Dealing with Uterine Prolapse

Submitted by voni411 on November 27, 2007 - 5:06pm
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Hi, I have a 2 year old daughter, and six months ago I've been told that I have a uterine prolapse.
The first gyno. told me that my bladder dropped down 'slightly' and nothing can be done for that, and that my uterus has not dropped down, but it was tipped backward.
As much as I was relieved to hear that I was not convinced since I still didn't feel well, with all the pelvic pressure and achy pains in my pelvic area as well as in my lower back.

So I went to get a second opinion, and was told that I have 2nd degree uterine prolapse. I was told to do kegel exercise and come back and see her in 3 months, and if not improved she would send me for therapy, and she mentioned that the last resort would be surgery. I told her that I don't want that and she understood.
I came across this website and is really interested in getting your book as well as the DVD.

I would like to know if I can have another baby, because I want to have another. Would having another baby make my condition worse? Am I suppose to wait till my prolapse is better? and when would that be? I'm living everyday with this and it has taken over the way I feel and look at myself, and I feel really depressed. My sis had another baby recently, and I felt sad thinking if I would be able to have another child.

I have not been back to see the gyno. so I haven't started any therapy or anything. I didn't know what to do. What I did try is I been to see a therapist who specalizes in the Mayan Uterine Massage, and I've had 6 appointments with her in the past 2 months. I have been feeling better, I don't feel the pelvic pressure or heaviness that I use to, I don't feel pelvic pains that I use to, but I would still feel slight pain in my lower back. So the massage has helped me so far. I was told by her that my uterus has moved a little to my right side, and is tipped backwards. I've learned from her that kegels do not help a uterine prolapse, only can prevent it, also kegels only helps with incontinence. I was taught to do some pelvic exercises.

I want to try your book and DVD, because I've read a lot of good things about it.
Can you tell me a little more about the First aid for Prolapse DVD and Saving the whole woman book, also I want to know more about the exercise baton, which I read is for use with the Whole Woman™ Workout. Is the workout found in the DVD?. I really hope that I will benefit from it or it will help me.

To everyone in the forum, is there anyone out there with a uterine prolapse, has anyone had a successfull pregnancy with a uterine prolapse?

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louiseds

November 27, 2007 - 6:24pm

Hi Voni411

Welcome to the Wholewoman community.

Yep, there are women who will post concerning having another baby. It happens all the time. Half the time we carry around prolapsed organs for years knowing that things are different down there but not really knowing the medical name for it. I think I had one or two babies with prolapses. But we have Members who have had babies after being diagnosed.

The first thing you need to do is go to www.wholewoman.com and check out the FAQ's. They will answer many of your questions and teach you the basics of Wholewoman posture. No more tucking in your tummy or your butt, ever again. Allow yourself to stand like a real woman, not an androgenised exercise machine.

Second thing is to get a copy of Christine's book where you will learn about how your body is supposed to support your pelvic organs, and heaps of other stuff, including all about surgery (that's the scary bit). You can probably see a table of contents on Amazon. This book will become your best friend, I promise. Get the one with the blue cover that has much more and better info in it. The yellow covered one is the first edition, though good info, is now superseded by the second ed and much better value.

Third thing is to take a good look at your wardrobe and give away or alter any clothing that compresses your lower belly and tries to push your pelvic organs out through your vagina. Only wear clothing that allows your belly all the room it needs, as your belly was designed as a little pozzy for your uterus and bladder to sit in, instead of hanging over your pelvic floor.

Fourth thing to do is to look after your bowels. Sounds terrible doesn't it? Not as terrible as constipation. Keeping your bowel light and empty is really important for preventing you from straining on the toilet, as that can cause further damage to all the structures that support your rectum, uterus and bladder.

Lastly you can attend to the lifestyle factors such as general exercise, chairs you use, how you live your life and accomplish your day's activities, etc.

Use the search box to search all the posts. It brings up the first post in a string, then you have to trawl down through the posts to find the search term, or use the "Edit>Find on this page" menu in your browser to find the post you want. Call back when you have had a look at the FAQ's and had a trawl of the posts
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I have now been doing all this stuff for over three years, and my prolapses are better than ever. Surgery is not even on my radar now, and thank goodness as it is fraught with risks and complications that I can do without.

Cheers

Louise

Loulouandcharles

October 31, 2012 - 10:41am

Hi Louise,
couriosity had the hint that you offer a manual service to contact members directly. I would love to contact the member "christinabf", who last postet 1,5 years ago. She seems or seemed to have the same issues I have and I am curious if she found help. And maybe I could give her some help, too, which may not have worked for me, but for her?
So I was wondering if you could link us up?
Thanks for letting me know, cheers
loulou

louiseds

November 1, 2012 - 2:04am

I remember her username. I will contact christinabf, and ask if it would be OK to pass her email address on to you. If her email address is still current, and she reads my request and says yes, then I will forward her reply to you, and you can contact her.

Louise

wholewomanUK

November 22, 2012 - 11:40am

Hi voni411,
Welcome to the ww community.I'm so pleased you found this site. It is a treasure trove of helfpul information, support and resources.
I can empathise with your predicament - as I expereinced a uterine prolapse about 1 1/2 yrs ago, alongside debilitating sciatica and inner thigh pains. My gynecologist wasn't very sympathetc and I felt prolapse issues generally seemed to be under-rated.
As Louiseeds says - many women successfully give birth whislt having varying degrees of pop. So it really need not be a barrier. Especially if you, unlike the vast majority of women in similar situations, have the support and understanding of the WW approach.
I strongly recommend you invest in the 'Saving the WW book' and buy 1/more of the dvd's the 1st Aid to Prolapse prob gives the best outline description of pop's, however the WW exercises in this dvd are dance based whereas the others are yoga based - so the choice is yours...
I have found the WW approach based on posture, WW exercises to build up the appropriate muscles for pop support, ensuring I do not get constipated, reducing stress and increasing happiness, and living a healthy life-style - has, not surprisingly perhaps, resulted in me being happier andhealthier than I was for years prior to experiencing my pop symptoms.
I am now usually symptom free, but do have my off days - during/following which I re-double my efforts to be in WW posture, do WW exercises and get my life back on a healthier happier track - and invariably I'm back in good health. Perhaps I'll get fully better, but if this is as good as it gets - that's absolutely fine. I have a condition that ensures I look after myself well.
You're unlikely to find the WW info and resources outside this community. So don't expect it - and be delighted if you do!
Wishing you all the best.
xwholewomanuk

louiseds

November 26, 2012 - 1:06am

Yes, I too find the condition of my POP symptoms is a good barometer of my self care.

Louise