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Prolapsed rectum: living with it versus surgery

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@ejoy well, I just got the results from the defaegraphy test and evidently I have pelvic prolapse and rectal prolapse. Next step is talking to the surgeon who is in my network. My GI doctor didn't indicate what type of pelvic prolapse I have. I wonder if you can have a pelvic prolapse without any symptoms. I don't feel anything from my vagina. Maybe the symptom is the constipation. If I choose to try surgery, I will try to get into the best. I am getting Medicare in January and will get the MediGap coverage to hopefully allow me to go anywhere. Any thoughts on this, please share.

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Hi @cc510 - here's some information on pelvic organ prolapse that may be helpful:

- Pelvic organ prolapse https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pelvic-organ-prolapse/symptoms-causes/syc-20360557

I had bladder prolapse after my second baby arrived. There are different degrees of bladder prolapse. At a lower degree you probably notice nothing. At this stage for me, it was causing some odd leakage and urgency issues, but not actually protruding from my body at all till a few years later, at which point I also learned I had a rectal prolapse. I originally had a sling, but I ultimately had to have a hysterectomy with repairs.

When do you anticipate you'll have the appointment with the surgeon in your network?

@cc510 About the pain, having had one rectal prolapse surgery I can say the worse part was the prep. I did have severe pain in my sacrum where the pins used to suspend my rectum were inserted. It only lasted a day or so and responded to ibuprofen. It was done using the Davinci so I just had multiple small incisions on my abdomen which weren’t bad. As far as the pelvic prolapse, I don’t have any knowledge. I had a full hysterectomy which started all these issues, so I don’t have anything there to fall. My issue is the bladder. I don’t get the testing until mid November so time will tell. But same plan as you, two surgeons in OR. I wish you the best of luck on this journey.