I know it's the same with everything when we read up on google but am just a little concerned now. Having done Kegels at every opportunity recently, to the best of my ability, I've been reading up on prolapses and ways of dealing with them apart from surgery. All I was offered was surgery or a ring pessary and since I had problems with the ring pessary after having them for about 6 years (abrasion) that wasn't much of an option. I was asked 'are you doing pelvic floor exercies' and replied 'yes' and that was the end of that. BUT reading up on it I'm reading that posture has a relevance in when you're doing pelvic floor exercises and also generally - lordosis being the baddie. I'm reading so many conflicting views about doing pelvic floor exercies only when laying down, or only when standing, and that squatting is good, squatting is bad, if you're doing Kegels then you need to also be toning the other muscles in the abdomen, you should clench as you breath out, and so it goes on - so many bits about posture - the butt should stick out, the spine should go in - and as for the belly - not sure if that should be in or out (the words 'in, out, in out, shake it all about' just came to mind) total confusion on this!. Has anyone been sent to a physio or gynie that has been able to be a bit more helpful and say exactly what to do and how and how relevant it is - will it improve the prolapse, will it stop it getting worse or will it make any difference at all. Who do you go to to get more accurate information?
I like you tried pessary, several pessaries in fact. My gyno was nice but minimally helpful. He finally referred me to a pelvic floor specialist who had a lot more insight and better pessaies to choose from. She helped with better fitting pessary, better assessment of my prolapse and better explanation. We came up with a plan. She referred me a therapist who specialized in pelvic floor therapy (yes there are such people). Very helpful. She actually measured my strength and liked tell me when I was doing keel properly, etc. this was my plan until after I was done having kids. Therapy was helpful but my second kid caused more prolapse and it was my decision that I'd rather have surgery. For surgery options are gyno, urologist or pelvic floor specialist. I'm a year + post op and thrilled. Ask your gyno if there is a pelvic floor specialist near your home. I'm from a small town in Ohio and if those people exist here they have to exist everywhere lol.
Yes, I had one fairly happily for about 6 years Jennifer but my GP had started to say they were stretching the skin too much (I have Ehlers Danlos - connective tissue problem) but the biggest problem was that they were causing abrasion on the cervix. It was actually the bleeding from this that got the GP sending me for a scan and discovering the endometrial cancer that resulted in the hysterectomy (the cervix was tightly closed due to previous ops so not allowing any blood or fluid through), but now there is the scar tissue from the anterior repair, and at the prolapsed vaginal vault, I'm not convinced it's worth trying a pessary again. YES! That's what I'm really looking for - someone who is knowledgable about my options! So far it's been surgery or ring pessary like the last one and that's it. But I am in the UK and suspect we don't have the choice of specialists that you do. Certainly not on the NHS, anyway, but I did mention to my husband yesterday that I think it's worth going privately if we can find someone but looking online didn't produce much either! If there's anyone on here, in the UK, who knows of any specialists like this, can you let me know please?
Ah - this is good news - my husband just phoned who we thought was 'the surgeon' I'd been referred to for the prolapses and she doesn't just do surgery! She will be able to advise me on my options and the best thing for me! Hooraaaayyyy! The appointment will be for a few week's time so I'm VERY happy about this:-) I'll do whatever I can to stop the prolapses getting worse, even if it's hanging upside down from the ceiling light, but to have someone who can tell me the best way of going forward, is SO good!:-))))) Anyone know how to strengthen a ceiling light? I'm going to turn into a bat!