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unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, Pelvic Prolapse
Hi. I had a unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy about three and a half weeks ago. Since then I have a lot of pressure in my pelvic/hips. In both hips it feels as if there is a ball the size of a tennis ball hanging out in each hip. When I spoke to my gyn two weeks post op, she just said it was a strange complaint but that I'm still newly recovering. It's now week 4. I'm just wondering if anyone had a similar experience post op? If so, any advice?
I've been reading a lot online and I'm terrified I might have pelvic organ prolapse.
Thanks.
I've been reading a lot online and I'm terrified I might have pelvic organ prolapse.
Thanks.
COMMUNITY LEADER
It is surprising that you have abdominal pain at this point although adhesions could be the cause and you can't do much about them.
Did the physiotherapist say anything about you being in surgical position for 4 hours possibly being the cause of this? Granted, regardless of the cause, exercises would likely help. Also, an anti-inflammatory / NSAID could help if it is bursitis. Did he palpate the hip joints to see if he could tell if your bursae sacs were inflamed? You should probably check with your surgeon to see when you can start these exercises. Now may be ok since they probably are not strenous but better safe than sorry.
Did the physiotherapist say anything about you being in surgical position for 4 hours possibly being the cause of this? Granted, regardless of the cause, exercises would likely help. Also, an anti-inflammatory / NSAID could help if it is bursitis. Did he palpate the hip joints to see if he could tell if your bursae sacs were inflamed? You should probably check with your surgeon to see when you can start these exercises. Now may be ok since they probably are not strenous but better safe than sorry.
Correct. I mean I'm having abdominal pain but nothing severe. I went to see a physiotherapist yesterday and he thinks I need to do hips/muscle strenghening exercises. I am a little worried that it might be too soon sonce I had surgery and am still healing but he doesn't seem too worried about it.
COMMUNITY LEADER
4 hours is a long time for your hips to be locked in one position. You should not have developed prolapse in just 4 weeks. Just to clarify - the pain is in your hip joints, correct?
Hi. My surgery lasted very close to 4 hours. And is that really true that the only way to have a prolapse is prior to surgery symptoms?
COMMUNITY LEADER
If you did not have these symptoms prior to the oophorectomy, then it is unlikely to be prolapse. If it started immediately or shortly after surgery, my "best guess" is that it is from surgical positioning. And the longer you were in surgery, the more apt it would be to cause problems. It's possible you have bursitis (inflammation in the bursae sacs around your hip joints). Do you know how long your surgery was?
I developed bursitis in one hip not too long after my surgery (don't recall exactly how long). My doctor diagnosed it by just palpating my hip joint. It did finally go away without doing anything special.
Keep us posted on this.
I developed bursitis in one hip not too long after my surgery (don't recall exactly how long). My doctor diagnosed it by just palpating my hip joint. It did finally go away without doing anything special.
Keep us posted on this.
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