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Recovery advice please

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kay23548
kay23548

12 days since A&P prolaspe surgery, can anyone help with advice on what I should be doing to help my recovery, I have peiced together what I should not be doing thanks to this marvellous site, but keep reading about walking daily, as the only advice I receive on discharge from hospital was don't lift anything heavy and follow physio's advice any help on this would be really helpful.

i dint want to do the wrong thing and end up back where I started.

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  • jane91365
    jane91365 kay23548

    Posted

    Dear Kay and Joan, I was wondering where you both live? I am in West Sussex in England.
    • joan98163
      joan98163 jane91365

      Posted

      Hi jane I'm in Huddersfield I was very lucky I had my op in a private hospital my surgeon insisted she did it there they were amazing
    • kay23548
      kay23548 joan98163

      Posted

      Hi Jane I'm Manchester and was also lucky enough to have my op in a private hospital thanks to my consultant.
    • jane91365
      jane91365 joan98163

      Posted

      I was in Chichester, they ran out of beds in the normal nhs ward so got put in the private ward, room of my own, tv etc. I could not fault them, they were brilliant! 
  • jane91365
    jane91365 kay23548

    Posted

    Dear Kay and Joan, I was also wondering how old you both were? I am 58.
    • kay23548
      kay23548 jane91365

      Posted

      55, put up with what I thought was just a slight prolapse for years
    • jane91365
      jane91365 kay23548

      Posted

      I put up with mine for about 20 years, with backache and now no prolapses and my backache has gone too. Funny thing now is that I cannot enjoy a glass of wine anymore, gives me migraines.
    • joan98163
      joan98163 kay23548

      Posted

      I'm 48 and I've suffered with my bowl for 4 yrs but then gradually got worse then 3 weeks before my op the presure from my bowl caused my bladder to just go do was quite quick for me
    • kay23548
      kay23548 joan98163

      Posted

      Funny how we just ignore things and just get on with doing all the thing we need to do
    • jane91365
      jane91365 joan98163

      Posted

      Sound awful! I hope the op has worked for you? Did you have a bladder sling like me? 
    • kay23548
      kay23548 joan98163

      Posted

      Can I ask how you both manage with the lovely white socks!! I struggle to get them on and off myself so that has become another job for my husband, as I find it difficult to reach without it being painful
    • joan98163
      joan98163 kay23548

      Posted

      Did u bring you them home with u ? I only had them in hospital
    • kay23548
      kay23548 joan98163

      Posted

      Yes left with one pair on and a spare pair told to keep wearing them until mobility back to almost normal
    • joan98163
      joan98163 kay23548

      Posted

      I was never told that I left my stockings at hospital , amazing how we told different things isn't it
    • kay23548
      kay23548 joan98163

      Posted

      Yes you would think it would all be the same, no wonder we get confused
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