learning to live with prolapsed everything!

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I was scheduled for surgery next month because I had gotten so frustrated with my prolapse. I had ordered the book and dvd for excersize over a year ago. But I didn't really try to do anything to help myself. I have a renewed attitude about it. I have cancelled the surgery and I have made up my mind to do as much as I can do to help myself. By doing what I've learned in the book. I keep telling myself I won't die from this and I just couldn't take the chance with surgery and all the things that can go wrong with that. I still have to work and have a standing job, which makes it dificult. But I get alot of encouragement from all of the people that post things on the forum.

Hi betterhairday -I am so very very happy for you. The risks are so great and there is so much to lose. With the eventual failure rate, even with "good" initial results, you would have doubtless had a return of your prolapse; and then your options would be severely limited.

Making the posture second nature is the key to this work, and it really does take time and effort to get there. I am going on 3 years here, and still seeing improvement in direct correlation to 1) how long I've been doing this and 2) how hard I work at it.

Standing at work isn't necessarily your enemy, once you really have this posture down and you have worked out a few tricks in how you move and hold yourself throughout the day. Gravity is one of the things that can work in our favor if we understand the principles.

So welcome back. You've made a good decision. - Surviving

Glad to hear your decided against medical intervention! Give the WW posture and the dvds a chance of at least a few months. I am 7 months here now and keep coming back to reintroduce myself to the idea that I am not alone. I have found I am beginning to have a keen sense of what makes POP worse and what makes it better. I wore an old pair of jeans yesterday and the top was pinching my bellybutton area. I noticed right away POP was worse.. not a good thing. I hate to give up the jeans but... getting real about it is what helps. Best of luck! Don't give up!