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.
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granolamom
January 26, 2009 - 5:02pm
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welcome
welcome and congrats on the baby
I have good news and bad news.
the bad news is that my first symptom was that tampons didn't stay put all the time and sometimes they wouldn't even go in. silly me, I thought I had bought defective tampons. a few boxes of them, lol.
eventually I felt around and felt a bulge, took a peek and almost passed out. of course I thought I had a tumor of some sort, having never heard of prolapse. but no, just a cystocele (prolapsed bladder).
good news, is that aside from being able to see/feel a bulge, I have no other symptoms (can even wear tampons these days if I choose). and the bulge is smaller. and I got that way by following the wholewoman program. so if what you're dealing with is a prolapse, you will likely be ok.
'course you should see a dr and make sure its nothing else. just brace yourself before you go, most drs are woefully uneducated when it comes to prolapse and take either a 'do nothing' or surgical approach. neither of which is helpful.
but don't let this scare you, 4 mo pp is very soon, it takes up to two years for the body to recover from pg and childbirth. and if you take the time to read up on the faqs and posts here, you'll see there's much you can do to help maximize your healing.
cribaric
January 26, 2009 - 6:05pm
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Thank you so much. I have a
Thank you so much. I have a doctors appointment next Wednesday. I never even knew anything about this until I started feeling all these things and I googled it actually lol.
AnneH
January 26, 2009 - 7:30pm
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My first symptom was tampon
My first symptom was tampon related. My tampon was going in, but I was placing it beside my uterus, so the cervix was down low near the end of the tampon. When I removed it, the bottom of it (near the string) was soaked but the back would never be touched. I got annoyed because it would leak and still be mostly white.
alemama
January 26, 2009 - 7:35pm
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you came to the right place
This website and forum contain just about every bit of information any woman needs to know about pelvic organ prolapse. To get a real understanding of the entire process you will probably need to study anatomy thoroughly. But understanding the concepts and the wholewoman approach to stabilizing and reversing prolapse is simple enough with just a working knowledge of anatomy (which you can find here described in great detail).
I agree that 4 months pp is very early in the recovery from pregnancy and childbirth.
Most of us had little or no idea of what the heck prolapse was before we discovered we had it ourselves. I had heard reference to "bladder tacks" and removal of the uterus because it was "falling" but never really paid any attention.
There is a really nice reference article here- the prolapse self-exam. If you are interested you can check it out and determine for yourself what you have going on- and then you can check that with the diagnosis you get on Wednesday.
Please don't be discouraged by your visit with the Gyn- they really know so very little about management of prolapse- and it can be managed very well. I am 29- have 3 kiddos and one on the way- I have had great success living with (and even forgetting about) my prolapse.
Good luck on Wednesday- and welcome here. The search engine on the left can be a good tool for specific questions you have that may have already been asked and answered- and ask anything you think of- we are pretty open here :)