I have a prolapsed uterus

[KimmyF]

Hi Everyone
After GP last week i have learnt i have a prolopsed unterus, and it is classed as moderate. Its not so bad in the mornings but after a busy day especially if i have been on my feet a lot it is quite bad and protudes out quite a bit and gives me a fair bit of discomfort. When i asked what to do about it my GP said it will get better as i do my pelvic floors. My mum had a similar issue about 4 years ago (obviously a big difference in our ages) and she said the pelvic floors never helped hers get better and she ended up with a hysterectem(she had other issues as well) Mum is a nurse and thinks i should have surgery to repair it and lift it back up. I have looked on the net a bit and the recovery sounds fairly long (simialr to that of a c section) and obviously not ideal whilst i have a newborn or a young baby. i am only 28 and do not want to have to put up with this for the rest of my life!
So my question is has anyone else had one and what did you do about it??? I am going to get a referral to a gyno and to a womens health physio but in the mean time would love to hear some stories
TIA

[KimmyF]

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[Soph28]

Hi Kimmy. I have a prolapsed bladder from a difficult childbirth. Its only mild- moderate but still means I need to pee about 50 times a day and I cant run or jump without peeing myself I was told that its best to wait until after you have finished having children and then to have corrective surgery.

[Feijoa Mum]

Hi Kimmy I have one too. Not fun are they?
Mine is also moderate and although it doesnt usually cause me any discomfort it does make inserting tampons quite tricky at times.
I was referred to physio after I had my fourth son and she did gave me some exercises which I was supposed to do as often as I could every day. But with a newborn and 3 other kids at that stage I never truely gave it my best effort.
When pregnant with DD it really showed its hmmmmm ugly head (hahahah pardon the pun) and was told that although surgery would help once it was damaged that was never going to be the same.

Now a year down the track it is "out" more than in alot of the time now so I am thinking that I may have reached the surgery point. I have been vigilant with my pelvic floor exercises but I think its too little too late for me. After five big babies I am done though so if you are thinking of more babies I wouldnt consider the surgery until you have finished your family too.

Sorry not much help but lots of sympathy. Its not fair is it??

I just saw your little poppet is only a newbie. Mine first showed after my 3rd baby and with intermitent exercises and time I didnt have any more issues with it until I got pregnant with number 4. Maybe, as you are aware of it now you can be on top of the exercises and not have anymore problems too. Good luck

[KimmyF]

thanks for your replies, i have to admit i absolutely hate having this issue (sort of why i ended up ignoring my own thread for a few weeks silly i know). i had my six week check on monday and my dr pretty ,much advised me against having more kids. DH and I had briefly discussed it and had decided we were done but that was a fairly loose conversation and doesn't everyone say they are done after recently giving birth
My GP said the prolapse is worse than she first thought and my cervix is very low, she has referred me to a gyno so am just waiting for the appointment, I have been to see the womens health physio at the hospital and she said with work on my very weak pelvic floor we can stop it getting worse but probably not correct it.
it just gets me down that i always seem to have "gynie" issues and have a long history of "complications". Sorry for the poor me attitude i know there are peoplewith much worse health issues, but at the moment it feels like this prolapse is hindering everything i do because i can feel it all the time and by the end of the day i am usually in pain or at the best uncomfortable!
has anyone had or know of anyone who has had corrective surgery???

[AnyDream]

Kimmy, I was watching Embarrassing bodies on ?Wed? night, and it was all about vaginas. There was a lady there who had quite a severe prolapse of both her bowel and her bladder. They showed the surgery, basically they made some incisions in the wall of the vagina and then restitched it together in such as way as to strengthen the walls. They checked back with the woman after 4 weeks and she was totally stoked by the amazing improvement. You should try to find the vagina episode online and watch it. Not sure how this would be different with a uterine prolapse (although I understand often there is more than one type of prolapse going on) but I remember reading a few years ago about them using some sort of mesh to hold it all in place. Best to get the referral and go an talk to a specialist about it, it would be very individual to your situation.

BTW I've had a prolapse ever since my DD1 was born 12 years ago...it did get better over time (when I'm remembering to be good with my pelvic floor exercises) and apparently your oestrogen levels can impact on this - so if you've been BFing for a while and your oestrogen levels are lowish, you might find the symtoms are relieved somewhat with some oestrogen treatment?

All the best and big . It's a bummer when your lady bits aren't behaving, it can really erode your sense of wellbeing. I think you are absolutely doing the right thing by getting this checked out, don't forget you can always ask for a second opinion before doing anything and always ask plenty of questions.