I am 72. I had a hysterectomy, bladder repair and rectocele repair when I was 45. When I was 66 I had a bladder sling installed and my rectocele replaced again due to prolapse. Following the surgery, I asked my doctor what I could do to prevent another surgery. His reply was that stool softeners would be my friend for life, and I shouldn’t pick up anything more than 10 pounds. Alas, 3 months later I started to prolapse again. I went to a pelvic floor physical therapist for 10 weeks and saw little improvement. I now have a stage 4 rectocele. Hypopressives help,as do Pilates. Will my pelvic floor ever get strong enough to support my prolapse? Should I have another surgery! (BTW - I loved the video with the sock inside the pelvis!! What an excellent object lesson 😊)
@@thepelvicfloorsolution thank you. I have tried a pessary and removed it, thinking that it would hinder exercising. I will use it again, and not concentrate on exercise.
I am 72. I had a hysterectomy, bladder repair and rectocele repair when I was 45. When I was 66 I had a bladder sling installed and my rectocele replaced again due to prolapse. Following the surgery, I asked my doctor what I could do to prevent another surgery. His reply was that stool softeners would be my friend for life, and I shouldn’t pick up anything more than 10 pounds. Alas, 3 months later I started to prolapse again. I went to a pelvic floor physical therapist for 10 weeks and saw little improvement. I now have a stage 4 rectocele. Hypopressives help,as do Pilates. Will my pelvic floor ever get strong enough to support my prolapse? Should I have another surgery! (BTW - I loved the video with the sock inside the pelvis!! What an excellent object lesson 😊)
Thank you for your comment! Exercise is unlikely to improve your stage 4 rectocele. A pessary or surgery may help.
*rectocele REPAIRED again due to prolapse.
@@thepelvicfloorsolution thank you. I have tried a pessary and removed it, thinking that it would hinder exercising. I will use it again, and not concentrate on exercise.
@dianelirwin many people find it helpful to do pelvic floor exercise with the pessary in. It can provide good sensory feedback during exercise