When I first “cracked the code” on stabilizing and reversing prolapse, and wrote and published Saving the Whole Woman, I set up this forum. While I had finally gotten my own severe uterine prolapse under control with the knowledge I had gained, I didn’t actually know if I could teach other women to do for themselves what I had done for my condition.
So I just started teaching women on this forum. Within weeks, the women started writing back, “It’s working! I can feel the difference!”
From that moment on, the forum became the hub of the Whole Woman Community. Unfortunately, spammers also discovered the forum, along with the thousands of women we had been helping. The level of spamming became so intolerable and time-consuming, we regretfully took the forum down.
Technology never sleeps, however, and we have better tools today for controlling spam than we did just a few years ago. So I am very excited and pleased to bring the forum back online.
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Remember, the forum is here for two reasons. First, to get your questions answered by other women who have knowledge and experience to share. Second, it is the place to share your results and successes. Your stories will help other women learn that Whole Woman is what they need.
Whether you’re an old friend or a new acquaintance, welcome! The Whole Woman forum is a place where you can make a difference in your own life and the lives of thousands of women around the world!
Best wishes,
Christine Kent
Founder
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melhop
March 15, 2011 - 2:51am
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I am a Whole Woman
I am 56 years old. I discovered my cervix at the opening of my vagina while taking a shower in May of 2009. I went immediately to my nurse practitioner, who referred me to her personal urogynecologist. My appointment was in June. He examined me lying down, stepped back, said I had wrinkles in my vagina indicating total collapse of my pelvic vault. I was at the end of a cycle and had a severe case of yeast infection due to antibiotics I was taking to fight an Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). He left me to dress and returned with a pamphlet printed by the company manufacturing the mesh he intended to use to sling my urethra and strengthen my vaginal and rectal walls after he performed a hysterectomy.
My surgery was scheduled for July 9, 2009. I am a teacher and like to be informed, so I went home and googled the mesh manufacturer and discovered the horror stories about mesh surgeries. I also found the Whole Woman website. As I began reading everything I could find online, I became educated about the suspected causes of prolapse. I am 5' 8" tall and have always been at the high end of normal weight or 25 pounds overweight. I have few physical hobbies and enjoy needlework and reading. I had a difficult time getting pregnant with my children. I was told I had a "tipped" uterus and may not be able to conceive. It took nearly three years but I got pregnant. I had two 10 pounds babies born two years apart. No doubt gestational diabetes at work.
First a boy was delivered with forceps after 18 hour labor. It took two packages of sutures to repair tears even after an episiotomy. Second girl resulted in home traction for what the doctors said was a pinched nerve and an orthopedic specialist said was unequal leg length. It wasn't until two years ago when I fell on ice and broke my tail-bone did I recognize the pain was the same as my second birth. I suspect my tailbone broke during the birth.
Upon finding WW, I canceled my surgery. I told myself I would give every avenue I could find one year to improve my condition. Since July 2009, I have been to a chiropractor who adjusted my legs back to equal length in three weeks. My nurse practitioner moved, so I now see a specialist for womens' health. She has corrected my thyroid deficiency and I am losing weight with lower insulin resistance. Allergy tests found severe food allergies. Avoidance of certain foods and sublingal allergy drops helped with inflammation and digestive issues. The hormone tests indicated estogen dominance. Bio-identical hormones have reduced menopausal symptoms and improved my muscle tone. WW posture and exercise have my cervix up a fingers length and celes reduced to half. There are tips here for emptying my bladder to avoid UTI and LoPo to avoid straining. In less than two years this pudgy, couch potato has changed her figure, reduced medications and has become an empowered Whole Woman. I intend to no longer allow doctors to treat symptoms. I am interested in correcting the underlying problems aging and health issues present.
I wanted to share my belief that a broken coccyx during childbirth or injury can cause real problems with prolapse. And hormone loss during menopause may be the last straw in a series body changes that affect this condition. But, it is never too late to take charge and believe that other woman know what they are talking about. Surgery doesn't have to be the only solution to prolapse.
Melly
Yellow Daffodil
March 15, 2011 - 8:38am
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I am a Whole Woman
Very powerful...Thank you!