# Laparoscopic Surgery **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 29, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laparoscopic-surgery/49261 "2008-05-29T22:59:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 12
**Author:** ![traumadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@traumadog](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/traumadog)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laparoscopic-surgery/49261/12 "2008-05-30T08:01:56Z")
> [@psi chick](#): > > so they’re basically doing exploritory surgery to see if they can locate the problem? sounds like the logical next step if your pain has been and continues to be that severe. there is a limit to what ct scans and mri’s can show. good luck and i hope that they find the cause and fix it so you feel better. Call it a “diagnostic laparoscopy”. Expect a few small-ish holes (maybe 1/4" to 1" in size), and with luck, relatively little pain. I’ve done a few, but then again, I slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night… Oh, and don’t expect the actual procedure at the first consultation. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laparoscopic-surgery/49261)._