share: mom of 4 has pelvic prolapse post partum

Dear Momof4,

I can feel your frustration through your post. I'm so sorry you are dealing with this, and I am stunned at the reception you got from the first two doctors you saw. Thank heavens at least the walk-in clinic treated you like a human being with a real problem.

I'm especially sad to learn that you were treated this way because pelvic organ prolapse is a fairly common condition, although you are right, it often happens in perimenopause or menopause. Here is an article that Dr. Manish Patel wrote for us at EmpowHer about POP:

http://www.empowher.com/news/herarticle/2009/05/13/what-you-need-know-ab...

The Mayo Clinic has a good page on pelvic organ prolapse and its treatment here:

http://www.mayoclinic.org/pelvic-organ-prolapse/

Their treatment page splits possible therapies up into the various kinds of prolapse:

http://www.mayoclinic.org/pelvic-organ-prolapse/treatment.html

This page from the Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide has different pictures of the various kinds of prolapse:

http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/update0805c.shtml

Did your urologist give you an idea of which sort of prolapse you have, and exactly how severe it is? Did she or he have a recommendation for you for treatment?

If you choose to have surgery, the key is to get a surgeon who has done this procedure many times and who will explain to you exactly what's going on and how it will help, and any recovery issues. You shouldn't be in the dark about the possibilities. Please let us know in a little more detail just what the urologist said about your particular problem and possible treatment, and then we can run it by one of the members of our medical board for their advice, OK?