i too had spd after 4 babies over 9lb between 1988 and 1997.suffered for 6 years badly from 2004 and got progressively worse. i seen 5 orthopaedic specialists had phsio, muscular skelital physio injections into pubic bone, every type of xray and scan available and the fifth specialist actually agreed to do my fixation( after informing me hed done it before) i was overwhelmed with joy i even gave him a hug and couldnt thank him enough for agreeing to do my op because every other surgeon refused. he seen how bad i was and how i couldnt do anything and lived in excruciating pain daily with bone wearing bone away on my pubic bone, which could be heard on movement might i add.
that was june 2010 my operation was jan 2011 i had to have damaged bone removed off pubic bone a transplant of bone from my hip to fill gap then 2 metal plates and 13 screws put on my pubic bone. to do all this all my muscles tendons and ligaments had to be removed from my pelvis to do plates and then stuck back.
i was in hospital for 3 weeks non weight baring for ten weeks then 2 steps daily with physio gradually a few more steps each day. i done everything i was told. then in june 2011 i got a bump below my scar which is on my hair line. i rang my consultant and made appointment he said oh its just fatty tissue, my gp said it was a hernia.i was referred to another surgeon who done numerous tests over 7 months and i have a massive hernia of my bladder which is so big it cant stretch no more it is hip to hip sticks right out in front and goes down below on both sides of my female parts, ive had this for 10 months now, tests show my bladder is right over my pubic bone and down the front also found this is because my muscles and main tendons and ligaments have ALL came off my pelvis and caused this hernia also 2 of my screws are very large and sticking into my bladder (not pierced thank god) but one false move and it will. i have been told my op should have been done different as muscle tendons and ligaments do not go back to bone once removed.. ive got to have my plates removed now so they can try to stick them back onto bone to repair the damage and my bladder. so my message is if you have spd or are having a large baby please have a c section and avoid all this.......
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i too had spd after 4 babies over 9lb between 1988 and 1997.suffered for 6 years badly from 2004 and got progressively worse. i seen 5 orthopaedic specialists had phsio, muscular skelital physio injections into pubic bone, every type of xray and scan available and the fifth specialist actually agreed to do my fixation( after informing me hed done it before) i was overwhelmed with joy i even gave him a hug and couldnt thank him enough for agreeing to do my op because every other surgeon refused. he seen how bad i was and how i couldnt do anything and lived in excruciating pain daily with bone wearing bone away on my pubic bone, which could be heard on movement might i add.
April 7, 2012 - 7:03pmthat was june 2010 my operation was jan 2011 i had to have damaged bone removed off pubic bone a transplant of bone from my hip to fill gap then 2 metal plates and 13 screws put on my pubic bone. to do all this all my muscles tendons and ligaments had to be removed from my pelvis to do plates and then stuck back.
i was in hospital for 3 weeks non weight baring for ten weeks then 2 steps daily with physio gradually a few more steps each day. i done everything i was told. then in june 2011 i got a bump below my scar which is on my hair line. i rang my consultant and made appointment he said oh its just fatty tissue, my gp said it was a hernia.i was referred to another surgeon who done numerous tests over 7 months and i have a massive hernia of my bladder which is so big it cant stretch no more it is hip to hip sticks right out in front and goes down below on both sides of my female parts, ive had this for 10 months now, tests show my bladder is right over my pubic bone and down the front also found this is because my muscles and main tendons and ligaments have ALL came off my pelvis and caused this hernia also 2 of my screws are very large and sticking into my bladder (not pierced thank god) but one false move and it will. i have been told my op should have been done different as muscle tendons and ligaments do not go back to bone once removed.. ive got to have my plates removed now so they can try to stick them back onto bone to repair the damage and my bladder. so my message is if you have spd or are having a large baby please have a c section and avoid all this.......
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