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Rectocele repair

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megan0424
megan0424

I am one week post repair for rectocele. The repair was much worse than they anticipated and had to repair all the way up to my cervix. The pain immediately after was horrible, but now doing well with no pain.

I am younger. 35 and had 4 kids. I would say that I'm about 85-90% better than I was before the repair. Bowel movements are breeze (sorry lol) compared to before, but still noticing a tiny bit getting stuck. Still nothing like before. I'll take it!!

I am wondering if others, who are a year or do post repair, still noticing a drastic difference. I am optimistic it stays this way. Yes I'm following the rules of my doctor and not lifting, but my doctor said it's really hard to break it.

Also, do you take Colace still? Wasn't sure if that was a forever thing or not.

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  • emma1967
    emma1967 megan0424

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    hi i am 11 weeks post op from this surgery ,make sure you dont do too much for a few weeks as i felt great in the first few weeks then i started to feel fatigued and achey ,your body lets you know if you do too much ,i take movicol and docusate sodium still and it works well ,not had any bowel problems since the op ,i am just starting to feel a bit more normal now ,hoovering only in the last weeks,you might get a few niggles along the way but they do pass ,if you need any advuce just ask ,i have been asking people for their advice constantly and it has been very helpful ,take care

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