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I'm almost 7 weeks postpartum with my 4th child and was an avid runner before pregnancy and during pregnancy. I'm pretty sure my problems started because I tried to run too soon after giving birth when my son was less than 2 weeks old. After I ran a few times I felt a bulge down there and knew something wasn't right. I researched online and everything I read was pretty grim and I was devasted thinking I would never run again.

It took me a few weeks after asking the doctor about my symptoms to start looking for information...I was SO upset to hear the truth that I "buried my head in the sand." After the last few years---this was just TOO much for me to process, let alone accept. (Please bear with me, as my story is a bit long...)

For now I grieve
For what I've lost
The life I had
When I was free

I wonder what
Will happen now
What will become
Of me

I wish I had
Leapt and frolicked then
Not knowing what was to come
I wish every moment
I had enjoyed
Before little by little it was gone

I wish that I
Had done all those things
That I had wanted so to do
For now it's changed
And Oh so much
I miss it through and through

Freedom to...
To walk and play
Freedom to stand, and just to be
I miss the life, I never knew I had
And yes - I do miss ME

And so I grieve
What I now don't have

Hi! I'm so glad I found this site. I've been skimming some of the posts and they have helped to alleviate some of my concerns.

I have been feeling "almost" normal for about a month so have been slowly getting back to exercise. Have tried the bike and have been using elliptical a bit. Yesterday I got up and did it in the morning my former routine was to do it at night. After the morning workout have been feeling the bulge and some pain as well. Am wondering if the fact that I would go to bed after the evening workout helped to keep me from having bad effects afterwards. Ugh...
hoping it won't take too long to get back to normal again. This is not fun.

"Pollyana here reporting live from the frontlines of Zelda's War on Terror".
It's been pretty ugly and hard on everyone who knows her.
But fortunately she got the upper hand before the collateral damage
was permanent. Bruising was minimal and her heart is intact, in fact
we're all amazed at how large it appears to be with all the pain beaten
out of her hide. It seems to have gotten her blood moving, and gotten a few
issues out of her system as well.
She is presently living in the moment and recovering nicely. Valentine's

I have been diagnosed recently with a uterine prolapse. I am 33(just) and only have one child who is 3. I have been informed that if i wish to have more children(which i do) then i should go for physio and wear a pessary to relieve the symptoms. The only other choice i was offered was a Hysterectomy. I have read up about surgical procedures available but have been informed by a doctor that if i mention i want children in the future then no one will operate on me as it will undo the surgery. I feel very confused about available treament and dont know who to talk to about it.

Hello ladies. I have had knowledge of my prolapse for 3 years. And at one time used a pessary daily. Fortunately I can go without my pessary unless I am going to be doing a LOT of walking. Lately I have a feeling of pressure at my vaginal opening...I know it is my cystocele. Does anyone else have this feeling...like the cystocele is sitting right down on the area between your rectum and vagina. Almost like my bladder has not only fallen but is now tipped forward...sorry don't know how else to describe that area. Thanks for any and all replys....Marilu

My daughter just got hold of the remote control and changed the channel to a shopping channel. They are selling this exercise equipment called the iJoy Ride and boy does that look BAD for women. It simulates horse riding or something but the women are sitting in a slightly slumped back position and then they are being kind of jolted backwards and forwards. They obviously do not take into account the womans pelvic floor when inventing these things and yet it is mostly women in the programme.

I don't know why but for some of us it seems that finding a level of comfort is almost impossible. My bad days far outweight my good days and its getting really frustrating. Today my rectocele feels like it's tripled in size and if I do something like cough or sneeze it bulges even more. I am at the end of my period and that is my worst time but that bad spell usually lasts about 10 days or so and then its back to dealing with a constant irritation. I cannot imagine never being able to feel these things like some of you describe.