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Inserting pessary yourself

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celia49
celia49

hello ladies

Had a tvt and anterior repair in April 2015, and when I saw consultant's registrar about 3 months later was told that I had a Grade 1 posterior wall prolapse - thought I could feel something. No treatment, just physiotherapy for PF. She says my pelvic floor is good. Saw consultant who said that he would not operate - I'm ok with that - but go down the pessary route, which I agreed with. Now he has given me a pessary which I will take out each evening and insert each morning so that "You will be in control" . Julie the nurse will send you an appointment to show you how to do it and the is an App. Well I have been on uTube and am doing it, but how do I know I am doing it correctly? Is it going into the right place. I still feel a bit of a bulge as I did when I saw him, but he said that it wasn't the prolapse. I don't know what it is supposed to look like "down there" never looked before this started!!! I am 67. Anyone help me with this do it yourself pessary???

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  • Gillian22766
    Gillian22766 celia49

    Posted

    Hi Celia, what is a TVT?

    i have just had a A&P and I can only give you my exsperiance I could see a big fleshed lump at the neck of the vagina, but everyone is different.

    matron will be on line at some point and she will advise you Lv.

  • celia49
    celia49

    Posted

    Hi Gillian,

    tvt is a mesh sling for stress incontinence, holds the bladder up. I too can see a fleshy lump at the entrance to the vagina, didn't know if it was there before and thought it was the prolapse.

    • celia49
      celia49 Gillian22766

      Posted

      Hi Gillian

      no, I had stress in continence and a small bulge. Takes over your life doesn't it? 

    • Gillian22766
      Gillian22766 celia49

      Posted

      Hi Lv, you are not kidding it does, I have never been ill until I got to 48 and omg did things start to go wrong, are you feeling ok today love?
    • celia49
      celia49 Gillian22766

      Posted

      I'm ok, keep telling myself I haven't got a life-threatening illness, it's just inconvenient!  Supposed to take out and insert the pessary daily, if I was diabetic I would have to inject myself every day, so it' s not.  so bad. This started with me about 3 years  ago when I was 64, and like you, very healthy.
    • Gillian22766
      Gillian22766 celia49

      Posted

      Hi Lv I was in with a lady who had been using the ring and pessery, she decided to have the op and went in same time as me and had A&P and hystorectomy, why don't you get a second opinion and ask them to help you when you are there to put it in chic
    • celia49
      celia49 Gillian22766

      Posted

      Will wait to see the nurse who will show me how to insert and remove - although how the consultant thought I was going to do it until then I don't know! - and see how it goes. He has said he won't operate as it is only grade 1 and it is a more serious operation than the cystoscele. I am ok with that really. If I am not happy after a while I will ask to see another consultant. Hope you will be ok
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