Hello, I have been on few threads recently discussing ovarian cysts and ovary removal & my up-coming operation. I had a laparotomy with a midline incision on Tuesday and I came home today. I vowed to let the ladies on the other threads know how I got on so here goes.....
The cyst I had removed was a total monster so I ended up with a midline incision which was continued up above my belly button from my bikini line, and ouch! The cyst was bigger than a very big new born and had destroyed my right fallopian tube. So I had the cyst, the ovary and the tube removed and biopsied. The recovery hasn't been too bad, obviously it was painful at first but I swiftly moved away from strong painkillers to paracetamol only. I was up and about on day two and have generally felt a lot better than when I had my c-section with dd. There is no indication that there was anything wrong with my left ovary and the dr had no concerns about the cyst (although they didn't know what was in it, I wanted to know!). Hope this helps anyone else going through something similar and if there is anything else you want to know please ask.