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Re: Prolapsed Bladder, now Rectocele
From: Joyce (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 18 Jun 2001 16:08:49 -0500 (CDT)
Dear Bee, Please try to do some deep breathing. I had a similiar
frustrating experieince and it really helps. That said, If you send me
an email I will be happy to send you info I have found on rectocele
repair. It is all quite informative, although one site is very
graphic-it explains the entire surgery! It is not for the faint of
heart. But I do have other sites with patient info. I schedule my
repair and hyster next friday! Talk to you soon! joyneau@cs.com
Joyce
At Mon, 18 Jun 2001, Bee wrote:
>
>In early February, I had a 4 hour surgery for prolapsed bladder repair
>including what ever else needed attention. I was in the hospital for 3
>days. Immediately upon arriving home, I became "SEVERELY CONSTIPATED".
>To this very day, exactly 4 months later. I tried to expain to my
>Uro-gyno Doctor/surgeon that something was terribly wrong. I am sad to
>say that for the past four months he had me to continue with Miralax,
>stool softners, Metamucil and high fiber diet. After a defogram last
>week, he told me I needed hernia/rectocele surgery ASAP due to my
>"severe constipation" problem. I CRIED!!!!!! WHAT HAVE I BEEN TRYING TO
>TELL HIM FOR 'FOUR' MONTHS????? Due to his tied up schedule, I am to
>have this second surgery mid-July therefore continuing with Miralax,
>stool softners(each daily) and Correctol (every 3 days).
>
>He told me there was a chance that additional repairs would have to be
>made due to my "severity of straining". How many times during the last
>four months did I try to tell me "SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG"!!! After all,
>the most important two things that I was suppose not to do were 1.) no
>straining and 2.) no lifting.
>
>Why was this not evident during the first surgery? Where did it come
>from? What is in store for me now? Will I be returned to normal after
>this second surgery so quick after the first surgery? What can I expect
>as far as after the surgery itself. I am so very scared...I hope you
>can understand why. By the way I am 47 and otherwise I assume OK
>health.....that is until now.
>
>Thank you.
>Bee
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