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    Laparoscopy



    How It Feels

    If general anesthesia is used, you will be asleep and feel nothing. After you wake up, you will feel sleepy for several hours. You may be tired and have some pain for a few days after a laparoscopy. You may have a mild sore throat from the tube in your throat to help you breathe. Use throat lozenges and gargle with warm salt water to help your sore throat.

    If you have other types of anesthesia, you may have pain for a few days when the initial numbness wears off.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference August 1, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
    Reference Deborah A. Penava, BA, MD, FRCSC, MPH - Obstetrics and Gynecology


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