new to forum with cystocele

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Hi there, have recently been diagnosed with a cystocele and my doctor is encouraging me to get surgery... instead I ordered the Whole Woman DVD and book, and am finding both very helpful. (I often ignore my doctor, it's pretty funny...) Acupuncture has also been good for this condition.
Here are my questions:
-I am 35 years old and never had children. Why would I have prolapse? I have a retroverted uterus, could that be part of the reason?
-My doctor says this condition is irreversible, yet I feel different just from doing exercises and changing my posture. Is it possible, then, for my uterus to go back to the 'correct' position in the future?
-My cystocele comes and goes; some days I feel it, others not at all. What is happening to my body that this would be the case? It seems logical that I would feel it all the time.... ?
-Can I eventually get to a point where I will never feel my cystocele?

Anyway thanks for any feedback, this is an amazing website and you are all amazing women :) Looking forward to getting to know some of you!
Cheers,
Vivian

Hi Vivian and welcome! If ever there was a time to ignore the doctor's advice, this is it. So glad you made your way here.

Your symptoms seem pretty normal. 'Celes move around all the time, and react to circumstances all day long. You are young, you feel the bulge but not all the time, you are already working diligently on posture.......add it all up, and you are going to feel improvement. This posture changes everything. If you are sensing a change already, imagine yourself a year or two down the road.

There isn't really a cure for prolapse, so we can't predict how much reversal of symptoms you might experience. Going Whole Woman gives you the knowledge and confidence to get on with life and deal with the inevitable bad day, knowing that the next day will be better. You free yourself from fear and worry, so you can focus on all the healthy things that you can do for yourself. This has touched every aspect of my life.

Most women end up with some degree of prolapse eventually, including those who have never had kids. So there is no point even speculating on why it happened to you. This posture was a big change for me, and there is no doubt in my mind that my decades of wrong posture contributed every bit as much to my eventual prolapse as did childbearing.

Much has been written here about position of the uterus. You might want to think of it as just another manifestation of prolapse that has the potential to correct itself over time by implementation of WW posture.

Keep working hard on this. The rewards are so great. - Surviving

Hi Vivian. I am also glad to hear that you are ignoring your doctor's misguided advice. I have only been here a few months myself but I agree with Surviving. I find it somewhat frustrating that the celes move around all the time. I am working very hard on the posture and exercises but a bad day inevitably gives me a bad attitude. I know it shouldn't but I begin thinking that I'm working hard and not seeing enough results. Then I think about my choices: Surgery that may cause more surgeries and I may come out worse than I went in, or keep working at WW Posture and take the good and the bad together. I recently had a couple of uncomfortable days but today was pretty good. I was able to do my shopping, laundry, cooking, etc. and I felt "almost" normal again. I hope that with time this will continue to improve. I am sure that if you do the posture and exercises, you will find much improvement also and much faster, as I am 52 and had one large baby. Goodluck in your progress and I'm sure you will get many more responses and ideas from other members here who have more wisdom to share.

wow thanks for the fast replies! very reassuring to hear from you two.... and it is so empowering to apply this knowledge and help ourselves. rah for femal power ;)
I'm thinking of taking up ballet this year, just for fun ( and for my prolapse of course)
I'm built like an Amazon, but sure I can be graceful in this, it's all about attitude-
thanks again.
oh, and forgot to ask: what's this I keep hearing about T-tapp? is it effective for prolapse?
(something I learned yesterday: the female organs 'descending' in Traditional Chinese Medicine has to do with depletion of the spleen. interesting... modern women suffer from it more.... we're supposed to nourish our spleens with proper nutrition and if possible, acupuncture. cool eh?)

Vivian, I have taken ballet classes and I find a great emphasis on wrong posture. Always being told to pull in my stomach and tuck in my butt. You have the DVD First Aid for Prolapse, so you already know what I'm about to say (but I'll say it anyway). Much of the workout is based upon ballet moves, but with constant reminders to remain in Whole Woman posture (belly relaxed, chest pulled up, the total opposite of suck-and-tuck). You seriously have to get a handle on this posture, and after that you can modify most any move to be prolapse-friendly. - Surviving

aah.... very good advice. you are right, mastering the posture is key. in fact today had to constantly remind myself to let my belly go soft! ok, will bide my time...