laproscopy

[archu84]

what are the side effects of laproscopy and hysteroscopy  ?


This discussion is related to What could be wrong as my wife has ovulation but not conceiving.

[sagermom]

When I had my lap I felt like an elephant stomped on my stomach for about 4 days, MUCH worse than I was told to expect.  But the worst part of the ordeal was that I got a gas bubble that traveled up to my right shoulder, and apparently they are VERY common.  It stayed up there for over a year!  At times I could barely rotate my shoulder.  So that is a huge side effect!  But, I attribute the lap to my successful pregnancy 2 cycles later.  I believe, even though they couldn't find anything wrong, the gas opened up my walls and did magic inside, because 2 cycles later I was pregnant.  Good luck!

[mslkpage]

The best advice I can give for recovering quickly after laparoscopy or lap/hysteroscopy is take it VERY easy the next day. Just lay on the couch or in bed and don't get up unless you have to. That's what I did and the day after my "rest" day I was running a couple of errands. The hysteroscopy isn't bad at all, but you'll be sore from the laparoscopy. Walking a little is best for the bloating, but I wouldn't do it right away unless the you just really feel up to it.

[FaithNHim]

I had a little cramping and slight discomfort the day of the procedure but I was fine a few days later.

[leighanne143]

i don;t know what the lap is but i had the hysteroscopy during my pregnancy loss testing and it was fast, simple and painless.  i had a little small amount of bleeding after but it only lasted like 2 hours and was only when you wiped.  My period was delyaed after that but it might not have been from the hyst, since i had all 4 wisdom teeth out the very next day and was out under anesthesia as well as antibitoics and pain meds, so any one of those things could have delayed my period.  

[sasparilla]

I was bloated and a little crampy and like Helen, it only took a few days to recover.  The stomach bloating was the worst for me though.

[Helen72]

I had no side-effects after the lap.  It took me about 4 days to recover.