Question:
Important question on endometrioses&surgery

I had been having pain when my hubby and I were having sex before he left for Iraq...I told my doc about it at my annual Pap Smear. After my pelvic exam, and after hearing my mom had uterine/endometrial cancer, she told me I have endometriosis. (Which is also why it's been tough for my hubby and I to conceive.) She told me that generally she'd put me on a birth control pill continuously (no placebos) and recommend taking Advil at least an hour before sex to prevent pain-however, since hubby and I had been having quite a time getting pregnant and want to have more children PLUS my mom having endometrial/uterine cancer, she would recommend having the tissue removed. I was kind of surprised and realized after I got home that I should have asked if I could get the tissue removed during my RNY. I plan to call my surgeon tomorrow, but I know he does surgeries Thursday mornings so I won't be able to reach him till afternoon. I wanna know NOW! Can any of you tell me if they can remove the tissue during my RNY? I was planning on having it done lap, but would this now be out of the question? Can anyone enlighten me???    — jenn_jenn (posted on August 14, 2003)

August 13, 2003
While every doctor is different, mine said no to doing endo removal and RNY together....said it would take too long under anethesia, and that it was essentially two different areas of the abdomen, and should be worked on separately. The surgeon suggested having the endometriosis removed about two months before RNY if possible... for full recovery time prior to surgery. I've had it done twice now, and it's not too bad... they do it lap, and you're in and out of the hospital in a few hours (I was able to go out to eat lunch afterward...then went home and slept for a day)..LOL..you'll be sore for a few days, but not too bad...I got pregnant within six months of lap endo removal...BUT>>> just checking??? You do know that it is NOT a good idea to become pregnant for two years after RNY??? You and your baby could have serious health problems if you do! SO>>>> you'll have to take BCP's for two years anyway...just letting you know....good luck.
   — Kelly B.

August 14, 2003
I had that problem. I had my endometriosis removed 4 months before my RNY surgery. I would think that all doctors are different and hopefully he would consider doing it. My OB/GYN is very hard to get in to see and if I had someone else do the surgery he would drop me as a patient. I really like him and never asked about having it at the same time. You recover very fast from the endometriosis surgery. I had mine done on a Friday (outpatient) and went to work on Monday. Good luck.
   — Lisa C.