i am 70 years old and have had a urinary problem for about 10 years i was told quite a few years ago to get an operation but didn't of course it got worse. today i went to my gyn and she told me that i should really consider having the surgery not sure what to do. i am now a little desperate because i can't move without a pad 24/7

Hi i am Yvonne aged 44,I had my first child twenty years ago. After eighteen hrs of agony and three and a half hrs pushing, i gave birth to a healthy boy weighing 8lb-9oz.I was left torn and ragged.I wasn't stitched up properly. My daughter was born thirteen years ago weighing 9lb-5oz. to tell you how big my problem is, i didn't require stitches after her birth!.I also suffer from urinary incontinence.These problems are not only embarrassing they are sole destroying. After watching the show tonight,i think i am going to visit my GP tomorrow.

Hi Sue,thanks for your message i too have very similar problem to you.Took HRT for 4 years stopped as a friend had a stroke and scared me, but boy did I feel great on it,no hot sweats or flushes felt great,even had a sex drive.I'm now 54 still have all the simptoms of menapause after 6/7 years miss the HRT and now have a small balloon just inside my vigina,went to the Drs.and they don't seem to want to do anything until it's falling out.That lady had that opp was luck they did something for her I had no such luck at my GPs. They just said keep doing the pelvic floor bit every hour, Great

i have read through some of the messages from this page and i can relate to some of the symptoms. i'm really scared to go to the doctors as i am so young and i can't help but feel embarrassed. i can feel something about 1 inch into my vagina and it hurts when i have sex, but i'm not sure if this vould be cystocele or not!!
i not some advise on what it could be! can any body help me?

Three months ago i cold feel a soft lump about 3 inches into my vagina, having consulting with my GP she suggested that i had a prolapsed womb and my require a hysterectomy. The hospital ran tests and i was then told that i had a cystocele and given the choice of having an operation. I was continually going to empty my bladder and still felt the need to go again 10 mins later. I also leaked if i coughed or exercised.Sex was also painful.
Having made the decision to have surgery, the operation was undertaken 2 weeks ago and although i am a little sore and i can't return to work for 6 weeks, i am keeping my fingers crossed that it was a sucess. Please do be put off seeking help, once you have taken the steps to do something about it, the Dr's and nursing staff treat with dignity and respect,it's all in a days work for them.

I think i have this as I'm usually damp everyday since I had my first baby. I will be asking my nurse about it when I go for my smear test in two weeks time. I feel like I'm scared to catch a cold as it makes the wetness worse.

I am a 21 years old and for the last six months I have a had a constant urge to urinate but no fallow through and if there is any sort of flow the best way I can describe it is I feel I am urinating shards of glass, I constantly feel as though my internal organs are being crushed and it's a terrible feeling of pressure in my abdomen area. I had urethra reconstruction surgury around the age of nine and have since been very prone to bladder infection. However I have seen six different GP's, been tested for everything under the sun, and all test have come up negative. A long awaited appointment with a specialist got me no where because I have to wait six weeks time to just get an ultrasound and then hope I can make another appointment with a urologist with in a month after that. I have done months of research and feel I might have 'Cystocele,' the symptoms are all the same although I don't have any sort of bulge coming from my vaginal area. The problem is no one else can seem to figure out whats wrong with me and I can no longer pee with out ending up in tears, sex is out of the question, and life in general is a constant question as to weather I can be fixed or not. if there are any sugestions please feel the need to share.

i was inbarrassed at firsr even telling outsiders but go it will be worth it in the end i been diagoise with but being refer to gycology i know how it feel wearing pads all the time sex was not the same as my husband would not notice but i would like to enjoy sex again if the operation comes to me programme good make people aware

Hi, I am a 29 year old mother of two. With my first delivery I was left pushing for four (yes 4) hours. Whilst pregnant with my second child I found a big lump in my vagina. I was told by my doctor it was a prolapse of the bladder. Since then I have had many physio appointments which has helped my pelvic floor. I have also seen a gynecologist, his response was that because he didn't think it had completely ruined my life and that I wasn't in my 80's he would not do anything to help me. If he could it would mean having a major operation, maybe even including a hysterectomy. After hearing this I gave up trying to get any help until I saw the program on channel 4. I can't find any information regarding the procedure that the lady with this problem had done. I don't know weather to leave it as I am or if this operation I saw could help me. I really don't know what to do now, and I don't even think I can face going back to my doctor again.

hello i am 35 years old and i had my first baby in August last year, he weighed 7lbs and 8 oz. I had to have stitches which healed fine and i continued as normal. I watched this morning on tv yesterday and a woman was on there with a vaginal prolapse. this made me think about my problem. I notice that i have trickles of urine at all times and continously wear a pad to proctect my underwaer from getting wet. when i sit or make sudden movements i also leak urine. I also have very bad coccyx problems…i have been told many times by the nurse that this is normal and will get better in time, but this is really getting me down. My vagina feels loose as though it has extra skin around it and feels guite open and large. . what should i do.? Can you help