by cherylk » 06 Dec 2008, 16:06
Well, I guess "bad" is all relative, Kim!! I forgot to mention when trying to diagnose endo, the doc sticks a tube inside the incision and blows up the abdomen with a gas (first) to inflate the whole area, so they can see around. And then I think the patient is rotated with the feet above the head, so the shoulders are sore afterwards also from the gas and the whole procedure. Even though I had only a small incision, I recall the incision area being quite sore and tender for awhile, and I walked bent over. Even many years past my laparoscopies I would still feel a twinge every now and then from the incision. Plus endometriosis pain can be excrutiatingly painful, and like AF, many people are not all that sympathetic to the condition if they have not experienced it. It often necessitates females lying down from the pain and taking meds.