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Prolapsed rectum: living with it versus surgery
Digestive Health | Last Active: Jul 26 10:10pm | Replies (83)Comment receiving replies
It’s me…ejoy0513! I wrote the original post. So an update.
I had a rectoplexy using suspension in April 2024. The prep is ghastly but the surgery and recovery was not near as bad as I had feared. Constipation afterwards is real so drink water until you can’t drink water anymore, then repeat that every day.
Bad news though, it was not successful. I now have an anterior prolapse and will require surgery again. This time using mesh. I had read some horror stories involving mesh so I had intentionally steered away from surgeons that use it. Well now I am hoping I have found the best surgeon for the mesh procedure. In November ‘25 I will have all the testing repeated involving bladder and rectum. More updates to follow.
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@ejoy I'm so sorry to hear that. Do they give any reason why it was not successful? Were you happy with the surgeon and their exerience. I am going for a defaegraphy (sp) this Friday to see what can be done for my rectal prolapse that's causing severe constipation. It seems like an easy fix to pull things up and put them back in place but I guess not. I would love to know if you regret having surgery in the first place, although maybe you didn't have a choice. Thank you!
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@ejoy Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I look forward to a successful update after November. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.