Glad you found a few choices in your area.
Sher
Ok, turns out that my gyn says I only have the rectocele, as far as she can tell. She didn't want to do the "pulling" test on my cervix, as they urogyn will do that, but she said it felt pretty stable. I have a few urogyn's to choose from here, so hopefully, I can get a plastic surgeon that can work together.
Don't know any urogyns in that area (don't typically recommend anyway cause everyones needs/personalities are different), but you can go to APOPS website and look up AUGS link on healthcare professionals page and enter your zip code to pull up who is in your area and then google them individually to find out more on dr watchdog sites.
Yes, please keep me in the loop on this one!
Sher
Thanks Sherrie
I am going to my gyn tomorrow, and I am sure I will find that I probably have more that just the rectocele. I am researching for a urogyn in the phoenix area, (heard of any?) and will for sure go that that route. I still hope to get it all taken care of at once, I'll let you know.
Thank you again!
Stephanie
Are you seeing a urgogynecologist Stephanie? POP surgery is extremely intricate and it sure sounds like you need to be evalutated for types of POP beyond rectocele-if you have uterine prolapse, it should be addressed at the same time as recto. I'd be nervous about having a tummy tuck at same time simply because of the intricacies of POP surgery; I sure understand the desire to get everything handled at the same time to prevent additional down time and expense, but unless you can get a urogyn to work with a plastic surgeon, I would be afraid to consider it. I really don't know anything about tummy tucks so am not able to advise on that but please brain pick the drs thoroughly prior to going forward.
Sher
Sher