I'm 35 and have been diagnosed with a large rectocele and also uterine descent.
Exhausted physio and pessaries and now I've been given a date for surgery soon.
When I look it up, all I seem to find are cases where other prolapses appear after, or where surgery only lasts at most a few years then the repair fails and it comes back
I'm in so much discomfort, and have such issues with bowels because of it, sex is a big problem. My quality of life is bad and looking up the stats and surgery stories is getting me down so much.
Sorry for the AIBU traffic-posting, I am just so scared and could really do with hearing some success stories where repairs (non mesh) lasted more than a few years.
Can't help but think if men had these issues there would be a cure by now..
AIBU?
To ask for successful prolapse repair surgery stories? Really struggling.
Inghean2 · 03/10/2022 16:39
Am I being unreasonable?
27 votes. Final results.
POLLWendyhoop · 29/09/2023 23:16
Kindly needing advice on this ladies. I have noticed my prolapse as 4 years. After pestering the doctor to get referred, I finally did. Seen 3 different gynae doctors. They all said physio would solve it all and off I went for months. Here I am still in same position. I have been discharged from them and my last appointment they said it had improved so much they wouldn’t have to see me again. F*cking bull. It’s still same if not worse. I still have to insert my finger and pushing the bulge when I have to do a number 2. It breaks my heart that I’d possibly have to do this forever. My sex life is terrible too. I voiced this also to the doctor and she just told me I was paranoid. Erm no. I barely feel any grip if u know what I mean. @Ridingthegravytrain i am very interested in the surgery you had. Did u go private? I am 35 and done having children so I’m very open to surgery. This wasn’t suggested to me. When I suggested it they said they barely do it now as the success rate isn’t high and it has to be redone continually.
TheProvincialLady · 25/10/2022 18:55
Pelvic floor exercises are never a bad thing and are best taught (IMO) by a specialist physio. But they tend not to be very helpful in rectoceole/entercoele because the problem there is not really with the pelvic floor.
I didn’t know that - what is the problem then, if not with the pelvic floor?
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