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2nd lap yesterday - am I overreacting??

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I had my first lap and dye test in 2023 with an endometriosis specialist under my local endometriosis clinic (UK, NHS). During that lap they found extensive deep infiltrating endometriosis and the consultant said both fallopian tubes were completely blocked. We were devastated and started to pursue IVF, but due to some other significant bills we had to pause that. Fast forward to 2025 - symptoms returned, went to endometriosis clinic and the specialist consultant said he would book me in for another surgery. Got a call a few weeks ago offering me a date but with someone else, I said I’d rather see my usual surgeon as it’s his specialist area and they looked and said he had a slot for 11th Feb. Went to the admissions unit yesterday, all prepped in my gown etc. the doctors came round … and my surgeon wasn’t the one that would be doing the surgery. The surgeon was an obs and gynae consultant. I honestly almost cancelled but I didn’t because I’m already there plans have been made etc. After the surgery I wake up and he tells me they found lots of deep infiltrating endometriosis again, and removed a fibroid. There was also a ‘white patch’ on my large bowel so he called another surgeon who stitched it. On the discharge summary this is referred to as a thermal injury and a general surgeon (who I’ve looked up and he works with veins) stitched it. He also said the dye test noted spill through both fallopian tubes! My discharge summary says I was admitted and discharged by my usual consultant, and the actual surgeon is only on there under the follow up section where it says I’ll be seen in HIS clinic in 3 months, which I assume is general obs and gynae. I was under the impression that, to meet the criteria for being an endometriosis clinic, severe endo should be seen under the endo clinic after a surgery like that. And am I now losing access to the endo specialist nurse..? The accreditation stuff also says they should have a consultant gastroenterologist specialist in the endo clinic staff who is on hand for surgeries where endo might affect the bowel - how have I ended up with a random doctor stitching things up? TLDR: second lap for severe endo done by non specialist (as a surprise); general doctor assisted; follow up seems to have moved to general gynae clinic. Am I overreacting or do I need to raise this?

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r/Endo
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Feb 12, 2026 at 10:45 AM UTC
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Condition
endometriosis, fibroid, bowel thermal injury
Geography
non us