Pessary experiences?
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Finally referred & waiting to see a urogyne consultant to find out what stage I'm at! Hoping for some answers before I head to Disney/Florida next month as I'm so worried my trip will be ruined with these symptoms and my mindset (isn't very good at the moment) I wondered what your experiences with pessaries were? As it may be something I would consider for my holiday as its a long 3 wk holiday which is going to entail lots of walking/standing around! Thanks
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barb89646 lauren1988
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Hi Lauren! I have a great experience with a pessary! A year and a half after original surgery for rectocele and cystocele, I found myself with a stage 3 cystocele - AGAIN. I will not do the surgery again, OR have mesh EVER, so I decided on the pessary. Amazing, just amazing. Cannot feel a thing at all and organs are held up! I went to my own doc to have it removed and cleaned at the first 3 month date (has to be removed and cleaned every 3 months) and it hurt like heck to have it removed, I must say. My doc put it back in but I think it is not right so I am going to make appt with the urogynecologist who put it in, to "reinstall" the thing!! I hope that does the trick and I hope it works as well for you. I went back to my 3x weekly exercise class and everything, without feeling a thing!!! LOVE this thing -- and as I said, no more surgery for me, so pessary it is!
lauren1988 barb89646
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This gives me hope! Thank you for your reply! Are you in the uk? I'm going away in 4 wks and hoping to have one fitted before I go away! What are your thoughts on this? Would
I be rushing things?
ruth_85033 lauren1988
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ruth_85033 barb89646
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lauren1988
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ruth_85033 lauren1988
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ruth_85033 lauren1988
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Hope you get sorted. blessings Ruth
lauren1988 ruth_85033
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grace65790 lauren1988
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Hi Lauren,
I used a peasary for two months before I had surgergy. I had recetocle and cystocele stage 4. It all happen all of sudden, from moving. When I first went to GYN, she used a peasary that could stay in for a month at a time. Took 3 times to get the right size. It did help with the symptoms, and kept things in place. It also made it more difficult to have a BM. It also made me leak a little, enough that I used a pad. It wasn't that bad, but I knew i wanted it all fixed. I had it taken out a month before surgery, so things wouldn't be irritated.
I walked a lot while I had it in, 2 miles at a time. It wasn't uncomfortable. But I did try to avoid squatting, bending. I could feel it then.
I'm now 8 weeks post opp. Things are going well.
The weather is wonderful here now, I'm about 3 hours from Disney. Hope you have success with pessiary. Most people have to have several fitting to find the right size..... It's an awe full thing to happen to us, no one talks about it much. But it can be fixed.
lauren1988 grace65790
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roxigrl lauren1988
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Hi Lauren, I live in sunny south Florida and went to Disney recently with Grandkids & prolapse issues. I can not comment on a pessary as I never had one and my body does not accept stuff like that well.
For me pelvic floor excersises helped a lot. Not a fix all but helped immensely.
A tip for Disney goers with prolapse... Rent a wheel chair at the front entrace gates! Very cheap!! Well worth it. You can walk or sit when necessary. You can also get into the attractions expedited if you like if you have a wheel chair. I chose to wait in line as I was fine as long as I could sit once in ahwile. My daughter pushed me : ) And once in awhile I pushed her just for fun. Grandkids rode on my lap sometimes as well. It is a lot of walking. All in all it was a wonderful trip and I would'nt sweat it.
Since the trip to Disney I have increased my core strength and would possibly do Disney without the wheel chair now. Just sit when needed.
Hope this helps. If you have any questions feel free to ask...
Enjoy and dont worry. You will be fine.
Another tip... dont use the silly app that tells you when there are rides with little wait time. Youll spend your time running across Disney when you could have just gone on the ride that was close to you in the first place by the time you walk!! Its total nonsense. LOL kids these days.... & apps....
lauren1988 roxigrl
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Thank you! And thanks for the tips x