cervical erosion causing pain

Submitted by mom4ever on January 17, 2007 - 11:10am
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I have had a cervical erosion for about a year now. I have a 2nd degree prolapse( uterus,bladder and cervix) and I've had it going on a year. The problem is with my cervix. I have a bad cervical erosion and my Dr keeps pushing me for a hysterectomy because it is the only cure for a damaged cervix. I've had the pain that comes along with the prolapse such as backache and lower abdominal pain. My Dr tells me it is only going to get worse as time goes on. I don't want surgery, I just want to know if there is any way to heal the cervix without surgery. He says I am sitting on my cervix doing more damage to it every day. I got the prolapse from childbirth and it hasn't improved since I've had it. Does anyone know what I could do to heal the cervix and the rest of me without surgery? I know 100 years ago, women just learned to live with it. Thank you!!

Renee

alemama

January 17, 2007 - 11:50am

just wondering if you've used a pessary or sea sponge?

mom4ever

January 17, 2007 - 11:57am

Hi there

I haven't tried a pessary or a sea sponge yet. I've thought about itand looked it up online and I read to where it could cause a pelvic infection if you didn't use it right. Do you know anything about these things? Are they safe to use?

Renee

alemama

January 17, 2007 - 12:03pm

there is tonz of information on this site about both pessarys and sea sponges- I know they are pretty safe to use. I have read that there is some run around in getting the exact right one- but once you get a good fit.....well some women on this site have reported great feelings of relief. I don't know if this would be right for you but it is worth some more research. if you haven't fully navigated this site yet I encourage you to do that- there is an abundance of information here. B

Christine

January 17, 2007 - 3:32pm

Hi Renee,

If it were me, I would search for a women’s healthcare specialist who promotes wellness and gentle first-line treatments over the “cure” of extirpating surgery. Cervical erosion is a scary term, but actually describes very common conditions of the cervix that come and go throughout many women’s’ lives. Hysterectomy is a terrible response…something akin to opting for a lobectomy to cure a smoker’s cough. A low uterus in no way correlates with cervical erosion, unless it is externalized and therefore chafing. I would not consider the sea sponge, as they can be scratchy and irritating. A pessary may help or it may place undue pressure against your cervix and irritate it as well. Many women here have witnessed their organs pulling up inside with this postural work. You have to really understand the value of preserving your organs, though, to be motivated to this level of self-care for the long run.

Wishing you well,

Christine

babs

January 17, 2007 - 5:59pm

renee
i was bothered with an erosion since i was in my late teens/ early twenties.
it can be affected badly by contraceptives like the combined pill. if you are on hormones for contraceptives you may want to try cutting these out.
also by accident i discovered mine improved on taking arnica that the osteopath gave me for a disc problem in my neck.
hope this helps.

babs

stillearnin

January 17, 2007 - 7:13pm

About 25 yrs. ago, a well respected,older gynecologist treated my cervical erosion by burning away the affected tissue (or maybe it was an extreme cold type of treatment--I think was the former) It was a one time office procedure. Can't find a record of this right now, but will try to research it. The Dr. has long since retired.

louiseds

January 22, 2007 - 1:46am

Hi Renee

I had cervical erosion diagnosis after one of my four pregnancies. As a result I was sent for more frequent PAP smears for a few years, which showed up nothing sinister. The next year it had all settled down and gone away, all by itself. I have never had it return, and still have regular PAP smears as all Australian women are encouraged to do.

I was first diagnosed with all three prolapses about 15 years ago. I still have all my organs, and though I was offered surgery a couple of years ago, am still here, but walking and sitting much taller and prouder, and feel better about my perimenopausal body than I ever have before.

You say that your prolapses appeared after the birth of you child 12 months ago and that the CE has been around for the same. Maybe the cervical erosion was todowith the pregnancy and will resolve by itself if it causes no other problems. Mine was painless. Who is saying the CE is causing your pain? Can they prove that it is not the prolapses? Have you been checked out with a PAP smear for abnormal (ie pre-cancerous) cells, which can look very like CE?

By the way, if you sit in Wholewoman posture properly you will not be sitting on your cervix at all. Your thighs, pubic bone and sitbones will be taking your weight and your cervix should be sitting over your pubic bone, not over your pelvic floor.

There are two possibilities. Either your sitting posture is really, really slumped and your prolapses will definitely benefit from sitting really tall, or your doctor has no idea how a pelvis really sits. The second is a real possibility (see Christine's blog entry, "An anatomical error...").

The other thing is that even 12 months after birth your body can be still getting back to normal. If you learn to adopt Wholewoman posture standing and sitting, attend carefully to your diet, modify clothing so your abdominal contents are not squashing your pelvic organs out of your vagina, you will probably experience a lot or improvement in the symptoms of your prolapses, and your cervix will be carried much higher up inside you. After some weeks or months you may even to the point of hardly noticing them at all, and may laugh at the idea of surgery like I do ;-).

Best wishes as you embark on these important steps. Keep calling back and let us know how you are going.

Cheers

Louise