Posterior wall prolapse after forceps delivey

[kateandjack]

Hello, im new to this but am turning to women that are either in the same suituation as me or have been through what i have been through and going through. I am distraught, devastated and feel very emotional. (sorry this is so long)i knew something was not right down there, but i kept getting fobbed off by all sorts of doctors saying all is fine. then i got referred to a urnogyne, who confirmed i had prolapse. i feel so alone so many of my firends had babies at the same time as me but have all been fine. (which im obv so pleased about) but i feel so alone with the prolapse. im only 26 and my son is 2 in december.
has anyong had the same? did you live with it ? did anyone have a pessary? did it get worse? or did you go ahead with the operation? has anyone gone on to have further children and everything been ok?
i have read so many stories now and some have been successful, alot more have said it has not worked or caused further problems.
Can anyone share there story with me as i have an operation booked next year but i would love another child. feel very scared right now xxxx

Don't panick!! It's not nice but it's not the end of the world.

I have two dcs, both natural deliveries, first one forceps. I didn't have any problems afterwards but when my dd was about 2 and after an enthusiastic gym session, something felt different down there. Like you I was worried, saw the gynae who said I had a prolapse - rectocele and cystocele. She told me to keep doing pelvic floor exercises to delay surgery. Things were achy down there and then if eased off and i didn't really think about it. Then I had some ovarian cysts, obviously unrelated that meant I had to had surgery to remove one of my Fallopian tubes as it was full of cysts. While they were 'down there' they did the prolapse repair - rectocele only. It wasn't pleasant, took a couple of months to get over but I'm fine now. I've had no other problems from it.

I don't want any more kids though so having another baby isn't an issue for me. Speak to your gynae about it and in the meantime try pelvic floor exercises. Also look at the thread 'any old prolapse' on here, you're not alone xx

Hi there, I had a slight rectocele following the birth of my first baby. Actually it may have been that the midwife didn't stitch the muscles of the back wall up properly after the tear. Anyway, it got worse in my pregnancy with dc2. I had a straightforward vb with him and I had a repair op under local anaesthetic when he was 4 months (ouch). I won't lie, the recovery wasn't nice and took a long time, but now a year later I'm pretty good, I can have sex fine, poo normally, and everything feels normal again. I'm so relieved as like you I felt really horrible about myself having a prolapse as a young woman.

thank you so much for your replies, your positive messages have helped, on some website its so negative and i have been getting myself in a right state. saying there prolapse returned and didn't work, poor things

I'm trying to hold out surgery as id love another child and then have it after that I've researched and researched lol about vitamins to support skin, hab it dvd, maya massage everything i possible can.

fid your gynae tell you just pelvic floor or the kegal exercises, some doctors seem so much more helpful.

Peppa ive also had two ovarian cysts removed since my son was born so feel for you.
i also het achy and a pulling sensation and suffer with lower back due to the prolapse.

Thing1-the exact same thing happened she tore me with forceps and never stitched me properly so frustrating they get away with it.

Ladies thank you for your replies im so so pleased you are both doing well xxxx