Help!!

Submitted by Kells on February 23, 2005 - 11:25am
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Dear All,

I gave birth to my son Isaac two weeks ago. He is my third child (I have two girls aged 8 and 5). I suffered with Synthesis Pubis Dysfunction throughout my pregnancy and a week after delivery found out that part of my cervix was bulging outside of my vagina. I was absolutely terrified. I've now got two other small 'bulges' one in front of and one behind the cervix and I've no idea what they are! I'm more scared than ever now and don't know whether I should go back to my doctor.

I have been told to do pelvic floor exercises and have made an appointment to see a specialist consultant in a weeks time. I'm 30 years old and a full-time student at University. I was supposed to be going back to my first class tomorrow, but feel so depressed and debilitated, that I can't face it. I don't know if my active lifestyle contributed to the prolapse (I was still attending lectures two days before I delivered). Or maybe the SPD is a factor? I really thought I was alone with this condition, so it's given me great hope to see that there are so many others out there coping with it. Whenever I feel down I just look at my children and remember the joy they bring me.

Any advice/knowledge would be so gratefully received.

With very best wishes,

Kelly

Christine

February 24, 2005 - 9:46am

Dear Kelly,

Thanks for writing and welcome to Whole Woman!

I totally understand your terror, as do all the women here who have also discovered a suddenly appearing prolapse. Please rest assured that your condition is very common and also that you have a better chance than many of us with more severe and longer-standing prolapse to make a complete or almost complete recovery.

I hope you will see your doctor soon to get a proper diagnosis. However, the medical system has nothing of great value to offer women with these conditions. This is because they

Kells

February 25, 2005 - 9:25am

Dear Christine,

Thank you so much for your thorough response - I totally believe in women having choices and opted for natural childbirth without pain relief for all three of my children, and would love to think that there is a way for me to recover from, or manage this prolapse as naturally as possible. I am planning on ordering your video and accompanying book so that I am armed with more information. I am seeing the specialist in a week to receive a full diagnosis and will go from there. I had initially thought that surgery was my best hope, but had not realised there were so many dangers inherent in the procedure. I think I was clinging to the hope of a "quick fix". I just don't want to fall into a depression over this and just think of myself in terms of this condition.

I am in the UK studying at Cambridge University in an all women mature student college - and I am receiving lots of support from my female friends. The College have been great and they have agreed to allow me to submit my essays online for the remainder of this term which will give me more time to be at home recovering from the labour and this condition.

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to me and for all the support you are giving so many women.

With all best wishes,

Kelly

fullofgrace

February 24, 2005 - 9:51am

There is hope. I do wonder about the wisdom of going back to school so soon after birth. The body has been through so much with nine months of pregnancy and strenuous delivery. Taking care of your baby and recovering should be priority number one.

Christine's book and video definitely help as to the video I mentioned in my post about postpartum exercise. It sounds like you have universal prolapse (bladder, rectum, and uterine). This is workable, hysterectomy and or reconstruction surgery are not options for me. As all the research proves them dismal failures. Good diet, gentle exercise, plenty of rest and holding your body in proper alignment see the posture download on the homepage are better alternatives.

Kells

February 25, 2005 - 9:33am

Dear Jane,

Thank you so much for your reply. I hope you are keeping well and it is good to hear that Christine's techniques are helping you personally.

I will be ordering the video and book as I am desperate to start excercising. I live in the UK and am still waiting to hear about a physio appointment two weeks after I prolapsed. The healthcare system here is useless! You definitely have to be proactive and take control of your health.

I've negotiated with my College to submit essays online, so I'll be giving myself a better chance at recovery -- I have to say that you are right about health being the priority.

Wishing you well and thanking for your encouragement,

Kelly

Christine

February 26, 2005 - 9:42am

Hi Kelly,

Good luck with this work! I believe it was Jesus who said