very very very embarassing , womans troubles down below help ??

[muma3]

this is extremely personal but need to ask if there is anyone else out there who has experiened it?
have just had dd3 and feel like my inside are coming out ?? i have scar tissue down below and everything is very swollen , im scared. i inserted a tampon today and thought that i could feel my cervix i have never experienced this before and i nearly fainted. think my uterus is dropping out of me . darent get intimate with partner because im scared what he will see down there it is horrible and ugly and also can i get help with surgery or something ?
any health professionals out there please help because i darent go to my docs ????
how embarassing

Does this sound like it might be a prolapsed uterus?

If it is, you need to go to the doctor. Pretty immediately.

Fingers crossed for you that everything is ok! I often felt that my insides would fall out, but they didn't. Get your MW to check next time she calls, or ask her to call round tomorrow specifically.

Good call Hunker, it does sound like a prolapse, you should get immediate attention and please don't be embarassed about it, the doctors will know exactly what it is. Good luck.

Muma3 - How old is your dd3 - If she is younger than 6 weeks then you will be swollen - I was with both of mine - and you definitely shouldnt use tampons until after 6 weeks

IMHO you should definitely overcome your embarassment and see your doctor as soon as possible

HTH

im scared now i dont think that it is second or third degree . i am on my period am have really bad aching sensation ?? what on earth do i say to the docs and should i wait til i am off my period?

baby nearly 6 months

Phone NHS Direct and see what they think.

Oh, sweetheart - it's OK. The doctor will have seen it before, I promise. Just say that you're a bit worried because something's not right since you've had the baby. That link I posted says it is common - it is, honestly. And far better for you to get it checked now before it gets any worse (if that is what it is).

Make an appointment first thing and get it over with. You'll feel better for getting it seen to. You will have to go to the doctor sooner or later, so may as well be sooner, then you don't have it to fret about for ages.

Nooooooooooooooo go anyway - IF you are that worried - doctors have seen it all before anyway

My first period after dd was born was horrific - very very heavy but actually nothing was wrong and now my periods hardly exist at all

Why not go tommorrow for reassurance - just in case it is something more serious - if it isnt the doctor wont mind

Hunker, what do you take to get virtually non-existent periods? Whatever it is I want some!

Sorry, I meant busybusybee

muma3, please don´t panic. If it is a prolapse, it could be mild. Do a search on old threads, it´s pretty common. I think it affects 1 in 4 women and there are various things that can help, surgery being one of these.

Of course, you may not have a prolapse at all. I was convinced I did, as I could feel the top (or bottom) of my cervix when I inserted a tampon. I got checked out, and I haven´t, it´s just my cervix tilts backwards, and it´s probably not as small as it was before having 2 children.

Please try not to worry. Definitely go to the doctors as it´s something they´ve seen many times before and they won´t find it embarrassing at all. If you´ve been through childbirth you can get through this!

Good luck!

Was a bit confused then, Rhubarb - as I'm pregnant, I could just have answered "DH"

Sorry, totally imappropriate for this thread

I have this muma3

I saw the doctor and it was fine, she was very nice and gentle and said she had seen it loads of times before. Please dont be scared to go hun.

I had episiotomy with DS 12 weeks ago and was feeling constant discomfort. Lots of dragging period-type pains which made it impossible to stand up for any length of time. It was really making me miserable. I thought it might be a prolapse and was referred to an obstretrician (sp?) last week. He said my stitches were too loose, probably dissolved too quickly. He did something to the scar with, I think, silver nitrate (sorry can't be more specific!)and it's made a huge difference. I don't feel back to normal but I'm so pleased I went. I've another appointment in eight weeks and if the situation still isn't satisfactory I could opt to have it restitched. Obviously, I'd rather not so I'm hoping things get better from here on in.

Please go to the docs - it may be something relatively straight forward like that. You shouldn't have to feel like this 6 months on.

YOU GUYS ARE GREAT PAT YA SELFS ON THE BACK XXXXXXXXXX
how embarrasing is this lol
been researching it and am convinced it is now , but not as scared as before. dont really want to go to the doctors but have decided to go to my local family planning clinic as they are more gyn based . why do we have to be so complicated?, i hate men for not having to go through this kind of thing. i managed to have a conversation with my partner about it and although he is very understanding i think he wants to freak out in a way and dont think he will want sex for a long time now .
i will phone today and get an appointment .
i am dreading it

tamba- what treatment are you recieving ?

MUMA3 i suffered this after havind my 2nd ds luckily i only suffered mildy (although still very scary) my gp suggested pelvic floor excercie religiously and it semmed to do the trick, although she did say if that didnt work a small op would (im not trying to scare you cos this doesnt happen commonly) hth

im always doing pelvic floor execises and after researching this subject more was even more shocked at the prospect of having a prolapse???????????

I have been referred for an operation (a designer vagina apparntly lol) because i also have a prolapsed vagina - gosh i make myself sound so attractive dont i lol

apparntly though muma3, if i had gone to the doctors earlier there were other things they could have tried, (some sort of ring or something) but i kept putting it off as i was embarrassed.

Have the docs again on tuesday, will let you know how it goes.

thanks tamba really imean it i cry everytime i come on here or think about it .

i phoned the midwife who looked after me when i was pregnant to ask her but she was busy.

i phoned the family planning clinic to speak to someone but noone was there today?

think i will go to my doctors but its all abit friendly in there if ya know what i mean ? they all know each other and i say hi to them in the street and stuff not sure if i feel completely comfortable with it and i know that i should maybe change docs but it is so pratical its 100yrds away
think i just need to get it over with
i cant seem to see any thing positive from this though either they operate or put things in me or something, its all so scary!!
DEAR GOD LET IT BE NOTHING

i posted a thread about this the other day heres mine

I know its scary and when i first asked for advice on here i changed my name as i was embarrassed.

When i was at the doctors she did nothing more intimate than as if she was doing a smear, it was over in seconds.

As embarrassing and scary as it is, its one of those things you just have to try and get through. Take a deep breath before you walk through the door, and if it helps then write it down. And ask to see a female doctor.

Good Luck!

im going to feel a right plank if its nothing but im not a very positive person, ill go tmw and let you know
and thanksssssssssssss again
wish me luck pleaseeeeeee xx

thanks starandsnow big big big big help to know im not the only one .this was my first step to getting help and boy have you all helped
now i need to get through next stage and let go of all my diginity and show a nurse
omg think im having panick attack