Dealing with Prolapse

A., I do not suffer from prolapse. However, if your doctor refuses to help in any way when you are in so much pain, GET A SECOND OPINION! It can't hurt. You may find that another doctor is willing to try multiple alternatives before surgery. I have found, although I am young (21 on Dec. 6!), those in the medical profession who have been in practice for many years and are part of the "old guard" tend not to be willing to take action with some conditions, especially if you are young. If you ever want to have more children in the future I would suggest seeking a second opinion if your DR continues to refuse treatment. I would suggest a second opinion just because you are in that much pain.

Best of luck! Hope I helped! Stay Strong!

I have had this problem, but it's strange because it seems to come and go. I first noticed it early in my second pregnancy. My doctor checked and diagnosed it. She didn't seem concerned. She said it probably developed because I pushed my first out in such a short time - about 30 minutes. She said the weight of my growing uterus puts added pressure on those pelvic muscles and causes it to "droop." She said it wasn't serious and nothing to worry about at that time. She said I could try doing Kegals to help strenghten those muscles as much as possible. She also said that at some point later I might need to consider surgery depending on how it progresses, but said there was no point in doing so as long as I was still having children as could only come back and reverse the surgery. I have not have any discomfort with mine, except minor skin irritation from the rubbing on underwear. Strangely enough it seemed to self resolve as the pregnancy went on dispite my uterus being even heavier. I am pregnant again and noticed it being an issue again in the first trimester. It reminded me to do more Kegals and now that I'm in the second, it seems to have disappeared along with morning sickness.

I'm so sorry this has happened to you, my mom would always tell me that women would rest for 40 days after giving birth to avoid this type of condition. I guess now a days who the heck has 40 days to lie down and do nothing!! I don't know much about it but I wish you the best of luck and health!!
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Hi A., my name is E. and I just joined this group. I am an acupuncturist and have treated uterine prolapse before with success, so you might want to consider trying chinese medicine before you have surgery. My contact info is at www.ellengvincent.com.
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My mom had to get it done. She was very happy with the results. If you are in so much pain I would get it done. My mom also told me that I might have to eventually have to get it done also. They constantly checked for it throughout my pregnancy, not yet but at least Im prepared for when i do have to. I would go aheah & do it. Good luck!

Ask your doctor if he knows about physical therapy for your condition. The non-surgical treatment for prolapse is Kegels, lots and lots of Kegels...but your body may not "know" how to do these properly anymore. According to my friend, the physical therapist used biofeedback to "teach" her how to do Kegels properly. It sounds a little weird, but I would try that before surgery.