Taking a wholistic route. Ill keep everyone updated.

Lie on your back with head supported if necessary. 

1. Basic Kegal contraction - Squeeze 2 seconds & Release 2 seconds. 10x --2 x a day. 

2. Squeeze & Hold. Basic Kegal - Pull Pelvic Floor muscles up & in -Hold for 5 seconds, then relax 10 seconds. 10x --2 x a day. 

3.Kegal w/ Pelvic tilt. Kegal squeeze & hold while you tighten abdomial muscles as if zipping up. (Keep your back & bum on the ground.) Hold for 5 seconds, then relax 10 seconds. 10x --2 x a day.

4. Kegal w/ Pelvic Muscle tightening. Place a ball the size of a deflated volley ball or just a fluffy couch pillow between your legs. Kegal squeeze, then Sqeeze knees inward applying pressure against the ball. Hold for 5 seconds, release & rest for 10 seconds. 

Thats it for now. Slow & methodic work. Quality of moves is the goal. I beleive the excercises will progress. Well see...

Im also incorporating a good stretch, & ballet bar routine when time permits. Ballet is great for core. Just go to You Tube & look for anything that interests you. Ballet is about quality of moves as well. Zipping up the core and posture. If the instructor isnt reminding you of that, switch to a different video instructor. Ill share the one I like later. 

Just one thing my old physio told me there are for life now. Not just a fix but need to do them for the rest of my life. 

Great chatting with you. See new Physio before my surgery. She has got me filling in a bladder diary, something my old physio never asked me to do.

keep smiling and sharing

How very TRUE!  For everyone's information I found out that even though I thought I was doing everything correctly I wasn't. AND after only only one Kegal compression with a following sqeeze on a Med. sized rubber ball my Kegal compression no longer had any umph! So numbers 2 (huge drop) through 8 Kegal compression went down substantially even though I thought I was doing just as good as #1 compression. Wow! A real eye openener and probably why I wasnt getting anywhere. Im physically fit for the most part and like to excercise using ballet. So my Kegal Core group went pretty well because in balet the empasis is on holding in your core and standing tall and straight while you do your plie' or other moves. But I think I know why I feel so much pressure in my crotch area now. My lower muscles are very poor. So well see if now I can improve that as well as other muscle groups as we move forward. 

Will be interesting. 

I have to say I disagree with your comment about "all the horror stories on this blog". This isn't actually a blog but a forum with mainly women from the UK and I post here regularly and rarely read "horror stories" in fact there are lots of positive supportive posts from ladies recuperating from prolapse surgery.

So very nice to have this chat. Im in the USA. What happened was my Surgery Happy Gyno Dr. retired. So I had to go to my yearly and this Dr who replaced him (thank goodness) said he knew of this young lady who does a great job with helping women with my sort of issue. She is in a Rehab. Facility with other Rehab specialists.

She checked me internally while I was laying on my back and then we she hooked me up with electrodes and checked my muscle contractions. We went through a few things like basic Kegal squeezes to holding a small ball between my legs & squeezing, as well as Kegal with stomach contraction. She measured my stamina for about 10 constractions to see how I did after repetition. 

I have not developed the issues you speak of as far as bladder control. But according to you doing excercises has helped! Awesome! I would be very concerned if I had pain issue with intercourse because I love my husband and want the best for our relationship. I use Gel or just a litle petroleum jelly. If not things would be painful for me as well. Sound like your issue may be something different. We are all different so everyone has to do what is best for them.

I agree with you about the horror stories. Thats what they feel like to me as well. But we have to remember these women are reaching out and are looking for support. Its quite unsettleing. Try to remember that there are a few who say they fared fine. It's like anything else you rarely hear the good but almost always hear the bad. And that's ok. Better to be prepared than to get blind sided.

If you feel uncomfortable in your decision for an operation perhaps you should take a time out. When and if I decide its absolutely necessary I want to be sure I am doing what is best for me. Not because it was or wasnt good for anyone else. But Im going to do everything in my power to make sure Im the healthiest my body can be.

Neither my new Gyno nor my Therapist is a fan of any of the operations concerning these body parts. They have both simply seen too many problems and recommend to try to do everything to avoid them. This is the Truth! And we have to speak it as it is.

 I see women though that have it far, far worse than I. In their cases the possible complications outweigh the benfits they will get out of it. In the United States we pretty much speak freely and openly.

I hope this helps.   

I love all the ladies who contribute to this excellent forum and quite frankly am so very thankful that they share their complications, remedies, & support! 

Women are awesome! 

Your thoughts on this forum and bad experiences reported on here reflect mine exactly and I understand these are ladies calling out for help but they are also very freightening and I realise there are many more sucessful stories that failed ones. Like you said so well it is the truth ..if we empower women with the facts they can make decisons that are best for them. My Gyno tells me his success rate is 98% and then it is usually because the patient failed to follow instructions , went back to work too early etc.

So I am going through with the surgery as my situation is more to do with the torn stretched vaginal skin. But thanks to you I am also going ahead with the rehab physo. I am also considering purchasing a kegal machine from the UK which I saw on the UK tv program 'embarassing bodies'  who did trails with women on different methods of pelvic floor exercises and it was the best. Got some companies getting me prices and models etc, but wait to see what the rehab physio says first. I have my surgery very soon. Going to report my experiences and in a positive light. Going to follow the doc's instructions re rest etc - even though I will be bored to tears. It is only 8 weeks and like you want my body to be at it's best and my quality of life to be good enough to enjoy it. 

I too am so thankful for this forum which let's you ask embarassing questions and find answers through the support of our fellow ladies. 

Keep smiling :-)

we have medicare here like your national health in UK. Where I emigrated from. It has long waiting lists and my operation would not even be considered as it is not life threatening or disabling it is classed as not serious enough as only 1st prolapse. Luckily I have private health insurance and I am going through a uroynolgist that specailises in rapid recovery and minimal invasive surgery. The whole subject is not something openly talked about here and I am quite frankly embarrased to even admit I had a problem and won't discuss my surgery friends as they have never heard about it. I agree with you about lots of positive surgeries , but must agree with Roxigirl more about how the negative experiences do come across as horror stories and how important it is to tell it like it is. I didn't mean to imply the forum ( I stand corrected) was making women feel bad by these bad experiences just telling like they feel to me. I feel for these women and commend them for sharing their stories. In contributing to this forum they enpower other women with knowlegde , the ultimate power in enabling women to make an informed decision that is best for them. As a profeesional in this area your experience and advise is invaluable. Keep up the good work.