Week 4 after Posterior repair for stg 1 rectocele
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...and I am feeling ok overall, still spend most of the day resting, needing to use softeners ++ but no more pain releif, bleeding well stopped by now. I did do a tiny bit of hand-held vacuuming for 10 mins this morning - basically just a hand-held duster weighs about as much as my jug which I am lifting now with 1litre or so in it. My energy is good and I want to walk a bit more than round the house soon. Back to work mid-May. Do I sound as if I'm on track? Anyone else use a hand-held vacuum at this stage, or should I just never.
Ruth
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Kym04 ruth63422
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Sounds like ur doing amazingly well. I should be post op ... but my surgery got cancelled with < 1 weeks notice. Re-booked for 1 May. I hope i do as well as u seem to be. Its great to be reading some success stories. Take care.
ruth63422 Kym04
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Hi Kym;
Well I don't know if I'm doing well or not, that's the really hard thing with this op! I suspect 'doing well' would mean NOT having done even the hand-held vacuuming for 15mins - I'm starting to feel frustrated at the limitations. I suspect I may have lifted a bit much (kettle, some wood onto the fire), these very early weeks, but I'm trying to be patient; can anyone on here reassure me that I havnt done too much? Good luck to you Kym - this forum has been a godsend.
R
peta46390 ruth63422
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So glad to hear the you are recovering so well. Not sure what it feels like with rectocele only. 4 weeks it still early days. You’ll have a lifetime of vacuuming ahead but these precious weeks are important.
Keep up the good work!
welshgirl67 ruth63422
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You did hoovering!!! Gosh I'd b e afraid to do that even 6 maths after.
I wa s definitely told no hoovering in the early months as I'm being so cautious.
You are very brave i must say. I hope you don't do damage hunx
ruth63422 welshgirl67
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Wasn't 'hoovering' per se! I've sold my big heavy vacuum and will soon get a smaller, lighter one. All i did was gently use a light, hand held sucker thing, to do some edges for 5 mins on my knees and not straining. I don't want to take any risks - I actually won't even do that again.
welshgirl67 ruth63422
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Bless you hun. No it's not worth the worry afterwards is it.
I'm 13 wks tvh and anterior repair and still do no lifting heavier than 2 pint of milk and still haven't bent over at waist. I will never do that,use knees lol. Xx
ruth63422 welshgirl67
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welshgirl67 ruth63422
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