I know there used to be a long-running thread about it in health but I wanted to ask some up-to-date questions.
I have a prolapse. I saw a women’s physio for pelvic floor help last summer. It made some difference to urge incontinence but not loads. She said I didn’t have a prolapse just a weak pelvic floor and that pretty much all women who’ve given birth have a degree of prolapse.
Before Christmas I felt the urge incontinence was getting worse and also felt a bulge down below. Saw GP and got referred to a gynae. She said I was prolapsing but it wasn’t too bad and would be best managed without pelvic floor exercises and by stopping high-impact exercise and taking up swimming and cycling instead. She said to see her in three months.
In the past fortnight I think it’s got worse. I can now feel the bulge all the time from late-afternoon onwards and it’s noticeable on self-examination. There seems to be two bulges. The lower one is right at the edge of the vagina now but not hanging out.
What do I do? Just put up with it? I’ve heard pelvic floor exercises can’t fix it, just stop it getting worse (how much worse? Actually dangling down???) but also that surgery is a very big deal, painful recovery and not successful long-term.
What is everyone doing about this? I’ve never heard a single friend mention this, nobody talks about it and yet, according to the medical professionals I’ve spoke to - it’s very common.
Any advice?? Sorry. Not really Aibu but you’re a chatty lot on here so I thought someone might be up for discussing it!
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SpokeTooSoon · 21/01/2020 20:13
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