When I first “cracked the code” on stabilizing and reversing prolapse, and wrote and published Saving the Whole Woman, I set up this forum. While I had finally gotten my own severe uterine prolapse under control with the knowledge I had gained, I didn’t actually know if I could teach other women to do for themselves what I had done for my condition.
So I just started teaching women on this forum. Within weeks, the women started writing back, “It’s working! I can feel the difference!”
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Clonmacnoise
February 2, 2008 - 2:10pm
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Elna,
I don't think you will hear anyone on this site speak positively about surgery. Most of us are finding ways to carry on outside of the chopping block, because we know that giving into the chopping block means additional and worse problems down the road.
As for me, there is nothing that would make me endure surgery and all the misery that follows. This is a very upbeat, positive group that believes that what nature has allowed - childbirth and being female - also has its limits and its flaws - like prolapse.
This forum is not about taking it away; it's about living with it as if it is just another idiosyncrasy to the individual person. Getting used to it is the hardest part of the trial - like wearing a bra for the first time or using a tampon at 12 that really didn't fit. Being positive is the end product.
All this takes time, and in the meantime, the wonderful women here help with marvelous diets, exercise, other health issues and a lot of intellectual ideas that really make you think. This is a wellness place!
Welcome welcome, take a deep breath, and enjoy!
Judy
elna
February 2, 2008 - 7:41pm
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elna Thanks Judy. I have
elna
Thanks Judy. I have been living with it for over a year now. I have been doing Kegel exercises and it seems it has gotten worse anyway. I eat well, I am a lightweight, maybe my posture could be better but I am agile and healthy. I don't know what else to do unless use a pessary. I find this prolapse demoralizing and depressing and I have been trying to get on top of it. I do not yet have an appointment with the eurogynocologist - (I have seen two gynocogists - first one said I would never need surgery and the second - a year later said that I could not do anything - use a pessary - or have surgery) I am waiting to hear back about the appointment with the eurogynocologist. Believe me I wish I didn't have to have surgery. It is never a good thing.
louiseds
February 3, 2008 - 11:34pm
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What you have to do
Hi Elna
This Wholewoman business isn't just about putting up with prolapse. You really can make changes to the way you carry your organs by using your body structure. You can prevent your pelvic organs from falling out of your vagina by changing where the pelvic organs sit in relation to your pelvic floor, ie get them to sit on our pubic bone. You can prevent them from being squeezed out by wearing clothing that does not compress your lower abdomen. You can exercise your whole body to ensure that all your musculoskeletal system is working together to support all your insides. You can ensure that your bowel remains active and light so there isn't a lot of stuff just sitting there taking up room and pushing into your pelvic organs. All this is described in Christine Kent's book, Saving the Whole Woman. Christine explains very clearly and with great illustrations how your pelvic area works, and why these Wholewoman things work. You really need to get right into understanding how our modern lives are making us suffer, and how we can redress this.
Yes, I still have prolapses. They are not cured, but I am not harmed further either. I only notice them every now and again, and mine are serious enough to prevent my wearing tampons, have in the past interfered with bowel movement, my cervix has been peeking out and my bladder has been flat against my vulva to the point of irritation and constant infections.
Cheers
Louise