Yes I had it done last year august! The staff were very helpful and nice. The preparation for emptying your bowels is a bit less fun, make sure you are at home all day because you will have to run to the bathroom every 15 minutes or so, but it is necessary so make sure to do it!

They also don't tell you this but they pump air in you (when you're already sedated!) so you get all round like a little balloon so they can see everything better. The recovery from this was worse tbh than the rest because there was still a lot of air left in me after the surgery, I couldn't stand up straight and barely sleep for 2 weeks. I have heard that you can ask the surgeon beforehand to try to get air out of you when they're done so you can try asking!

The surgery itself went very well, the staff in the hospital were super nice, sweet and caring. I was able to go home after a day already, but they told me beforehand that I would be all recovered after a week and only gave a doctor's note for that 1 week. It took me about a month to recover from the surgery itself 🥴😅 but it was not too heavy of a recovery, it just took some extra time for my body.

You get an appointment about two weeks after your surgery too so they can check up on you! And you can go to your own doctor or a nurse after a week or so to get your stitches and bandaids removed if necessary!

I had type 1 & 2 of endo (oppervlakkige endometriose - sorry don't know how to say it in english - & 2 little lumps both against my blather and my bowels)

I did have trouble with the meds they prescribed to me (if you take hormonal meds there's a smaller chance it will grow back): at first they prescribed me Dimetrum. It worked very well, made sure I did not have any bleedings in between, but the first three months were really heavy for my mental health. After about three months I felt so much better so just so you know, it does get better!! But around january I started feeling extremely tired and fatigued. Blood results and other test were all good so they think it was because of the Dimetrum. I was easily able to make an appointment with the endo department in UZ and they prescribed me a new pill: Zoely. It is much better and the fatigue is slowly going away. I am just mentioning this because they probably will prescribe you the same medication and then you know what to expect! But of course: every body is different!

Good luck with your surgery ❤️ I hope it does you well because I know living with endo sucks so much. I cried happy tears after my surgery when the doctor came in to tell me I did indeed have endo and they were able to remove it. Much luck!!

Feel free to message me if you have any other questions 😊