Shifting Celes? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!!

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When I met with Christine, she asked me which of the celes I have. I thought that my bulging came only from behind, recto. It surely seemed dramatically so to me at the time. She asked me about cysto and I said I didn't *think* so, but wasn't really sure of myself. I did share that I have a long history of bladder infections that predate any awareness of prolapse by many years.

Well, all of a sudden, and I mean that as in "overnight" my bulge isn't coming from behind at all like it was before, really, not at ALL, but is now only manifesting from the front where I wasn't experiencing symptoms at all.

It seems unlikely to me that a rectocele could just cease to exist and be replaced by a cystocele that wasn't noticeable at all a day before. It's really a dramatic change.

I realize I'm still quite early in my prolapse journey, and I'm trying to be true to WW work and not panic, but this is just so unbalancing!! Any thoughts on changing, shifting celes?

Hi Desert Rose,
Our pelvic organs are on the move all the time, so it is not uncommons to feel more bulginess at one time and in one place, and then have it change the next. Just keep working on that posture, and remember, it's all part of this journey we are on.

Hi Desert Rose,

I like what AG shared and would add that just as prolapse comes on dramatically for some women, it seems like changes along the WW journey can also come out of the blue. Though, I truly believe that as we live in WW posture little adjustments are happening all the time until it reaches some kind of major shift that we can't help but notice. That's been my experience anyway.

Snapcracklepop

Well, since I have been reading the fascinating info on this site I have certainly become a lot more aware of where everything is, or isn't. For me, if either bladder or bowel or both are empty or full, it has an impact on the position of each. And if either are over-loaded, they can obstruct the other one. So it is abundantly clear to me that I need to keep both systems moving and avoid overload. I'm probably more at risk of this than others because of my history of bowel surgery and a poorly emptying bladder but if I look back to childhood this has always applied to me, even though I didn't understand it at the time.

Hi Desert Rose,
The organs are connected by connective tissue, so although they are not stuck together they are influenced by each other. So if a woman has a significant prolapse with one organ, chances are the other one or two are also vulnerable to or also prolapsed to some degree or another. The organs exist in a very clid environment, and are designed to be mobile. Probably because this is advantageous during pregnancy. This is one reason why pelvic organ prolapse is possible int he first place. Most of us with prolapse know that the degree of prolapse can vary from morning to night and day to day. The good news is that this means there is the possibility of moving the organs back into a better or optimum place for health and recovery.

Don't panic pelvic organs are designed to move. The WW approach embraces this reality and is designed to move the organs back into optimal position as sustainably as possible.

Good luck, wholewomanukx