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Vaginal Prolapse : am I alone?

185 replies

PrinnyViolet · 05/02/2016 10:25

Hello

So a few days ago I felt a strange sensation down below and upon further investigation found a fleshy lump inside my vagina.
Doctor has told me it's a prolapse of my vagina wall & it's not serious.
She was so flippant about it I just left & didn't ask any questions.

Has this happened to anyone else & if it has Will it go back to normal ever???

Google is not my friend today!!!

OP posts:
FuckyNell · 10/02/2016 21:02

Bit nervous now about tomorrow.....

Will report back to let you all know the outcome Smile

Fuzzyduck21 · 10/02/2016 23:28

Good luck! Hope you don't get fobbed off. Waiting for my physio appointment to come through...Wonder whether it will be a quicker referral that it was to see a consultant? Any experience of physio waiting times? X

FuckyNell · 11/02/2016 13:27

A couple of months I think.

If he tries to fob me off I shall burst into tears I think 😃

FuckyNell · 11/02/2016 13:29

Also I've got an app on my phone that reminds me to do my pelvic floor exercises. It's called squeezy and it's an nhs app

FuckyNell · 11/02/2016 20:51

So I'm back from my appointment. A lot of very intimate rummaging where I tried very hard not to fart/wet myself from the pressure! Anyway I'm having a front repair, rear repair and hysterectomy. Wow Shock

Fuzzyduck21 · 11/02/2016 21:04

Blimey! And that's for a minor and moderate prolapse? Well at least you are going to get fixed up. Are you happy with the result? Any idea how long you'll have to wait?

FuckyNell · 11/02/2016 21:51

Well yes I think so. I'm a bit shocked tbh. He was very positive about the whole thing actually. I could leave my womb (lift it up) but he said that there was a good chance of it dropping further later on. I don't need it a more anyway 😀
I can have it straight away - I've got bupa insurance.

One thing he did say was that my episiotomy wasn't repaired properly leaving a gap for my bits 😮

also that I would stay 2 days in hospital, and that when he does his nhs patients they get to stay in 3-5 days ha ha

FuckyNell · 11/02/2016 21:55

ive got to sort work out now. Plus I only get 88 statutory sick pay a week so that's something to consider. That and the fact my employers are notoriusly shit at paying the right amount do it doesn't bode well.

I haven't got any nice pyjamas!

TreeHuggerMum1 · 12/02/2016 11:23

Where in the UK are you FuckyNell.
My cons appt is on Thursday.
I'm so nervous that'll they fob me off and say live with it - I don't want to be wearing pads every day and not able to run around with the kids anymore and not be able to lift up my 4 yr old in case I wee myself Blush

Fuzzyduck21 · 12/02/2016 11:39

The gp fobbed me off but nhs cons was much better and gave me estrogen cream to try (I dont ovulate on my own due to low estrogen) and he said it might tighten my 'floppy walls'- charming. My bupa consultant (Saw at 10 wks post birth) fobbed me off surprisingly and said it was normal?!

FunkyNell it's so good you can get it done straight away. In a few months you should be as good as new Grin

MaisieDotes · 12/02/2016 11:53

Hi all. Can I join? I have a vaginal prolapse which appeared about 5 months ago when I was pregnant with DC3 who is now born (10 days old).

I suspect it actually happened when giving birth to DC2 18 months ago, which was a v. long back to back labour and baby was born face up. My vaginal walls were stretched afterwards but I didn't think too much of it. My GP commented on it during my smear but I suppose I was in denial.

However the most recent pregnancy put so much pressure on the area that I had a protrusion when standing up and also a constant feeling of a tampon about to fall out, especially when I was walking around pushing the buggy.

The maternity hospital have referred me to the gynaecology clinic and I've been given a date in July (!) although I suppose that's OK as it will take time to settle down after the birth.

I suspect it's a rectocele as it's definitely worse when I'm constipated. I don't have any bladder incontinence well not much anyway

I'm 39, going to be 40 soon and this has really stamped all over my joie de vivre, to put it mildly. I have no idea how to go about resuming my sex life with DH (couldn't have sex while pregnant due to back issues and SPD).

I can't think about it too much or I get really down.

FuckyNell · 12/02/2016 13:39

I am in Kent hugger :)

I too was fobbed off by my gp. She said that she 'could' refer me but that the consultant would probably say it was too small for surgery ! I had to write her a letter laying it on the line basically. Although she is very good in other ways, hrt etc.

The Overstin cream (was that what you had fuzzy?) didn't work but vagifem does to a certain extent. Make things a bit more 'comfy' Smile

I have chosen beginning April so I can get my head round it!

Hello Maisie it's rotten isn't it, takes over your life!

Well suffer no more, we are here to support you

MaisieDotes · 13/02/2016 11:39

Thanks nell Smile

TreeHuggerMum1 · 13/02/2016 13:15

Ah, my GP told me he'd be surprised if I didn't have surgery so I'm hoping the cons agrees. My youngest is 4 and over the last year things have got progressively worse.
I'm only 36 and can't possibly fathom the "wait and see" approach. I want fixed lady bits. 🙈

FuckyNell · 13/02/2016 15:36

Sounds like you'll get the result you want tree :)

I've got to spend the next few weeks sorting stuff out now - emptying the freezer and refilling it with batch baked stuff etc. Dh is lovely but a good cook he is not

CaitAgusMadra · 14/02/2016 10:00

Hi Ladies,

I have a rectocele since the birth of DC2 4 month ago. I had a very quick & easy birth but had ongoing issues with constipation after the birth no matter how well I ate and drank. At about 6 weeks post birth I felt the 'bulge' for the first time. Luckily I saw my ob consultant for my routine check up the following week and I was referred for physio. I went privately to the physio so no waiting time at all (I'd have paid any money at that stage I was so desperate!!!). The physio said my pelvic floor was pretty strong but gave my 'advanced' exercises to do. I also saw my GP who started me on Movicol to help with my bowel issues. This was all just before Christmas.

It has definitely improved my bowel symptoms but I feel that this is probably more thanks to the Movicol (and no straining Blush ) than the pelvic floor exercises.

I am back to my consultant in a couple of weeks for a check up.

I'm only 34 and was so upset when I first noticed the prolapse. I was finding the bowel symptoms very hard to live with and was just so down about everything. However since starting on the Movicol I feel like its a lot more manageable and am reluctant to think about surgery just yet as the GP told me it likely wouldn't last me a lifetime. I don't want any more kids so that's not a consideration for me.

Tree good luck with your appointment this week and Maisie hope you doing ok and able to enjoy your newborn cuddles Flowers

Bellyrub1980 · 14/02/2016 10:03

Get your GP to refer you to a women's health Physio. Mild-moderate prolapses can be treated very effectively with pelvic floor exercises.

Bellyrub1980 · 14/02/2016 10:04

Apologies if this has already been suggested!

MadameJosephine · 14/02/2016 15:22

So glad to see this thread, I came in to start one myself!

Just had my gynae appt this Thursday, I have a grade 1 anterior prolapse and a grade 2 rectocele which is going to require surgery. I'm a midwife so I pretty much knew what he was going to tell me. No amount of pelvic floor exercises are going to fix this. He suggested just the posterior repair for now but that I may need a hysterectomy at some point in the future. I've also had some midcycle bleeding so he took a pipelle biopsy and a smear and I'm having an ultrasound tomorrow to rule out anything sinister but I think it's probably just the menopause approaching (I'm nearly 45)

I'm a single parent but feel I can't even think about a new relationship until this is all sorted out.

FuckyNell · 14/02/2016 16:59

Hello Jo

Would you consider the hysterectomy at the same time? That's what I'm doing to avoid further surgery

MadameJosephine · 14/02/2016 17:39

I'm not sure, he didn't think I needed it yet but I suppose it might be better to get it all out of the way at once. I'm going to wait to see what all the tests say and then discuss it with him (we work together so I can speak to him at work no need for an appointment)

PollyPerky · 14/02/2016 19:56

Can I just add a word of caution?

You need to discuss vaginal vault prolapse with your gynae. You need to ask about their success long term with their patients- don't be afraid to do this.

There is a lot of evidence that removing the uterus may cause more prolapse in future because it actually gives support to the vault (top) of the vagina and the walls.

Some people think that lifting the uterus (if it's prolapsed) and pinning to the pubic bone is a better solution.

If the uterus is not actually very prolapsed, it may better to lift and leave in place.

I had a repair- anterior mainly and slightly posterior- 25 years ago. So far it's held up but some slight deterioration over the years. I'm now using HRt to try to maintain the health of my pelvic health (and of course for meno symptoms.)

Bellyrub1980 · 14/02/2016 20:08

Just wanted to add that even if Physio won't fix your prolapse, it will help to bolster the effect of any surgery, so it's still worth doing it.

MadameJosephine · 14/02/2016 20:18

That's one of the reasons I'm not so keen on hysterectomy right now polly. We have a new consultant starting with us soon who is apparently very good at vault suspension so it was suggested that I have a simple posterior repair now and then wait until he starts and have him do the rest at a later date. I suppose I could put the whole lot off till later but it's only the rectocele that's causing me any symptoms at the moment so I'm more keen to get that sorted

Ridingthegravytrain · 14/02/2016 20:18

Madamejo if you are having one repaired I'd recommend doing it all. I had grade 2 recto and grade 1 very mild cysto.

Had my op 9 months ago for recto only on advice of my surgeon. Now have grade 2 cysto as the recto was actually propping it up for want of a better description and it dropped into the space the repair created. I'm gutted and need further surgery

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