Thread: late period after endometriosis removal surgery?

for the past couple months i have been experiencing severe abdominal pain associated with my menstrual cycle as well as pain during sex, and after my intravaginal ultrasound and pap smear came back normal, my ob/gyn suggested i have a laparoscopy to determine if endometriosis could be the source of my problems. so on sept. 20th of this year i had the laparoscopy done & they did in fact find endometriosis abrasions and removed it during the procedure (it was a very mild case). i was due for my period between sept. 25th - 27th (i can't remember the exact date of my last period beings they were very irregular but i do know it was a couple days before my boyfriend and mine's anniversary - aug. 30th). it is now the 29th and my period is no where to be found. i did have some spotting post operation but that went away, then about two days ago i had some blood in my discharge but it was only visable when i wiped after using the bathroom & now it's gone. i have had some cramping as well but other than that, nothing. i have serious doubt i am pregnant a) because i have the paragard iud and b) my boyfriend and i have not had sex since my operation. has anyone else had endo & a laparoscopic removal followed by a late period and if so, did you find out the cause? i have a post op. appt with my ob/gyn on monday but i'd like some peace of mind until then. anything will help, thanks :)

i also wanted to add, my doctor told me not to have sex for two weeks following surgery, i'm not even allowed to use a tampon for my period (which is frustrating since i'm on my feet all day at work) & i was curious . . . is it really that bad to have sex a couple days early? it's been a week and four days since my operation & me and my boyfriend are both sexually frustrated so i didn't know if it would cause a great deal of harm if we take it gentle even though the two week period isn't up yet. i'm not in much pain anymore so i don't see what could be so bad about it.