Recovery time for Endo Ablation

Hi ladies, I am new to the site and want to inroduce myself first. I am 32 and the proud mom of two boys. I have had two traumatic delivieries both resulting in emergency c-sections. Since the birth of my second son (Mar 05) I have suffered terribly with the cramping, pain, heavy menstrations, etc. I had a tubal in July 05 and my OBGYN dicovered endo on my uterus, bowels, bladder, and abdominal wall. I am scehduled for a laser laporascopy and an endo ablation in Oct. My concern is recovery time! I am a teacher and am on my feet all day, how do I deal with the continued leakage afterwards? How much time do you recommend that I take?
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Hi luvtoteach
Welcome to Hystersisters! I'm sorry to hear of the troubles you are having. In trying to avoid a hyst I had an ablation done. One of the very nice things about it is that the recovery time for most is very quick. I would say that within a week I was feeling really good and probably the time was shorter than that. There is discharge for several weeks afterward,but it wasn't heavy for the most part.
I'm not sure if the laser laparoscopy part of what you're having done adds anything to the recovery or not because I didn't have that done.
There is a wonderful site for getting and receiving information and support for an Endometrial Ablation . I would suggest you register there and ask some of your questions. I found them to be very kind and helpful. You can also read posts from other women who have gone through it and get more information from them. On hystersisters you will find that most if not all of us have had failed ablations and had to go on the have a hyst. It's nice to read success stories. I hope you will give it a try.
I wish you the best in your decision making and your treatment. Let us know what you decide and how it goes for you.
's,Rita

I had the NovaSure ablation; hysteroscopy; D&C last January and am also a teacher. I had it done on a Tuesday and intended to go back to work 2 days later (Thursday). However, I passed out on the ride home (it was outpatient surgery) and had to stay the night at the hospital. Consequently, I went back the following Monday. The recovery for me was not bad at all (except for passing out!). I did have continuous discharge (every color & consistency imaginable) for 4 continuous months afterward (thus, the hysterectomy). Everyone is different in recoveries, however. Being on my feet all day did not affect my recovery from the ablation. I felt pretty good. The endometrial ablation web-site is a fabulous place to ask questions! Good luck to you!