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I was just diagnosed Tuesday, , after intuitive knowing something had shifted and i was in pain at the end of long days.My doctor suggested surgery, but agreed to try the pessery in the meantime. I have since discovered your site and ordered the kit. Should I go through with a pessery fitting today or wait till I learn more about this approach?

Dear Christine,

I am hopeful you are available to answer this question. I've had a rough summer with various things going wrong. I caught a bug and coughed til everything just went haywire, which caused the connective tissue to tighten. My back went out of whack in several places, then the tissue tightening caused my ankle to sprain itself! Seriously! Twice! Even getting into posture was almost impossible. My hips were off quite a bit and the POP was really the worst it's ever been. To top it off, veins in my left leg starting swelling and looks like varicose veins. In searching that topic, only one of two things seems like it would apply to me. That of weak veins because of chemo or weight of the uterus while pregnant. Since I'm way past even the thought of a pregnancy, is it possible the POP is pressing on a vein in the pelvic region causing the veins in the leg to swell? I didn't find anything in your book referencing that but wondered if that is a possibility. I'm not worried about a serious underlying cause here (although I know there are certain things I have to watch out for) and I will have my yearly physical with the cardiologist in a month or so. Besides all that, three treatments with the chiropractor seemed to make a huge difference in the veins and the POP. Unfortunately, a week later, my hips went out again and the same thing is going on with the legs and POP. Problem is that fabulous chiro is 3 hours away and is almost a wasted trip because sitting that long in the car aggravates my hips.

I apologise for posting again but my mind is racing with questions as this is so new to me.

I have read on the FAQ's page about the posture but am finding it confusing and am not sure if I am getting it. My upper back is aching so much I end up slumping forward to relieve it. Also I wonder about sitting, the FAQ's page mentions sitting on the floor, are sofas a no no then? I love curling up on the sofa after the kids have gone to bed but I am guessing this is not a good thing to do. What about sleeping positions? I know we cannot help what we do in our sleep but is there a best way to position ourselves?

Is it normal if you have a rectocele to feel uncomfortable like you need the toilet all the time? I have literaly only just discovered a lump but all day yesterday I felt like I needed the toilet. I have today been able to empty my bowels but I still feel that need.

Hi,

I just joined the forum today... I am so glad I found this web-site.

I am planning to buy "Saving the whole woman" book. My question is the following. Is the book in the yellow paperback the same as the one in the blue?

Thank you very much!

Forum sisters, you have kindly offered advice at a time I really needed it. You have helped me come to grips and stand strong and ask the questions that need to be asked. I am headed for additional tests, I will update when I have some news. For now, I wanted to offer this as a thank you.

Christine, if this is not appropriate please feel free to delete, I will take no offense. But as it came so strongly because of my experience here, I wanted to share. Kit

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Hello everyone,

I am a 36 year old mother of two, one boy who is 5 years and a girl of 16 months. 3 months ago I started to get a heavy sensation during the time of my period but when my period finished the symptoms disappeared. Well just over 3 weeks ago when my period arrived so did that heavy feeling but this time worse than ever. We were on holiday at the time and it felt like I was trying to hold a bowling ball in wherever we went. I examined myself to find a hard lump with a centre to it on the front wall which I could only assume was my cervix. It was sitting really low - only about 1 - 1 1/2 inches up. This time after my period finished the symptoms remained so I took myself off to the docs. She examined me, asked me to cough and said I had no evidence of prolapse and everything was where it should be. My jaw hit the floor as this lump was so obvious. She has referred me to a gynaecologist just to be checked over thoroughly but in the meantime I am suffering with constant pressure and irritation to my bladder and as of 7 days ago I am finding it hard to have a bowel movement. Today after sitting on the toilet for 5 minutes waiting for something to happen I pushed my finger inside to find another bulge on the back wall of my vagina which when I pushed in allowed me to empty my bowels slightly - I still feel umcomfortable. How my doctor could say I had no prolapse astounds me but now I am facing not only a uterine prolapse but it looks like a rectocele as well. I am sure once I am seen by a gynaecologist they will probably tell my bladder has a problem as well!

Hey all,

I just found out yesterday that I am pregnant (yay!) I have two babies,
A 4 mo. old son and a 15 mo. old daughter. About four weeks after my son’s birth (he was 10 lbs.)I discovered that I had mild uterine prolapse. It's not uncomfortable, actually I really can't feel it at all most of the time, my low back bothers me some but I have scoliosis so it did any way.
I love being pregnant and have had fairly easy pregnancies. I guess my main worry is that it will get worse with each pregnancy since I am hoping to have a big family, like 10 or more, and I'm worried now that I won't be able to.

I am having surgery tomorrow for my uterine prolapse and am scared to death. I need to hear from someone who has been through the surgery. I have 4 children and 2 of them are not in school. The younger ones are 17 months and almost 3. Part of me wants to have the surgery asap. The other part of me wants to delay the surgery. The part that scares me the most is not being able to care for my children. They are all over me and I am constantly lifting them. Even simple things will become impossible for at least 3 months....lifting in and out of the tub, in and out of the car, in and out of kitchen chairs, etc.

I am trying to perfect the exercises one at a time.

Concerning Plie...when we tighten the pelvic diaphragm upon rising, should we have a sense that this action is lifting us up as opposed to rising using mostly the legs? That is what it feels like to me, a strong upward rise that the legs follow.

Also, tightening the pelvic diaphragm...what I am doing feels like a combination of lower buttocks, yoni, lower abs all locked together...does this sound correct?

It feels very powerful and yes, I think this workout will make one sweat when done consciously with serious effort. I was sweating just trying to learn...Kit