am sced to have a surgery for endometriosis. If it is severe the doc is going to do a hysterectomy depending on the severity. I do know that my uterus (if I get to keep it) and my bladder will have to be tacted up where I have had 2 children... my question is for women who have been through this how long are you usually down for? as in out of work etc?
2007-08-13 17:13:21 · 2 answers · asked by steveangela1 5 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Removing the uterus will not stop the endometriosis from continuing to be a problem. I would recommend getting another opinion more experienced with endo surgery, preferably someone that does not share the same office of the doctor you currently use. ( There are doctors out there that are very experienced at doing laparoscopic procedures and saving the organs as well as removing all the endometriosis from difficult places.) And yes you can cancel surgery at any time because of not being comfortable with the situation (if you find that to be the case).
As for how long the recovery is it depends on how much work is done. The average recovery time is about 1-2 weeks but it can take as long as 6 months to recover because of the amount of work done because the insides will be tender for a while. As for being out of work, figure about a week.
A good site that you can check out to learn even more about endometriosis is: http://www.endocenter.org
If you have additional questions for me about laparoscopic surgery please feel free to e-mail or IM me off site any time.
2007-08-13 23:15:13 · answer #1 · answered by sokokl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can vary from woman to woman due to how much endo is removed and from where it is removed from-the more extensive the surgery the longer you may be down. I have a desk job and took a week off, which was about right-although I could have taken another day or two longer. I have heard of women that are able to go back to work in a few days-others a few weeks. The above poster is correct in that a hyst, partial or full, will not cure your endo. But if you do decide to have a hyst you will be looking at a lot longer recovery time than if you were to have just had a lap where endo was removed, I believe somewhere in the time frame of 6-8 weeks. Since your asking I am assuming you have not had a lab before? I would suggest finding out-if you do not know already-what method your dr. will use to remove the endo, if he is skilled enough to remove it all, and how skilled he is at removing endo on or around sensitive organs. I think it's fair to say that your average obgyn does not have the skills to remove endo properly. Most believe that you can never "get it all," most will cauterize/lazor it off, and many are not skilled enough to remove endo from certain hard to get to/sensitive areas-such as the bowels. Studies show that your average obgyn has a 30% success rate when it comes to surgical removal of endo, the endo experts-who thouroughly excise the endo-have success rate of 80+% after 5 years after surgery-big difference. Good luck-I wish you well.
2007-08-14 01:07:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋