Painful Pessery Fitting...Yikes! Afraid to go for second fitting....

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So after being told I am not a candidate for surgery due to lots of other health issues I asked my GYN if she would fit a pessery. I have never had so much pain in my life. I think having my two babies was so much easier. First she tried a #5 ring and then a #5 Gellhorn. I thought my insides were going to be pulled out. Sorry to be so graphic, but now I am terrified to go back for another fitting. I am 59 post meno and wondering if a pessery will even help. I have third stage bladder prolapse. Just want to be able to get through life without my bladder coming completely out. Does anyonw have an experiences with pesseries that they could share? Can I make my own? How do I fit one to my size? This all happened so suddenly...Three weeks ago. I am reading and learning more each day. Have ordered the WW bundle and hope this will help me. With third stage is it too late for me? As you can see my mind set isn't the greatest right now, but trying to remain as calm as possible and gain knowledge from this wonderful site. Thanks for any help and insight that is given. Have a blessed day! Rose

I had the same experience. The fittings were awful. It was so painful to have them removed. I ended up not getting one, but now I think I need to try again. I am going to ask for a smaller size that I can easily put in and out myself. I don't know what else to do.

Hi snickspar, Since I am so new to all of this I am not even sure I should try to use a pessery. I am just so afraid that my bladder will come outside. I am in the third stage of bladder prolapse and scared. Have you tried again to be fitted? I just can't face another round of pain. And my bladder seems to be lowere since I went through that first miserable fitting. I will say, though, that after coming to the WW site I have gained a lot of knowledge and don't feel so alone. Since I don't really know how to use the posture (I am still waiting on my ordered WW bundle) that all I can do is try and stand with my booty out and my shoulders back. Not sure this is the right way or not, but I am desperate to keep my bits inside. I feel sad and wonder if it is too late for me to benefit from the WW approach. What to do? What to do? Just feel cornered by all of this.

Hi SweetRoseMarie

There is quite a bit about posture in these Forums. Try putting 'WW posture' or 'wholewoman posture' into the Search box. Your description is not quite right, but at least you are being mindful of it.

Have a look at the excerpts from the First Aid for Prolapse DVD on Youtube. Wholewomaninc is the Channel. If you go via the channel you will pick up all of Christine's videos.

Louise