PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for July, 1999: Re: Inverted Uterus/ Prolapsed uterus after birth with suction

Re: Inverted Uterus/ Prolapsed uterus after birth with suction

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anonymous@obgyn.net

Wed, 14 Jul 1999 21:37:04 -0500 (CDT)

I appreciate the links. Unfortunately, this is not a prolapsed situation...The uterus turned inside out (best described as if you pulled out your pant pocket)...The doctors tell me that they are two different things.

I do appreciate the information and hopefully will come up with something...My doctor is still having problems finding someone that has run into this. He is still looking into it.

Trying to stay hopeful..I too hope you will not run into any complications with your birth.

Jennifer

At Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Marshella wrote: >
>Hi Jennifer,
>
>I'm sorry to hear of your very frightening and difficult birth
>experience, but so glad to hear your beautiful baby girl is healthy! :-)
>I am not a doctor, but from your description I thought I would modify
>the subject line to help others here who are medical professionals maybe
>get a clearer picture of what your condition is without having to read
>the message. As we know the doctors and other professionals here are
>volunteering their precious time and your previous subject might have
>been skipped over for it not seeming so relevant/or of importance. I
>believe and hope I've clarified it correctly. For far as I know an
>"inverted" uterus generally refers to a uterus that is tipped or leans
>toward the back of the body rather than the front, its a situational
>description and not normally a cause for health concern. However, a
>PROLAPSED anything is. Prolapsed. as I understand it, usually refers
>to "folded in upon itself", "misplaced" and usually "hanging out" of
>some body orifice that its not supposed to! As a child, I once had a
>hamster with a prolapsed colon, it was not a pretty sight, and
>unfortunately it had to be put to sleep. Who would do surgery on a
>hamster? LOL.
>
>Anyway, I found this link defining prolapsed uterus and it even includes
>a diagram showing that what happens is the uterus has "sunk" down lower
>in the abdomen, usually from weakened ligaments holding it up:
>http://onhealth.com/ch1/resource/conditions/item,684.asp
>
>I hope that the link works for you. There was also a link from that
>page to this one that tells of an updated on a common non-surgical
>technique for treatment --
>
>http://onhealth.com/ch1/in-depth/item/item,2541_1_1.asp
>
>I also found this excerpt on another web site after searching for
>"prolapsed uterus" as the search term:
>
>"A prolapsed uterus is different from a tipped uterus. A prolapsed
>uterus means that the uterus has moved through a supporting wall or
>structure into a place where it does not belong. The weakening of the
>structures and walls that support the uterus and hold it in place causes
>it to drop. Typically, a prolapsed uterus will drop into the vagina. It
>causes pain and therefore interferes with general functioning, including
>enjoyment of sex. It can also interfere with conception, or occur
>during pregnancy after several pregnancies have weakened supporting
>ligaments. Fortunately, for a woman suffering from a prolapsed uterus,
>modern surgical techniques can easily correct the problem and restore
>normal functioning and sexual enjoyment. "
>
>>From these few web sites that I read, it looks like you basically have
>two options, pessary or surgery. I would think that if it were me, I'd
>be more likely to want to try the pessary because over time the
>condition could be self-correcting in a way that your uterus is enlarged
>now after your pregnancy and is starting to shrink down in size and
>perhaps with the support of a pessary (a medical device similar to a
>stone placed in the upper vagina to support the uterus, as I understand
>it, it would bascially forbid/prevent the uterus from dropping down into
>the vagina any further), and the shrinking back to normal of your uterus
>may be all that's needed. Otherwise, and as I said I'm not a medical
>professional and I don't know anything about your condition other than
>its name, not how severe, etc, surgery looks to be like what would be
>necessary. Perhaps your doctor(s) are looking for more information on
>non-surgical methods. I very often share with my doctors what I find on
>the internet.
>
>GOOD LUCK! I hope you and your doctors soon find a method of care that
>works well for you! PLEASE, keep us informed of how things are going,
>what you finally decide to do, etc. Take care!
>
>Mars (and baby-to-be, 2/10/00, praying for an easier birth experience
>than what you had!!)
>
>At Tue, 13 Jul 1999, Jennifer wrote:
>>
>>***Looking for information on inverted uterus ***
>>
>>I just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. However there were
>>complications during the labor... We were 36 weeks and I was having
>>contractions for 4 1/2 days of consistent contractions between 3-5
>>minutes. Once the water broke we had 30+hours to go.. We delivered
>>vaginally; we had to use a vacuum to get our little one out for she kept
>>hitting my pelvic bone... Once she was delivered we went on to deliver
>>the placenta...However, the uterus inverted out with the placenta...The
>>doctor was able to push it back into place...(during this time I was in
>>shock lost about 40% of my blood; They told me that I started to
>>hemorage and was white as a ghost...; My kidneys also stopped
>>functioning...)
>>
>>I was monitored throughout the day..given 4 units of blood to replace
>>what I lost. Anyway, I was in the hospital with my little one for about
>>8 days ... she had jaundice and was under the bili-lites throughout our
>>stay. I left the hospital with a catherter due to a bladder retention.
>>This was in place for 5 days..and things have been getting better...
>>
>>--
>>______
>>
>>Today it has been 3 weeks since the delivery and within the last week or
>>so I have been feeling a bulge coming out of the vaginal area - blood
>>has turned to bright red and has increased in volume. I went in to see
>>another OB/GYN today, to determine the problem..Well my uterus inverted
>>again.
>>
>>Due to the rareness of this situation, my OB/GYN and partners are
>>currently looking for individuals that has seen these cases before for
>>they are not certain exactly how to correct the problem. They are
>>currently calling thier peers at the U of MN hospital, Mayo in
>>Rochester, MN and others.
>>
>>I too figured instead of laying around, I am bound determined to find
>>information that can better eduacate myself and possibly help the
>>doctors.
>>
>>Would you by any chance know where we can find information pertaining to
>>this situation?
>>
>>Thank you
>>

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