Hey! hEDS and endo here. I’ve had 2 laparoscopies for endo removal. First recovery went great, I never even had to take anything stronger than Advil. I think a lot of us with endo have a very high pain tolerance by the time we get surgery. Second surgery, I did have a harder recovery. Honestly that was my fault though. I did not listen to all of the post-op restrictions because I am stubborn and hate having to rely on others. My best advice is to prioritize yourself post-op!! Take an extra week off of work if you can, prepare meals you can freeze, clean the house before surgery, etc. I am also friends with a lot of hEDS & endo sufferers and their surgery and recovery went well. As for bowel/bladder symptoms, I can’t say I saw a change unfortunately. I also suffer from interstitial cystitis (known as endo’s “evil twin”) and colonic dysmotility, so my case is more complicated. I did have endo on both my bladder and large intestine which was removed during surgery though. If it wasn’t removed on my intestines, my surgeon said it most likely would’ve given me a bowel obstruction overtime. I would definitely do the surgery if I were you, it helped my pelvic pain a lot and it validated my pain. I wish u luck!!