I have prolapse issues. Waiting for my first appointment to see what that entails. I too am freshly postpartum. My hubby got snipped and then i noticed the buldge. Ive said from the start i didnt want a hysterectomy. Anyways while going through this did you breastfeed? I do an wondering what thet have looked like if you did. Were you able to still feed? Had to oump and dump? Was it hard to hold your baby afterwards while in recovery. I know lifting is a no no but holding your baby? Im struggling because i need this fixed but worry recovery is going to be hard with a chunky 5 month old needing his momma.
Ya' know what question I asked my surgeon? Now, we talk about all kinds of things not about medicine which is good. I think it is anyway. I joke with him and he knows I'm kinda crazy anyway. For example, I told him doctors do not deliver babies. Mom and baby do all the work and the doctor just witnesses; hahahahahaha, and gets paid; hahahaha. Anyway, this is a question I recently asked him. I said, "Dr. [ ], if you had a complete life do over from childhood, with what you know now, would you wish to be female?" He took a second, looked at me with complete honesty and answered, "no". I replied with a resounding '"thank you!". He is a great surgeon but now I respect him even more as a person because he knows - as much as he can - that it is not easy for us with problems specific to us. I just had cystocoele repair, July 1st., and my GI is still asleep. I've always had constipation issues but this is just another challenge. My post op is next week and hope that all that is supposed to be "tied up" is just that. I had the little mesh thing put in. We'll see.
Thank you for providing me a little laugh, and a lot of validation. My surgeon, who I also have a lot of respect for, told me that he instructed all of his daughters to have elective C-sections when delivering their children. He explained that any “damage” you could cause from a C-section is nothing compared to what you can potentially face after vaginal deliveries gone wrong. Women really do have a rough road, and we are always having to advocate for ourselves, because we are often not taken seriously. Thank you for sharing! I hope that everything goes well with your recovery. I’m sure you are doing everything you can to get your bowels moving, so I don’t have much advice on that. it is concerning though, as constipation is one of the number one causes of cystic and pelvic organ prolapse in the first place. 🫣
@@personalprolapsestory Wow. Advising his daughters for c-sections. Whew. As far as my gut is concerned, I guess magnesium citrate is my life from now on. We eat a carnivore diet which keeps stools on the softer side so that is good. Just hope my surgeries last for the next twenty years. I'll be in my eighties then. Maybe I better aim for thirty more years; just in case. Hahahahaha.
Hello,You mentioned in one of your video that your ovaries shut down after your hysterectomy. Did you had a specific test or a blood draw to figure that out? Or you were saying that from the symptoms you were having? Do you mind sharing what that test was if in fact was a blood draw?
Hormone diagnoses should definitely be mostly symptoms based, as bloodwork isn’t that reliable for diagnosis (varying hormone levels through the month, ranges are not specific for ages, and “normal” may not be optimal. I would encourage you to watch all of my hormone videos, as well as my most recent one about considerations for hysterectomy. I talk a lot about it in there.
Hello!, I had a hysterectomy, rectocele repair and also he tied the ligaments of the top of my vagina to the spine 4 months ago, but I’m now feeling the bulge (rectocele) inside my vagina is back again, How have you been about the repair prolapses you had? I have an upcoming appointment the end of this month, I hope I’m wrong but I feel my prolapse repair surgery failed, Thank you.
Hi. I felt like this for months bc of swelling and things just feeling different. My doc always said it was fine and to stop worrying. If your surgery was done well, you should be fine!! It finally took a second option from a different vaginal surgeon (didn’t do my surgery)for me to put my fears to rest. I’m still fine at 3+ years post surgery. Best of luck and keep me posted!
@@personalprolapsestoryThank you for your response, it took me 4 months to be ok from the surgery, it was physically and mentally hard, the vaginal repair surgery was the toughest one. I’ll keep you in touch.
Your awesome thank you
I have prolapse issues. Waiting for my first appointment to see what that entails. I too am freshly postpartum. My hubby got snipped and then i noticed the buldge. Ive said from the start i didnt want a hysterectomy. Anyways while going through this did you breastfeed? I do an wondering what thet have looked like if you did. Were you able to still feed? Had to oump and dump? Was it hard to hold your baby afterwards while in recovery. I know lifting is a no no but holding your baby? Im struggling because i need this fixed but worry recovery is going to be hard with a chunky 5 month old needing his momma.
I just have my oparation yesterday they took my packing next morning that was hurt 😢 but I am day one
Ya' know what question I asked my surgeon? Now, we talk about all kinds of things not about medicine which is good. I think it is anyway. I joke with him and he knows I'm kinda crazy anyway. For example, I told him doctors do not deliver babies. Mom and baby do all the work and the doctor just witnesses; hahahahahaha, and gets paid; hahahaha. Anyway, this is a question I recently asked him. I said, "Dr. [ ], if you had a complete life do over from childhood, with what you know now, would you wish to be female?" He took a second, looked at me with complete honesty and answered, "no". I replied with a resounding '"thank you!". He is a great surgeon but now I respect him even more as a person because he knows - as much as he can - that it is not easy for us with problems specific to us. I just had cystocoele repair, July 1st., and my GI is still asleep. I've always had constipation issues but this is just another challenge. My post op is next week and hope that all that is supposed to be "tied up" is just that. I had the little mesh thing put in. We'll see.
Thank you for providing me a little laugh, and a lot of validation. My surgeon, who I also have a lot of respect for, told me that he instructed all of his daughters to have elective C-sections when delivering their children. He explained that any “damage” you could cause from a C-section is nothing compared to what you can potentially face after vaginal deliveries gone wrong. Women really do have a rough road, and we are always having to advocate for ourselves, because we are often not taken seriously. Thank you for sharing! I hope that everything goes well with your recovery. I’m sure you are doing everything you can to get your bowels moving, so I don’t have much advice on that. it is concerning though, as constipation is one of the number one causes of cystic and pelvic organ prolapse in the first place. 🫣
@@personalprolapsestory Wow. Advising his daughters for c-sections. Whew. As far as my gut is concerned, I guess magnesium citrate is my life from now on. We eat a carnivore diet which keeps stools on the softer side so that is good. Just hope my surgeries last for the next twenty years. I'll be in my eighties then. Maybe I better aim for thirty more years; just in case. Hahahahaha.
Hello,You mentioned in one of your video that your ovaries shut down after your hysterectomy. Did you had a specific test or a blood draw to figure that out? Or you were saying that from the symptoms you were having? Do you mind sharing what that test was if in fact was a blood draw?
Hormone diagnoses should definitely be mostly symptoms based, as bloodwork isn’t that reliable for diagnosis (varying hormone levels through the month, ranges are not specific for ages, and “normal” may not be optimal. I would encourage you to watch all of my hormone videos, as well as my most recent one about considerations for hysterectomy. I talk a lot about it in there.
Hello!, I had a hysterectomy, rectocele repair and also he tied the ligaments of the top of my vagina to the spine 4 months ago, but I’m now feeling the bulge (rectocele) inside my vagina is back again, How have you been about the repair prolapses you had? I have an upcoming appointment the end of this month, I hope I’m wrong but I feel my prolapse repair surgery failed, Thank you.
Hi. I felt like this for months bc of swelling and things just feeling different. My doc always said it was fine and to stop worrying. If your surgery was done well, you should be fine!! It finally took a second option from a different vaginal surgeon (didn’t do my surgery)for me to put my fears to rest. I’m still fine at 3+ years post surgery. Best of luck and keep me posted!
@@personalprolapsestoryThank you for your response, it took me 4 months to be ok from the surgery, it was physically and mentally hard, the vaginal repair surgery was the toughest one. I’ll keep you in touch.