Pelvic Organ Prolapse????

You need to go for a pelvic examination by gynecologist to determine if you have a prolapse or if it is something else, tumor etc. No one on this site can diagnose you. I went to my female primary care first, she confirmed and then referred me to a gyn. I should have gone straight to the gyn.

It does sound like it could possibly be a prolapse - But - Get it checked out at the docs to make sure - If it is - Get into Posture and all should be well. The fact you get frequent UTIs could be because of the Prolapse as my mother did alot before getting her pessary ring.

Do not worry - Just find out for sure what it is...

To be prepared - Do a self test (But STILL get a dr to check ok)

Self - tes.....

Put one or two fingers in... Feel around

Can you feel what feels like a sausage behind a wall to the front? (Ie fingers cannot go right round it) If yes that might be a Cystocele (Bladder prolapse)
Can you feel what is like a lump behind a wall to the back? If so that might be a rectocele (Bowel prolapse)

Can you feel centrally what is like a sausage you can go in a circle right around? (Or end of a pear) - If yes that might be a Uterine prolapse

Whatever it is if a prolapse do not worry - Just come back and we will tell you more about it once you know - But DO STILL GET TO A DR to make sure there is no other reason for this.

All WILL be well. :)

Sue

Look into the eyes - They hold the key!
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Hi Justpeachey

You are right, you do need to go to a medico for a medical diagnosis and to ensure that there is not something sinister happening. On this site we do not do medical diagnoses but we do share with each other our own experiences. I am sorry if it sounded to you like I was diagnosing in Bon's other topic (similar to this one). It was not meant that way. I am not qualified medically, but that doesn't mean I don't know a lot about my own body, which every woman needs to do. I also use *some* medical language with good understanding of it, and welcome correction from others who know more than I do. That way we all learn.

I personally regard medically trained people as resources I can use, among a whole heap of other resources, to manage my body, and have had benefit from medical treatment myself. But doctor doesn't always know best when it comes to POP. I do not regard the word 'doctor' as having magical connotations, and I don't necessarily think their opinions are more valuable than lay people when it comes to POP. (That's really laying myself open, isn't it?) ;-)

I think Bon42603 is exploring what is happening to her body for herself which is a very wise thing to do before visiting the doctor, so she is more informed and can understand better what the doctors are talking about when she does go. She also seems to be finding out from here what other women have experienced regarding POP.

Sue, posting in the other topic, states that if there is a prolapse component, Wholewoman posture can only help it. I would add that Bon cannot do any harm to her body by implementing Wholewoman posture, and if she does implement it, it could prevent further POP problems from happening between now and seeing the Gyno. She can also review her diet to ensure that it is not causing constipation and a need to strain at stool, review her clothing to ensure that her abdomen is not being comressed by tight trousers or skirts, forcing her pelvic organs downwards, and placing a lot more pressure on her pelvic floor muscles which are designed to let things out, rather than keep things in. She can also look at how she uses her body to do everyday tasks, ensuring that she stands and walks with her pelvic organs carried over her pubic bone, rather than over the pelvic floor, and that when she carries heavy weight she does not force her pelvic organs downwards with the intraabdominal pressures created and onto the pelvic floor, which will contribute to prolapse.

None of this is medical diagnosis, simply relating discoveries that Christine Kent has made over the last ten years of her research, and which many of us have found to be immensely helpful in allowing us to manage our own bodies, rather than getting a surgeon to engineer them for us, which has many risks of harm, both short and long term, attached to it.

By the way, Christine' book, Saving the Wholewoman has a very comprehensive and well-researched chapter describing most of the surgical procedures used to 'fix' (which they don't) women's pelvic organ prolapses and secondary problems, and the documented risks and possible complications from research. The references are all from mainstream, peer-reviewed scientific journals and form a very compact and comprehensive view for any woman considering surgery for POP. The medical testimonials in the front of the book speak for the thoroughness and good authority with which Christine writes.

I might add that most of us have had a medical diagnosis, and for some the medical diagnosis has thankfully uncovered other things which have needed medical attention, and the women have benefitted from the treatment.

Cheers

Louise