As part of the process, I needed to have a laparoscopy, which would diagnose and treat the endometriosis, and also a hysteroscopy, which would pass some blue dye through my fallopian tubes to see if there were any blockages.  

 

I was taken into a private room where I changed into my theatre gown and pretty much stayed in bed, reading, and watching TV for a few hours.  They then came to get me and wheeled me down to theatre.  I stayed in a small room just outside theatre, and the Anaesthetist came out and went through some pre-operative questions, and put the lines in my arm.  The Surgeon then came out and asked a few questions about why my Doctor thought I had endometriosis. 

 

He told me that I would wake up with 2 incisions in my naval and pelvis (if they found stage 4 endometriosis which would require further treatment) or 4 incisions adding one on either side of my waist line if they had completed the operation.  When I awoke in post-op, the nurse informed me that I had 2 incisions, which upset me a little.  My Doctor came out soon after and told me that they hadn’t found any endometriosis, but that she would talk further with me at our follow-up appointment.

 

I went back to my room for further recovery time, where I didn’t need anything more than a Panadol for some light pain relief and a bit of a snooze.