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Just diagonised Pelvic prolapse..

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chutmum · 24/09/2014 13:59

Hi mummys,
I just diagonised Pelvic prolapsed :(..really scary.. shoked..Its very private thing i know but really need some advice suggestion anyhing please.. I am 37 years old. Yesturday my self found out something wrong my down room(actualyy feels wrong last 2 months cant hold my urine longer as before.pain in sex..e.g.) i looked in mirror.There is something like small muscly ball shape things in my vagina.I shocked!This morning run to GP.Doc she really didnt know or wasnt sure she called other doc and she came and have a looked 5 sec..yes it is Pelvic prolapse.Are you finished your family?if yes have operation least..see me next wednesday...and she rush out! I just cried..I have two boys 4 years and 21 months old.At the moment i really didnt plan kid as i staying home 5 years i wanted to work.but sometimes i think could have one girl in 5 years...
Now its no possible at all.Plus i am really scared what would happen...How can i tell my husband scary embarrasing..feel rubbish..what is like operation..????What would happen after operation?..Unhappy sex even not sex ...endless worry..
I read general information from Google..NHS..web site..There is usually old womans(over 60,s ) commented.

But i need real experience or something...Is there anyone have had similiar this? How should i cope?
Please mums...anything you know..
Thanks for reading my long thing..

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MedusaIsHavingaBadHairday · 25/09/2014 23:32

Experience here.. I had my prolapse at 29 after my 4th child was born. In my case I had had three children in two years (!!) and the final baby 3 years later was quite large and I think finished me off!

I lived with the dragging sensation for several years, and it DID improve after seeing a gynae physio and doing a ton of pelvic floor exercises, but in the end I decided that as I wasn't having any more children (no 4 was an accident!) I would go for surgery.

There are different types of prolapses, and your first step will be referral to gynae to check it out.. I had bowel and bladder rectoceles (bulges in) and a womb prolapse. Depending on what you have there are a few options..and they don't necessarily rule out another child. They can hitch up the parts with a mesh, or they can do a hysterectomy if you have finished having babies.

There are also 'temporary' fixes ..a ring which is placed inside you and literally props it up (can still have sex etc!)

I was 35 when I went for my op..and had a hysterectomy (still have ovaries tho) It was a massive relief.. tho it was an abdominal op because for some reason keyhole wasn't suitable for me, it was fine.. I went back to work after 6 weeks, and it was the best thing I could have done. I still have the rectocele and cystocele but without a hanging womb, it's ok..no discomfort unless i get constipated!

My sex life is absolutely fine..and was before the op... we were just a bit more gentle on entry (sorry TMI but I figured you might want to know!)

You are not alone.. or even unusual in this, so please don't panic.

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