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I have rectal pain and incomplete emptying of the rectum with heaviness there and it causes me anxiety to feel it all the time. What can I do. I have tried diet changes and nothing seems to work. I also change positions on the toilet and splint my perineum but this problem seems to be worsening. suggestions.
Lori

when someone asks a question, how do I find out how people answered them? I don't know how to use this forum.
lori

I found this site while doing a search on the internet for prolapse. I have not been diagnosed but am scared that I might have a prolapse. First I am 27. The last time I went to the gyn was ten years ago. I hate doctors and haven't been back since. Also, I am still a virgin. I have felt fine so didn't see the necessity. This is very embarassing for me but I don't know who else to talk to. I saw a small lump. It is hard to look so maybe it is nothing. I was bent over in half looking. I touched it and it didn't hurt. I didn't even know it was there. I don't know why I am asking because I know you will say go.

I'm new to the forum and need some help or suggestions i am 40 years old and went for my annual exam My Dr. said there is a bulge in the urethral and referred me to urologist i had a Mri and they said i have a cyst in my urethral and cystocele which he says is minor i dont leak just my bladder is a little prolapsed Now he wants to schedule me for surgery to fix the bladder and remove the cyst. Has anyone ever had this surgery and a sling put in to hold the bladder. Im a nervous wreck and scared to death everything that i've read is not very promising is there any natural ways to strengthen the bladder

Hi everyone. Miss you!!! Been taking a forum haitus due to computer overload. Wanted to share that we just found out we're pregnant with #4. We're thrilled. 8 months ago when I found you all, I didn't in my wildest dreams imagine I'd be writing this post. I was scared out of my mind, and the thought of a pregnancy really scared me. Now, well, I have my moments of feeling afraid of what it all means for my symptoms; but, trying to keep the hope guage high.

Have a couple of questions. Will ask my midwife, but any experience from anyone out there? I've been using a vaginal exerciser for 8 months. Stopped when found out i was pregnant. The company that makes it says not problems using while pregnant. Anyone else with experience on this?

Hi

just wanted to alert our toronto contingent about the article called "Ah to jump again" all about the "wonderfull" benifit's of the TVT secur procedure for incontinance.. unbelievable and completely unresearched.

just an page and a half of an uncritcal write up of the tvt sensur sling procedure, concluding that all women should, essentially line up round the block for this minimal procedure. Plus "a great quality of lifestyle" would be the end result!

no potential nerve damage, scarring problem's,failure rate after time, potentil reacting to foreign and possible carcinogenic material etc etc etc....

Hi, I haven't posted for a while but have been reading every day what people are saying and feeling about their prolapses. I put in a rather smug post last time about how kegels had "cured" my prolapse, but that was just one of the many "remissions" I seem to have - I still do kegels because I feel more toned because of it, but the fact remains that the little bulge I get comes and goes - sometimes I go for days without any symptoms, then I might get the slight discomfort coming and going several times a day. Although I have reached menopause (am 51, two children) I wonder if I might still be getting hormonal changes that used to bring my period and hence the uterus might be dropping a bit around that time. But even at its worst, it is a very slight bulge so would you say it is "mild" prolapse? I think it must be because sometimes there's no bulge at all. I have read on other posts that the uterus can be very mobile so that would explain the coming and going thing. The other thing I watch like a hawk is that I don't strain on the loo - I think in my case there is a definite connection between that and how comfortable I am going to be that day. Anyway, would be interested in what you think - I am also watching my weight and walking at least 20 mins a day, briskly.

Hi everyone,

I've been working with a physical therapist on my grade one cystocele and "slightly bulging rectum and uterus" since I had a very large baby over a year ago. My prolapse comes and goes, and usually doesn't bother me too much, but I find myself completely consumed by thoughts of how it could have been avoided. When I was in labor, I pushed for 3 hours and nothing happened. The baby wasn't moving. At that point, the doctor forcefully pulled him out of me with a vacuum. 3 weeks later, I noticed the prolapse. Because my doctor wouldn't discuss the details of my labor with me, I never found out why she just didn't do a C-section. And that has been plaguing me ever since. I literally think about it all the time. I feel like this could have all been avoided if I'd had a C-section.

Hi everyone,

I've been working with a physical therapist on my grade one cystocele and "slightly bulging rectum and uterus" since I had a very large baby over a year ago. My prolapse comes and goes, and usually doesn't bother me too much, but I find myself completely consumed by thoughts of how it could have been avoided. When I was in labor, I pushed for 3 hours and nothing happened. The baby wasn't moving. At that point, the doctor forcefully pulled him out of me with a vacuum. 3 weeks later, I noticed the prolapse. Because my doctor wouldn't discuss the details of my labor with me, I never found out why she just didn't do a C-section. And that has been plaguing me ever since. I literally think about it all the time. I feel like this could have all been avoided if I'd had a C-section.

Hi everyone,

I've been working with a physical therapist on my grade one cystocele and "slightly bulging rectum and uterus" since I had a very large baby over a year ago. My prolapse comes and goes, and usually doesn't bother me too much, but I find myself completely consumed by thoughts of how it could have been avoided. When I was in labor, I pushed for 3 hours and nothing happened. The baby wasn't moving. At that point, the doctor forcefully pulled him out of me with a vacuum. 3 weeks later, I noticed the prolapse. Because my doctor wouldn't discuss the details of my labor with me, I never found out why she just didn't do a C-section. And that has been plaguing me ever since. I literally think about it all the time. I feel like this could have all been avoided if I'd had a C-section.