considering your situation, looks like you will eventually have to have surgery. i feel it is better to do it while you are young. i will be having surgery for prolapse and a partial hysterectomy as soon as i schedule it. you are better able to heal now and the pain is not something that you should have to live with. 8 weeks is more than enough time to recover, my doc said 6 weeks until full recovery and that is with twin 2 yr olds (one with autism), a 10 year old and being a preschool teacher. you are young and should heal well....i told them that i only want to have surgery once...so get it all done now. my mom had the same surgery at 32 and is completely fine.

Hysterectomy is a terrible response to prolapse. Almost all women are unaware that we have a pelvic organ support system (that has nothing to do with kegels) and when we return to the Whole Woman posture that creates pelvic organ support our symptoms improve. Even when prolapsed, the uterus remains the hub of pelvic organ support and removing it sets women up for additional - and often much more severe - problems. Change your posture - change your prolapse. Christine Kent

I am 31 and a mother to 3 children. I found out 2 weeks ago that I am in stage 3 of prolapsed cervix and the uterus is following right behind it. As my husband would put it...my insides are falling out of me. I go in on Wednesday for an ultrasound. The obgyn wants to make sure that the cervix & uterus are all that have prolapsed at this time. I'm not sure how to feel about everything. Overwhelmed and in shock is my current state of mind. The obgyn was talking to me about the placement of a ring, but I understand that it would have to be redone from time to time. I had endomitrial ablation done almost 3 years ago and found out that I had endometriosis. I have had problems for almost 6 years now with a reoccuring yeast infection in my belly button. I started my periods when I was in 3rd grade. They were never normal. They would last for 3 weeks and then I'd have a break for 1 week. At that, they were not light. I missed alot of school growing up and work too. It was so heavy that I passed out all the time. My mother is a nurse and worked in labor and delivery for many many many years. She has tried to assure me that I am not the only one going through prolapse. That there are women out there who simply don't know that they too have prolapsed. I am shocked that when a woman has multiple children and goes in for a pap that the dr doesn't have the woman stand for a second quick check. Had my obgyn not had me stand...she would have missed the prolapsed cervix or downplayed the condition of it. If I lay down on my back everything seems to go back into place, but when I stand it is like gravity takes over. I am wanting to have a total hysterectomy and have her leave the overies in, unless there is a problem with them. My husband and I have talked and feel it is best to have the hysterectomy. The only concern I have is that the dr told me that a hysterectomy does not prevent future prolapses. I don't know that there is a way to prevent further prolapses. I don't know what the future holds for me. I just pray that everything goes well and that I don't experience any further prolapses. Reading what others have gone through has been encouraging to me. I've never known anyone else who has gone through this.

Hi everyone. I just wanted to post here as I just had a Rectocele surgery done 11 days ago.The surgeon is a Urologist and a Gynecologist.She used pig skin to reinforce my back vaginal wall as my rectal area had herniated through the back vaginal wall to the point where at times it would slightly protrude through my vagina. I also had a bladder sling as I was leaking urine and always had to wear bladder pads. I am amazed at how much better I feel after just 11 days post op. I had a lot of pain at first, but it was pain similar to how it feels after giving birth. My surgery was done through an episiotomy so I still am a little tender there. I only took pain meds for the first 5 days then went to just Tylenol. The thing I am dealing with now is just a feeling of pressure "down there", especially when I have been on my feet for too long. This is my body's way of saying for me to relax, slow down, and get off of my feet. If I get tired I go take a nap. I am very happy that I went ahead with this surgery. I know that often times when you search the internet for information, the things you read are so negative that it scares you out of wanting the surgery. I just wanted to post here to tell everyone that my own personal experience was very positive. I am glad that I did it.And I would have done it a long time ago if I knew it would have been this easy. I know everyone is different and has different experiences. But it seems like many times people only post about negative experiences. I want to be one who posts about my positive experience.Good luck with your decisions. I am 47 yrs. old, I own a hair salon and so I am on my feel a lot. I am only taking 4-6 weeks off work. And I only had to spend one night in the hospital.