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granolamom
June 9, 2010 - 4:58pm
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well, I haven't ever worn one, so I have no first hand experience. but based on what I've read and understand, taking it in/out shouldn't hurt and in fact its probably good practice to leave it out at night to let the tissues breathe a bit.
using a pessary on an as-needed basis is the way I'd go, personally.
Alexasmom
June 9, 2010 - 7:40pm
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Thank you for your reply. I am now a few hours in and am not so sure about the fit again. The leaking has increased, which I read somewhere is not uncommon. It seems to be helping with bulginess feeling, but the rectocele seems to be feeling more uncomfortable than typical. Does anyone know if this is normal?
Mae
June 9, 2010 - 11:33pm
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Hi Alexasmom,
I don't have a lot of time to post but I just have to jump in and say that my prolapses are soo very bad and I have been wearing a pessary for almost two weeks now. It has been a God send for me. Life is again feeling normal. I can, once again, do everything I did before my prolapses. I can pick up my 25 pound grandson without a thought about my prolapses. My life seems normal again. Your prolapse will probably get better with time (it's a pregnancy thing for you ..for me it's age!) but a good fittting pessary right now might make the quality of your life a whole lot better.
Hugs,
~Mae
kiki
June 10, 2010 - 4:22pm
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the leaking makes sense if it is lifting your bladder back up, changing the angles which can cause leaking. i know i was told that if i ever considered surgery (which the surgeon was not pro at all!) they would give me a pessary to see if i would leak post surgery as the angle change is similar.
i think you have done some searching of past posts from what you said, but i know there have been discussions about them before, so you might get some good info there. a main issue seems to be the position it holds the vagina in, but i'm sure christine has talked about it in other posts so do search.
if this isn't feeling good, have you tried a sea sponge? some women find them to be fabulous to hold stuff in but quite gently.
i haven't worn one either, but i agree with gmom that it definitely shouldn't hurt! if it's not right, keep pushing for one that is. i know that in the UK they seem to leave them in for ages and nurses change them for you...versus in the US, they teach you to take them in and out yourself.
do keep us updated as to how you get on!
louiseds
June 15, 2010 - 11:32pm
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The good thing about sea sponges is that they are soft, and you can cut bits off them. They are also quite cheap, and they are in *your* control. Having said that, the disclaimer is that I have never tried them.