Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 2 Location: westminster, MD
Dropped Bladder Posted: 05-18-05 01:37am
Need to make a decision.........I'm
post-menapausal with a hanging bladder.
Gyn indicates need for hystorectomy
because uterus has fallen causing the
bladder to extend out of the vagina.
Apparently there is a device that can be
inserted to hold the bladder inside, but I
don't know any about this device.
Would like to here from anyone who has
experience or knowledge of this problem.
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casec
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 3 Location: Texas
I'm In the Same Boat! Posted: 08-04-05 02:15am
I'm in the same predicament. I have a
stage three cystocele (fallen bladder).
I'm thinking about hysterectomy and
repair, but want to be able to do heavy
lifting again.
My grandmother had the same trouble. She
asked the doctor for a pessary (that's the
device you insert into the vagina to hold
everything up. There is much information
online describing them. All I know is
from my grandmother. She insisted on a
pessary before doing surgery and was able
to have everything "go back in place" or
at least maintain without surgery.
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anne-patrice
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 4 Location: new york
Posted: 08-24-05 18:41pm
Hi
please re-consider any invasive surgery.
I was so unbelievably relieved I didn't do
so after reading the shocking stories in
"misinformed consent" by lise
cloutier-steele.
Another very important book to read is
"saving the whole woman" by christine kent
who has a great website called first aid
for prolapse (i think).
There is a very good chance of horrendous
side effects form these surgeries and also
of subsequent prolapses as for example,
the removal of one organ removes scaffolds
for the others, in the case of removal of
hte uterus.
Think about yoga, acupuncture,herbs and
biofeedback with good well trained people
and inform yourself with those great books
if you can
