Going throught a rectocele surgery experience

Hello:
I have searched the web to find a place to write to women who are seeking support for their rectocele situation. I just had rectocele repair surgery three weeks ago. Before I had the repair, I had looked many times for encouraging words or voices of women who had had the same problem. Now I am in a position to offer my thoughts and experience to you.
I feel that my rectocele became a problem or came into being after a 2003 exploratory surgery which turned out to be a large uterine fibroid removal. The doctor did his best with the actual procedure but he failed to be proactive or to consider the effects of constipation POST-surgery.
That is when my rectocele occurred - when I was terribly constipated after surgery. So, PREVENTION would have been a good thing at that time.
7 years later -  I had rectocele repair surgery on October 7, 2010. I would be happy to talk to any one who would like to ask me about it.

There are many aspects to consider and it's still fresh in my mind:

1. I had NO MESH.
2. I got two three opinions before I did it. I chose my doctor carefully.
3. Three weeks post-op, I am glad I had the repair.

Please contact me if I can share any of my experience to help you.

Pomponette

[sherrieP]

So glad you sent in comments! It's always great to hear from women willing to share their experiences with others, awareness of POP issues is lacking for sure. I'm going to send you a PM, am out of town right now but will be back in my office tomorrow.

Welcome to the Urogynecology Forum!
Sher