Hi, my situation was much like yours in that child birth brought on stress incontinence which, to be honest, was not a huge problem, just inconvenient at times. My motivation was to have corrective surgery for a prolapse - again brought on by childbirth. Having gone as far as I could with the specialist physio, I was desperate for a solution, the whole thing was deeply distressing, my self-esteem suffered, I felt horrid!
Finally I was referred to the gyni-urinary clinic and was offered the prolapse repair and the TVT op which at the same time.
The op itself was ok, not much pain afterwards. HOWEVER almost 18 months later and I'm in a worse state than before in that the TVT prevents my bladder from emptying fully, so I have to use catheters daily which is inconvenient to say the least. Each and every day my focus is on where I have to go in the day, how much I am drinking, and will I have access to a toilet. In addition to having to use a catheter, I am plagued with bladder infections - cystitis - which comes on fast and is incredibly painful. To combat this I take low-dose antibiotics daily.
Today I have injured my bladder whilst inserting the catheter and now my wee is bloody - so sorry to be graffic. Today is Saturday, Easter Bank holiday so no doctor available to give advice. I am soooo fed up with my situation. My consultant is unsympathetic I feel, she signed me off to the continence nurse last year, and to be honest she doesn't really know what to do with me, she just continues to monitor the situation.
The prolapse repair has been successful btw, no probs there, just this roller coaster ride which is the result of the TVT.
Sorry its not a happy story, but hopefully things will get sorted at some point, it's been a LONG haul though. Perhaps others have had speedier responses from their surgeons, which would have helped me hugely!
Anybody else have an experience similar to mine?