Laparoscopy, hidden endo, LUNA
Just thought I'd share a little about my surgery because some interesting stuff came to light, and it may help some of you who haven't found relief following surgery.
I had my third laparoscopy yesterday morning. I am very sore today, as can be expected, but for the first time I have hope. The first lap I had lasted nearly 3 hours. Relief lasted for about 6 months. Second lap was only 45 min and it was a waste of time, didn't feel any better. Two years passed and it was time again-- I couldn't live the way I have been. I know many of you understand how I've been feeling-- virtually useless and wasting my life, being unable to do anything remotely physical, from a light workout to making love to my husband-- I lost myself. My new doctor, who is truly a blessing, agreed to do a surgery and that we should proceed with a LUNA procedure as well.
She and her husband run their practice together and I was lucky enough to have both of them operating on me. I didn't know they'd be working together on me til right before surgery. Anyway, my surgery was about an hour and 1/2 and for the first time I came out with three incisions rather than two, and all three were in my belly, none in my pubic region. And here's the thing. I had endometriosis that the last two laps missed because it was NOT on the surface of my organs. It was between layers of tissue in various parts of my abdomen. So what my other doctors did was remove what they saw from the surface and didn't look deeper. My doctors yesterday got rid of so much endo, they are confident that I'll have relief anywhere from a few to 10 years. Plus with the LUNA I won't have the pain sensations around my uterus. I had a lot of endo on my bladder, so that'll help I'm sure.
I also had a walnut-sized cyst on my egg-sized ovary. That's not something that just pops up over night!
So anyway, I know a lot of you have had laps or are going to, and I want to stress that you need to do it with someone who is well practiced and knows what they're doing. I have one of the best obgyn's in the state, but it took me 14 years to find her. She and her husband said that I should see AT LEAST a 90% reduction in pain, so I'm crossing my fingers. It would be so nice to finally be rid of this pain that's been crippling me my entire married life. And it could be the reason I've had infertility-- if this endo has been there all along that could explain it. I have high hopes. If there's no hope, what's the point?
I will update again after I am all healed to let you know how the LUNA is working out. I've heard really good things about it from other people, so I hope that it works for me and that spreading the word helps many of you!
I had my third laparoscopy yesterday morning. I am very sore today, as can be expected, but for the first time I have hope. The first lap I had lasted nearly 3 hours. Relief lasted for about 6 months. Second lap was only 45 min and it was a waste of time, didn't feel any better. Two years passed and it was time again-- I couldn't live the way I have been. I know many of you understand how I've been feeling-- virtually useless and wasting my life, being unable to do anything remotely physical, from a light workout to making love to my husband-- I lost myself. My new doctor, who is truly a blessing, agreed to do a surgery and that we should proceed with a LUNA procedure as well.
She and her husband run their practice together and I was lucky enough to have both of them operating on me. I didn't know they'd be working together on me til right before surgery. Anyway, my surgery was about an hour and 1/2 and for the first time I came out with three incisions rather than two, and all three were in my belly, none in my pubic region. And here's the thing. I had endometriosis that the last two laps missed because it was NOT on the surface of my organs. It was between layers of tissue in various parts of my abdomen. So what my other doctors did was remove what they saw from the surface and didn't look deeper. My doctors yesterday got rid of so much endo, they are confident that I'll have relief anywhere from a few to 10 years. Plus with the LUNA I won't have the pain sensations around my uterus. I had a lot of endo on my bladder, so that'll help I'm sure.
I also had a walnut-sized cyst on my egg-sized ovary. That's not something that just pops up over night!
So anyway, I know a lot of you have had laps or are going to, and I want to stress that you need to do it with someone who is well practiced and knows what they're doing. I have one of the best obgyn's in the state, but it took me 14 years to find her. She and her husband said that I should see AT LEAST a 90% reduction in pain, so I'm crossing my fingers. It would be so nice to finally be rid of this pain that's been crippling me my entire married life. And it could be the reason I've had infertility-- if this endo has been there all along that could explain it. I have high hopes. If there's no hope, what's the point?
I will update again after I am all healed to let you know how the LUNA is working out. I've heard really good things about it from other people, so I hope that it works for me and that spreading the word helps many of you!