Hi. I'd an episiotomy for forceps which troubled me afterwards and needed antibiotics and pain killers and I was left feeling very odd below, so at my 8 week pp checkup my GP said I didn't have a prolapse but that I was a bit 'baggy' from a traumatic birth (prolonged pushing, forceps and a 10.8 baby). I was so so relieved. She referred me to NHS Physio for help with this and that Physio said I'd a mild prolapse from the rectal wall and a very weak pelvic floor. I'm home now and I went back to my private Physio (not in uk) because she was so good at sorting out a different issue before this pregnancy and knows my body well, and she said I've a 2nd degree prolapse. I'm absolutely horrified and can't seem to read anything encouraging about it. I can feel it all the time and it's dominating all my thoughts and my time. My baby is now 5 and a half months old. I feel devastated - sex, exercise, health and looking recovered from a pregnancy... Feels like I'll never get to tackle them.
I am doing my pelvic floor exercises - probably correctly only for the first time now after the Physio here explained that constant 'tweaking' at the muscles all day long is counterproductive and causes the muscle to underperform.
Anyway I'm quite distressed about it and the options seem so useless... everything comes with a list of problems. I'm going to do the pelvic floor exercises to the letter, has this actually controlled the symptoms for anyone? I could do with hearing some positive stories. (But I understand if there are none... Even what to ask/push for would help).
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Havalina1 · 13/03/2016 22:29
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