Pain and other directly after tvt

Kidney and urinary tract
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I am scheduled for tvt in about a week, I was wondering about the pain and other issues directly after surgery?

  I am only taking one week off work and my day consists of a lot of walking. 

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Are you a member of the ‘Sling the mesh’ group on Facebook? You may find that useful.

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Hi there, before you proceed with the TVT op PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE checkout the ‘Sling the mesh’ group on Facebook. There are some real horror stories on there regarding the mash/tape they use, it has been banned in some countries and some ops, but not I. Others and i

so is still causing major problems and unbearable pain for a lot of people. I really don’t mean to scare you, but I urge you to research it thoroughly before going ahead. I would hate for anyone to go through anything like the people on the sling the mesh group. I very nearly had TVT but after much research there is no way I would even slightly consider it. Good luck x 

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I am 40 and had the surgery on 12-18-17.

I was in pain the first week and laid in bed. I went to a Xmas eve gathering and sat the entire time

Now I am one week out I do not have to take any pain medicine, but I still walk slowly and have soreness. Lots of the soreness is in the abdomen/ vaginal area of top versus down below. I would not recommend going back after 1 week. 

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Thanks that is exactly what I was wondering. I don’t think I have the option to take more time off without getting paid. 

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I had this procedure 2 years ago and have been delighted with the outcome. However you will need more time off than one week. As Monie has said,there is quite a lot of discomfort and you have to give it time to heal for the best outcome.   I certainly wouldnt recommend a lot of walking, and you may find sitting a bit uncomfortable as well. No intercourse for 8 weeks at least as the tape has to embed in the vaginal tissue.

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Hi Marina 

I am now 3 weeks out from sling surgery and have soreness in the abdomen and incision area. How long did it take for your pain to go away? I am hoping it’s nothing permanent, but when I read reviews I get scared.