My lovely DM (late eighties) has had a Gellhorn pessary in situ for a few years. It’s really helped her quality of life although she’s had a couple of issues (movement of it causing a bleed/discomfort that was treated but very distressing for her) and it’s refitted twice a year.
DM has a history of UTIs and has recently had a reoccurring one which has come back after antibiotics. With this, she’s also gone back to frequent incontinence. Several times a day she’s standing up and flooding which her pads/incontinence knickers can’t deal with 😞
Does anyone have any knowledge/experience that can help us please? I’m getting on to the GP (again) tomorrow and will take a sample. Could this be her pessary failing or just her uti? Or some combination of the two?
Thanks in advance.