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Christine
March 8, 2011 - 11:52am
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new prolapse
Hello Zay,
Welcome to Whole Woman. All we can really tell you is this is extremely common and likely related to how you have been holding your body throughout your adult life, rather than the fibroid. 49 is an age of chaotic changes in the menstrual cycle - erratic bleeding being the most common.
Read through the forums for reassurance that, barring surgery or other physical limitations, you will likely be able to reverse your symptoms enough to feel fine about your condition. Most here have very active lives - including sex.
Prepare yourself for your doctor appointment by reading up on how natural female posture *is* the pelvic organ support system. There is no surgical cure for prolapse.
Wishing you well,
Christine
MeMyselfAndI
March 9, 2011 - 10:34am
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Welcome
OK - First - Know that you are not alone - And no matter what happens the people here will be here for you!
When I got here my POP (prolapse) was bad - peeking - Then it slowly got better - Then I did something stupid and it got worse again - PEEKERAMA part2 was worse than part1. I should never have lifted such heavy things and so many....
But - Even though I fell apart in a big way and thought my life was over - By being here before part2 - The knowledge imparted to me had gone in - And slowly I managed to pull myself back together - get into Posture again - And slowly things came back to normal again - My POP was also peeking outside my body and I could feel it every time I stood up and yes - It freaked me out.
Now - That was a couple of years ago I think - Things are normal in my life. No peeking of she who I names POPpy - We are friends now residing in the same body. I don't aggravate her and she lets me live my life. For a while in the beginning I tried sea sponges and tampons sideways (||||||||||) that way not normal way up - They made me feel less anxious for a while.... Now - I just live...
The whole Living Well With Prolapse thin IS possible as if I am able to get a hold of it - I believe anybody is....
I am not ashamed to admit that I fell apart in a BIG HUGE MASSIVE way at peek part2. I felt like my body had let me down terribly. But really - If you work with your body - Over time it will get the hang of it also and you will start to feel empowered within yourself. And you will know that you are woman and you are able to do this thing - Live with Prolapse and better still - Live well!
At period time some months I feel a little draggy down below - But nothing major and no peeking.
So many of us were caught on what we called 'checkerama' every time we went to pee. But I think it freaked alot of us out when we didnt need to be. I also think it is natural though - You always wanna know what's going on - LOL
When you become sexually active again you will very well find that this makes your prolapse BETTER - It really does help everythign to kinda firm up down there and the prolapse seems to quite like it :-)
Your partner will very likely not know anything about prolapse at all and will feel nothing....
Good Luck!
You WILL be ok!!!
karrymae
March 9, 2011 - 7:56pm
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rugae
Hi Zay,
Welcome to Whole Woman. This is a great place to be!
I jsut wanted to add what I know about the "rough spot" on my cystocele. My cystocele does have a rough area that my gynecologist has called rugae. When I first noticed it, I was certain that I had cancer. (My mom had taken DES during her pregnancies to prevent miscarriages.. so I am considered a DES daughter and of course I panicked.) However, my gyno has reassured me that it is just rugae which is found inside your vagina. Rugae are just folds or crease that allow your vagina to stretch. So, since my anterior vaginal wall is prolapsed, I am able to see the rugae.
As far as becoming sexually active again, I think that you will find that most members here find that sexual intercourse is not painful, but rather seems to help put things back in the right spots.