My Experience

I had to have a diagnostic laparoscopy, during which a thin instrument called a laparoscope is inserted through small incisions in the abdomen. I arrived at the hospital and checked in, changed into a surgical gown/pants and waited for an hour or so. I was then prepped, given a warm blanket and an anesthetic, rolled into surgery and then put under. I woke up an hour or so later, threw up, drank some ginger ale, rested a bit, and then was discharged and was driven home.

The anesthesia made me sick, and I had dry mouth. I needed a lot of Motrin to ease the pain from the bruising on my stomach where the incisions were made. It took me about two days to feel better.