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Re: ctocele Repair - question for mamaw
From: ann (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 22 Nov 1999 22:32:28 -0600 (CST)
I would like to ask you a question. Did you have a gyn do your surgery
or an urogyn do the surgery? Did you have any tests done before the
surgery? Did you have the hysterectomy for prolapse? Thank you.
At Mon, 22 Nov 1999, Mamaw wrote:
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>I had a hysterectomy with bladder repair/tack a few weeks ago. When I
>returned for my post-op exam, I told the doctor I felt like something
>had dropped and was afraid I had messed up something. I had been
>careful not to do any heavy lifting, but I do sit in front of the
>computer working most of the day. He discovered a rectocele which was
>missed on my initial exam. I am doing Kegel exercises and using
>Citricel, hoping that will prevent further surgery. I try to do the
>exercises while sitting, standing and lying down, but it really seems
>like it's getting worse. Would it be better to do them only while lying
>and everything isn't dropped? I really feel like I've got a ping pong
>ball stuck in there and it's not a lot of fun. I guess this could be
>good comedy material, but it's no real laughing matter. I will be
>seeing my doctor in a couple of weeks, but this is terribly embarassing
>and I hate to even think about it. Is surgery the best solution and if
>so, can it be done as an outpatient? I don't look forward to surgery
>again this soon, but I don't relish the idea of sitting here like this
>for very long. Thanks for listening!
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