D&C And Laproscopy

I have had them both done 3 times for endometiosis and abnormal bleeding, then a D&C for a miscarriage. Plus I am an operating room nurse, so I see these done all the time. The D&C part isn't painful at all afterwards...just some cramping, but since you have endometriosis I am sure you are used to that. The scope part can cause some pain, but it mainly in your shoulders and neck since the gas they inflate you with "rises" afterwards. So any left in there causes some pain.It also depends on the adhesions and lesions they remove and where they are located as to that pain. Just make sure you take the pain pills they give you every 4-5 hours BEFORE the pain starts to get bad and you should be fine. It lasts about 3 or 4 days then you should be able to take Motrin or Tylenol and be ok. They just say no intercourse or tampons for a month (it may have changed) because you are more suseptable to infection.
Please feel free to email me privately if you have any more specific questions. Good luck!!
J.

I am 25, I have 4 kids and I too am also married to a wonderful man. In February I had a hysterectomy due to endometriosis and ovarian cysts. Before my hysterectomy I also had 4 laproscopic sygeries and 2 D&C. You will be sore for a few days, but just because you may feel better after a few days, does not mean your insides do! I recommend taking it easy (hard to do with a baby, I know) But for you and your families sake its best to take it easy. The worst days are the first and second after surgery. You will probably have a hard time standing up straight. My doctor said that I would be out of work for 6-8 weeks. I was back to work 3 weeks later! It's different for everyone though. The best thing you can do is to just take it very easy and don't over strain yourself. You body will tell you when it's had enough, but if it goes that far, you probably won't be to comfy!! You will probably have pain for a few weeks. Just rest and do what the doctor says. Don't worry about the house cleaning or anything else. You will be ok, the female body is an amazing thing. Us moms can overcome just about anything! Best of luck to you and your family.

Hi R. - I have had several laproscopic surgeries - I had severe endeometrosis. I would have to say the mos unpleasant part of the entire proceedure will be getting the "gas" out of you that they fill you up with. The put the gas in there to distend your body so they can see what they are doing inside. I found over time that a hot water bottle, a heating pad or even taking a wrung out hand towel and placing it in the micro to warm it up a bit - then put on your tummy - this will help to move the gas through your body. Take it easy for the first day but after that you need to move to get the gas out...LOL...yes, you will be making some "fluffy" noises...but you have to get it out. Best wishes for a quick recovery! L. L.

Hi Randy,
I had a D&C and Hysteroscopy two years ago. I'm not sure if the laproscopy and hysteroscopy are essentially the same or not. I was put under for the procedure and aside from an allergic reaction to the anesthetic, which left me combative, there weren't any complications. I went home within a few hours and recovered well. I was extreme sore from being combative but not at all in the areas you'd think ...mine was purely muscle soreness. I was very nervous about the procedure because I'd never had surgery before and have ANXIETY to begin with. I didn't even experience cramping afterwards. Hopefully this eases your mind. Good Luck!!
M. M.

Hi R.,
I had this same procedure done about 10 yrs. ago but it was fairly easy. The worst part for me was the DNC dialtes you so it took me a long time to pee. I had to go but couldn't for hours. Eventualy everything was good, not painfull. I was up and walking the next day. The cuts they made for the laproscopy were small and the bigger one was in my belly button so I don't have any noticeable scars. It was a quick procedure the worst thing about it for me were the drugs. I hate painkillers and the anestisia (?). If you have decent pain tolerence you'll be up and around in the next few days. No worries and good luck!
~Kim

I had a D&C after a miscarriage and it was the best thing!! I was in more pain before the D&C. My DR made me wait a week before she would do the D&C. I was back up and going 1-2 days after. Hope everything goes good for you!!

Hi R.,
I had a D&C after having a misscarriage. I had little cramping, but other than that i was back to work 2 days after the surgery. I hope everything goes good.

I have just recently had it done & its not too bad. U probly wont be able to do awhole lot for a few days. U will be a little sore just make sure u take meds if your dr gives them to u or take motrin or something like that. It will help out. U will be uncomfortable but its torrible. Good luck.

Hi R.,
I totally understand the anxiety you are having about a Laproscopy. I had one 1 1/2 years ago. The recovery is not too bad. You will feel some pain the frist day,mostly from the insision sites and the gas they put in your belly, but just rest all day after the procedure. I would suggest having your daughter stay with a family memeber or friends all day the day you have you procedure done.When you get home you will just want to sleep. For 2 or maybe 3 days after that you may feel some discomfort but not much. I have never had a D&C, so I am not sure about that one. But if you are having these two at the same time, I can imagine it you may be a little more discomfort then I had.
BUT the up side, if you have endometriosis this will probably help you emensley, espically if you are in a lot of pain from it. I have very sever endometriosis and I finally had a laproscopy and it made a complete difference in my life. I was finally pain free. Hang in there and please let us know how it turns out for you.

I got a laparoscopoy done in October of last year.I was beyond frightened because it was the first time I had ever had any surgery done.But they put me out and next thing I knew I was waking up to a nurse wiping tears from my eyes! My doctor told me to expect about a week of recovery time but due to my lack of help with my children, I had about three days of absolute rest and I was alright. I do suggest that you get more than three days rest! Especially if you're having two procedures done.The pain wasn't so bad with all the medication.I did have soreness when I woke up and the day after. But I stayed on the meds for maybe a little over a week.Good luck!