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Post by tamlamb on Dec 20, 2005 16:18:07 GMT -5
I had Helica laser treatment and that was very simple and gentle. i think there is a site www.helica.com or something like that. it didnt cure endo with me but took a lot of the pulling pain away. hope this helps with love tammy
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Post by Aprildawnrules on May 16, 2006 9:05:26 GMT -5
Hello! I am new to the boards and I was wondering if anyone has had a rectal resection due to endometriosis. I have had endometriosis since I was 15 years old and I have had three laparoscopic procedures where my doctor has cleaned out the endometriosis of my rectum, stomache and bladder. That hurt bad enough and this time the cleaning out with be accompanied by the partial removal of my rectum.I am terrified of the pain I will feel and very nervous about the surgery. I was wondering how bad the pain was? What did you do to manage the pain? What did you do before you went into surgery to calm yourself? If anyone has any advice, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you!
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Post by cherry on Dec 21, 2010 15:19:35 GMT -5
Thought this would be useful as we've had different surgeries such as resection of bowel or bladder, excision of the actual peritoneum, surgery involving the DaVinci robot etc. I read this today about a lady who got pregnant naturally for the first time (her 1st baby was conceived via IVF) after a lap, but it involved a procedure called total pelvic peritoneal excision, which the doctor who performed it claims is more effective in saving women from hysterectomy. It was a 6 hour op though! news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8664035.stmAnd a report by UK's national health scheme the NHS: www.endometriosis-consultant.co.uk/Endometriosis%20TPE%20poster.pdf
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Post by hellsbells on Apr 21, 2015 16:06:59 GMT -5
The link/procedure/surgeon that cherry is referring to in this thread is what I had done on April 10th. In a nutshell, he peels away the thin satiny lining of all pelvic organs called the peritoneum. This procedure is gaining popularity as the idea is that it removes the chance of any rogue cells from turning into endo in the future, aswell as removing existing endo. It's a big procedure. Minimum time in surgery is about 4.5 hrs and in really complex cases it can go up to 10-11 hours. Mine was 6. There are more surgeons now doing this procedure but some also believe that extended excision is as good.
This was my 4th lap. I wish I'd known at the start about the different levels of 'expert' in surgeons and consultants. Ladies, please, please do your research in your consultant/surgeon and don't settle for mediocre. We all keep having too many surgeries and it sucks!!
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