Does surgery help and when is it necessary?
i’ve recently been diagnosed with adenomyosis and endometriosis after dealing with pain for over 6 years. Adeno was found on an ultrasound but endo wasn’t. I was willing to do a laparoscopy to detect endo but my GP adviced against it and diagnosed me based on all the symptoms i mentioned. She advised against it because it can cause long term problems while the reward is basically not there because they only look and detect it then without removing it.
The thing is i feel frustrated because of the ongoing pain i experience daily. I’ve already done and am doing basically all of the things i see online that can help the symptoms, but i can barely find any relieve - specifically when it comes to my bowels. I do hear of people getting endo surgery but i was just wondering when it would be necessary and what the risks would be to keep in mind? I’m willing to pursue that as an option (if they’d even let me) but i’m scared of big risk and little reward to the point i’m just not sure whether i should even try?
Hey i have been in that same confusion whether the surgery is too risky or not worth it. what i learnt is that laparoscopy isn’t always just look and diagnose – in the hands of the right specialist, it’s also meant to treat at the same time by removing the endometriosis, not just finding it, surgery is generally considered when pain is ongoing, when pain isn’t alleviated through medicines and lifestyle changes, and when the pain affects daily life which sounds like what you’re going through. but this depends on the complexity of disease and the surgeon’s skill with adhesions, and sometimes injuries to adjacent organs happening. The biggest change for me came from talking to a person who does know about endometriosis rather than just following advice I gathered online, because then things became less about fear and more about knowing what worked in my case. you don’t have to rush into it, bt it’s also ok to explore it properly if you’re tired of just managing pain all the time
