Question 1

i have been reading about mesh complications from vaginal prolapse surgery. should i be worreid or schedule a doctor visit?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily: Mesh products have been used in surgical procedures for a long time.  Over the last 5-10 years there has been a large increase in their use in female pelvic relaxation surgery.  Most of the mesh problems are rare and if they do occur they cause symptoms.  If you are having no problems, you should just schedule your routine annual gynecologic visit.  The pelvic exam would identify most mesh issues.

Question 2

do i need prolapse surgery for a grade 3?

Accepted Answer

What is prolapsing?: Dear QRich, you forgot to tell us what is prolapsing: the bladder, the uterus, the rectum?  Please give your your age, sex and the part is prolapsing to give you a more accurate answer. Good luck!

Question 3

how successful is rectal prolapse surgery?

Accepted Answer

Generally very: Sugery generally is curative for rectal prolapse.

Question 4

how long will rectal prolapse surgery last?

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Type of repair: A simple midlinie repair will last 3 to 5 years in 70% of patients.  A site-specific repair with ligament support will last much longer.

Question 5

what is the recovery time for rectal prolapse surgery?

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Rectocele?: Rectocele is often called rectal prolapse but not quite the same thing it's a bulge of the rectum into the vagina and a vaginal surgery with recovery to full activity @6-8weeks but light duty in1-2 weeks. True rectal prolapse is prolapse through the anus and can be done abdominally vaginally or rectally with big differences in recovery and long term success.

Question 6

what should i expect after the rectal prolapse surgery?

Accepted Answer

Pain and then relief: Pain initially then relief of symptoms.

Question 7

i'm a 34 yr old female. height is 5ft 6 and  weigh 180 lbs. have 5 slipped discs and awaiting prolapse surgery. how to get weight down?

Accepted Answer

Overweight: Key to lose weight is have negative balance, that eat lesser than what your body needs so that you can burn out the fat. That means diet, diet and diet the exercise.

Question 8

what are the risks of rectal prolapse surgery?

Accepted Answer

Infection,Recurrence: There are many different types of operations to treat rectal prolapse, most of which involve removing the redundant segment of intestine; there is a risk of infection associated with any bowel resection.  These operations have varying rates of prolapse recurrence, depending on the technique.

Question 9

what are the alternatives to bladder prolapse surgery?

Accepted Answer

Depends: I assume you hace a cystocele....Where the bladder "prolapses" into the vagina. Do you have urinary leaking as well? There are many surgical options from laparoscopic to trans-vaginal to sling surgery again depending on what exactly you have. Non-surgical options include pessary placement. Talk to youy urologist. 
Patricio gargollo, md. Pediatric urology, dallas texas.

Question 10

is it necessary to have bowel prolapse surgery? what are the side effects?

Accepted Answer

Not always : if the symptoms of prolapse are manageable then surgery is not necessary. The decision to operate depends on many factors and therefore a consultation with general or colorectal surgeon will be required to make that decision.

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