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granolamom
August 28, 2008 - 9:45am
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hello amy
sounds like you've been through alot. just to clarify...you had a baby 4.5 mo ago, and a hysterectomy. then a rectocele and cystocele repair? do I have that right?
I'm happy your surgeon opted to avoid the mesh. mesh hasn't gotten great reviews, from what I understand. so that's a good thing.
most of the women here have not had surgery. we're avoiding surgery by managing prolapse in a different way, by changing posture, diet, exercise, etc and helping the body support the pelvic organs the way it was designed to do.
but that's not to say you can't benefit from what you can learn here. I think the first step would be to take stock of what you have. learn your new anatomy well. get to know what aggravates or feels supportive and good. I imagine you want to be hypervigilant about avoiding constipation, you can find tons of information on that here.
I think you could probably learn the posture too, I imagine it would be helpful to you too.
you have time, time to slowly get to know your new body, learn to live with it, learn to love and care for it. I'm not sure about the lifting restrictions. in a woman who's not had surgery, the worst is that you lift too much and the prolapse acts up for a day or so. then you can double up on plies or something and get back to baseline. I *think* (but don't really know for certain, check with your dr) that once you've had surgery the stakes of incorrect lifting are greater. you don't want stitches popping. and scar tissue is not as strong or flexible as muscle. so I'd check with the dr or PT or whomever you entrust with your healthcare about the lifting restrictions and modifications.
and because you haven't done it yet, I'd rethink the necessity of closing the opening of your vagina. function trumps cosmetics, imo. its pretty normal to get stretched out after birthing a baby. think about it, and just make sure the benefits outweigh the risks.
I hope you stick around as you chart your course. we need more post surgical women trying wholewoman techniques and reporting back. It would be awesome to learn that repeat surgeries could be prevented.
and congratulations on the new baby!
AmyW
August 28, 2008 - 12:26pm
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Thanks for the welcome
Unfortunately, you've got it right. I would have liked to have avoided surgery, and maybe if I had utilized some of this wonderful information immediately after my first son's birth, I could have. But my situation was pretty bad. Now, I'm going to work hard to prevent relapse, doing all of the things you mention. I am going to ask a lot of questions before deciding to have surgery to close the opening. Thanks for your thoughts on that.
Amy