Conditions
Cystocele
A cystocele is a fallen bladder, which occurs when the wall between a woman’s bladder and her vagina is torn by childbirth, resulting in the bladder bulging or dropping towards the vagina. Cases range from mild to severe and treatment usually depends on the severity of the condition. A mild cystocele, which may be noticed by a physician or nurse, but hasn’t bothered the patient, doesn’t necessarily require treatment. However, in cases of moderate and severe prolapse, symptoms can be bothersome and can lead to women experiencing difficulties emptying their bladder, as well as feeling of pressure in the pelvis and vagina, especially when bearing down. This can lead to repeated bladder infections, urinary incontinence and pain during sex. Prevention is often better than cure, and the chances of a prolapse occurring can be reduced by doing regular pelvic floor exercises, treating and preventing constipation, avoiding too much weight gain, and ensuring that the man in your life does all the heavy lifting!
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My gynae polyps and painful periods hid another condition of Interstitial Cystitis.
After laparoscopy and hysteroscopy I was told the constant excrutiating pain was in my head and to try relaxation etc and to stop 'obsessing'about my pain! After 3 years when the pain eventually manifested as burning on urination I got a bladder op which found the Insterstitial Cystitis. The suffering I have been through I dont want others to expeience the same. This cystitis is not treatable with antibiotics and shows negative for infection. While I was not treated properly it left me suicidal as it was relentless. The clue came when I couldn't pass urine.
Can this happen without having a child? Just the syptoms fit but I have never had a child :oS
I constantly get UTI's and thrush and kidney infections ect. have been hospitalised twice but no one has ever been able to pin point the cause.
Hi i to haue a soft lump in my vagina but have been told its normal,im not sure it is now, please,help its so painfull to have sex infact its so bad myself and my partner dont have it very oftern,
Hello, please do be careful when deciding to go for an operation for cystocele. It looks so easy on tv! Medical science is now very advanced and a repair can be done by laparoscopic paravaginal repair without even having to cut into vaginal tissues retaining complete sexual function. Traditionally in the UK surgeons still perform an anterior repair (colporrphahy) which is suitable for a midline cystocele but not for a paravaginal cystocele with a success rate of only 30-50%. Please request to be referred to a urogynaecologist as they specialize in this field. I have just had an anterior repair in the traditional way for cystocele and I am worse off than before. Beware! Do you research and get yourself the best doctor even if this means travelling. This part of our body is so important! I am still left with a bulge which now feels hard and rubbery instead of moist and soft. Do request a second opinion before rushing into surgery like I did. You are entitled to it on the NHS.
can you see it if you look in to your vagina? if so what does it look like? i think i might have it?
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.
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