QuestionOk, so I kinda have two questions:
1) I had a laparoscopy 7 days ago and am still really sore and drained. Sooo tired and I can't sleep:-(
I have to take care of myself so I have been walking around a lot and going up and down three flights of stairs (to my apartment...I mean, I need food:-).
I also had a slight accident with sleeping on my phone and the antenna poked in my bellybutton the entire night (ouch!).
Could this be why I haven't healed yet and can't walk comfortably? I don't want to tell my doc...truthfully, he scares me a little and he tells me I overexaggerate pain (which hurt, cause I was in a lot of pain, huge cyst). But he has an MD and PhD, you know?
2) After the surgery, he said I have an unusually large uterus. He also said he was worried that my gall bladder was enlarged. I mean, I have a post-op appt. in a week but I am a little worried about it.
At least with the uterus, this happens in some women right? I mean, it's not anything bad and I will be able to have children? I am just a little nervous; I am only 21 and reproductive problems/cancers are rampant on both sides of my family. I really want kids!!
But, a large uterus just kinda happens...even if no one else in your family has ever had this...right?
AnswerDear Shanel,
Well, the phone antenna poking into the area where an incision is attempting to heal can't help. :-) However, I would not consider it unusual for you to still have a bit of fatigue (especially considering the three flights of stairs) and soreness just one week after this procedure. Even though it is a laparoscopy, as opposed to a laparotomy, sometimes they can still maneuver things around in there pretty good and that leaves you sore and inflamed.
In my experience, a few things can cause, or be associated with, an enlarged uterus:
- Fibroids, tumors or growths, made up of muscle cells and other tissues that grow within the wall of the uterus. Although fibroids are sometimes called tumors, they are almost always benign (not cancerous).
- Significant hormone imbalance,
- Adenomyosis, a painful condition in which tissue that normally lines the uterus (endometrium) also grows within the muscular walls of the uterus.
- Genetics
If I were you, I would discuss this issue with your doctor next week at the follow-up visit. Simply ask what he thinks the enlarged uterus may be related to and how serious he thinks it may be in regard to your future fertility. He is the best judge, since he has seen it. If you are too intimidated to ask questions of your doctor, that really is not a healthy relationship. It is an absolute must that you feel you can ask ANYthing of your doctor.
Whether or not the enlarged gall bladder has anything to do with the enlarged uterus is questionable. The enlarged gall bladder may just be a warning signal to impending gall bladder disease and potential removal at some point down the road.
I hope this has helped you and answered your question. I wish you well.
Brenda
