Pelvic pain after urethra lift and rectocele repair
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i am 3.5 weeks post surgery (rectocele repair, mesh lifting urethra for incontinence issues and I hav external stitches on perenium to bring muscles back together).
I am healing a lot slower than expected and I wondered if any one else still had pelvic pain at the 3-4 week mark? (feels like a bruise and is worse when standing) also get pain in my but cheek if a walk around too much.
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jodie46100 Lizziep
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Hi I am now 10 days from a rectoseal repair, and I have been to the loo tonight for a bowel movement and it feels like the bulge is not as tight as it was it's coming down again surely not so quick or it's because I need to give everything time to settle down? I am 27 and my partners back at work having a 4 and 1 year old it's next to impossible to rest could I of undone all the work? The thing is my surgeon does not want to see me again for any kind of cheack up so how will I ever no how successful it's been ? Thanks jodie
Lizziep jodie46100
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Jodie hav u got someone to help u with kids? My hubby took 3 weeks off and now I have my parents staying with me cos it's just too hard with little kids (and yours are younger)!!!
jodie46100 Lizziep
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Hi no Hun it's back to normal now with me n kids it's unavoidable though when you have them I do feel fine though no pain or anything had a quick recovery tbh xxx
Lizziep jodie46100
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Oh I'm envious Jodie. no pain sounds amazing! How can one person be pain free after 10 days and another be in agony at 25 days?!
phyl_40063 Lizziep
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That's the problem lizzie; my first repair was a front repair with hysterectomy and I felt great hardly any pain so was jumping about at 2 weeks hovering and getting on with things and partially resting thought had had enough rest during first 2 weeks.
Anyway it failed, may have failed almost right away as they pulled stitching out when pack was removed causing heavy bleed. So had a small re-prolapse almost right away.
Second time round was painful possibly due to 2 repairs done at same time so was pulled much tighter and took longer to slacken off a little. Front repair far stronger this time.
Just wanted to say though still need to be careful in these early weeks even if not in pain as wounds not completely healed and pelvic floor bears the weight of all the pelvic organs when on your feet so we all need to rest in early weeks and be careful.
Phyl x