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Jodie, I can see the dilemma for Deb. I have no practical
information re Drs etc, but there is no guarantee that C/S or bladder
surgery will fix it either. Bladder surgery was useless after 2 yrs.
I found that homoeopathy & physio was more beneficial to me... a
different cause, but same symptoms. MM
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Subject: Email from Deb re: Prolapse
After Birth
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 10:03 pm
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
Thanks
again ... my story for you to list.
Had 9 pound, 55 cm long baby boy on
17th January, 2003. I was induced after
being 10 days over, my Ob
believes I didn't go into labour because the baby
was posteria. Had an
epidural, and catheter, and baby was delivered by vacuum
5 hours
after labour commenced.
That night after delivery I didn't have any
sensation to pass urine and when
I stood up, I gushed urine. The next
morning when by Ob visited he advised
the mid wife to put a catheter in, I
leaked large amounts around the catheter
(very distressed by this
stage). After an Xray and a cystoscopy, which
showed no
structural damage, I was discharged 7 days later with
the
catheter. I had the catheter for a further week, the whole
time I continued
to leak around the catheter. It was removed,
and I still leaked urine
continuously. I started physio with a
pelvic floor specialist, who trained
me on pelvic floor exercises and
had me started on electrical stimulation.
15 months on, I have improved
alot, but I still suffer from stress and urge
incontinence. I am
looking for answers to the following:
How can I improve my symptoms
without surgery;
I want to have another baby, and I want a vaginal
delivery, all my doctors
recommend C-Section - I don't know what to
do;
Thanks, any help would be great. I've done a lot research on
the surgery
options offered, and they all sound like they have horrific
side affects, but
I don't want to live with the incontinence for the
rest of my life, and I
want to have more children. I'm
finding it really difficult dealing with my
GP, Ob and Urologist,
they are all so hell bent on C-Sections and bladder
surgery, and
don't seem to concerned with the affects of these! But as I
am
not a medical person, I'm finding it difficult to know what way to
go ...
anyway, any help would be
great.
Deb
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Hi,
Thanks again ... my story for you to
list.
Had 9 pound, 55 cm long baby boy on 17th January, 2003. I
was induced after being 10 days over, my Ob believes I didn't go into labour
because the baby was posteria. Had an epidural, and catheter, and baby was
delivered by vacuum 5 hours after labour commenced.
That night after
delivery I didn't have any sensation to pass urine and when I stood up, I
gushed urine. The next morning when by Ob visited he advised the mid
wife to put a catheter in, I leaked large amounts around the catheter (very
distressed by this stage). After an Xray and a cystoscopy, which showed
no structural damage, I was discharged 7 days later with the catheter. I
had the catheter for a further week, the whole time I continued to leak around
the catheter. It was removed, and I still leaked urine
continuously. I started physio with a pelvic floor specialist, who
trained me on pelvic floor exercises and had me started on electrical
stimulation.
15 months on, I have improved alot, but I still suffer
from stress and urge incontinence. I am looking for answers to the
following:
How can I improve my symptoms without surgery;
I want to
have another baby, and I want a vaginal delivery, all my doctors recommend
C-Section - I don't know what to do;
Thanks, any help would be
great. I've done a lot research on the surgery options offered, and they
all sound like they have horrific side affects, but I don't want to live with
the incontinence for the rest of my life, and I want to have more
children. I'm finding it really difficult dealing with my GP, Ob and
Urologist, they are all so hell bent on C-Sections and bladder surgery, and
don't seem to concerned with the affects of these! But as I am not a
medical person, I'm finding it difficult to know what way to go ... anyway,
any help would be great.
Deb
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