Just had an ....

Body: 

...interesting conversation with my mum. Turns out she has quite a few symptoms which could point to prolapse. She has the air bubble thing from time to time and has voiding issues (both bowel and bladder) but only in the mornings after waking. She said she also gets that heavy feeling in her bottom but said it has been there for so long and came on gradually that she has become used to it and takes no notice. She said if she does a kegel and feels everything lifting, when she lets go its like "letting go of a half a pound of mincemeat!".

I have urged her to see her gynae as she had a hysterectomy a few years back and I said she needs to make sure her vaginal vault is not prolapsing as that could be horrible. I hope its nothing serious as I know once hysterectomised things can be much worse. I am worried about her now.

I am sure if you had an open honest conversation with all of your female friends and family that you would find out that MANY of them have issues. I did and found out this very thing. Most women just get on with it and don't even think they have anything diagnoseable. I came to discover my sister had had TERRIBLE stress incontinence and prolapse issues for 13 YEARS after the birth of her first baby!! She had gone on to have three more and stated, "well isn't that what happens after you have babies?" She hadn't even wondered if it was something that could be helped. In some ways I think it is worse having an official "diagnosis" and knowing what could happen, but it is all a mind game really in the end. You are SO not alone ATS as you are beginning to really find out! x

My MIL's sister has major POP issues and two other friends of friends.
All three have had surgery - none consider themselves fixed.
I haven't exactly kept this quiet. my ED (eating dis.) taught me to
not keep shameful secrets. It's the keeping that makes the shame
sometimes.
The more time goes on, the more certain I am that I will Not seek surgery.
ALL I do is posture. Maybe some version of fire-breathing (after peeing). That's it.
And I'm doing So much better. I am entirely too busy surviving right now
to get any more self-nurturing... Those goals are up ahead. Right now - Work.
Zelda