Rectocele and Lower Back Pain

So sorry for your pain and praying for you and everyone else in the same situation. I too never sleep more then half hour and never am without pain unless I have tiny bits of Vicodin (Norco) around the clock, taking no more the 2 in 24 hours. Its a battle to get medication and I have to prove every two month's at my visit (had one last week) that I am not taking that much. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr




I have constant lower back and pelvic floor inside my rear area pain, along with vaginal pain.

I live sitting on and tucking gel ice packs (Walgreens) CVS, the ones that go in the freezer, soft gel....and they have been a lifesaver for me.

If I had known that most of the people that have prolapses have had vaginal births I would not have had babies...

I am small, under 95 lbs. and 4 feet 10 and was really surprised that this happened to me since I do not carry extra weight.

I was told that since I have a lot of arthritis and have bad joints and bones (double hip replacements) and need both knees done down the road, frozen shoulder, etc., osteoarthritis pain that I was more prone to uterine prolapses.

Anyone else out there in this situation.

Praying for you and everyone else.

Thanks
JJS-Joan

Did the back pain go away completely? I have cysts on both ovaries, endo and just been told I have aden. Been having back pain for years but has gotten worse - hopefully from the aden. I've just made the decision to have hyst. Tentative date is Aug 20. Very nervous and I so hope this will help with the pain.

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Originally Posted by amar I read a good article today about si joint dysfunction causing a lot of strange problems, even urinary, bowel and sexual difficulty. I can find it again and pm or email you the link if you want to read the article.

That would be great! I'm sorry I haven't been on lately. Work has just been horrific. Won't get into details, but let's just say a top administrator suggested off the record that I sue the university I work for because of the treatment I've been subjected to.

I'll post another response to let everyone know how I'm doing.

Esme

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Originally Posted by my1301 Did the back pain go away completely? I have cysts on both ovaries, endo and just been told I have aden. Been having back pain for years but has gotten worse - hopefully from the aden. I've just made the decision to have hyst. Tentative date is Aug 20. Very nervous and I so hope this will help with the pain.

Best of luck on your hyst. Read everything you can on here about preparing for your castle stay, recovery at home, what to do, and ESPECIALLY what NOT to do.

Every body is different, and even the docs can't say how you will feel afterward. But, the goal, of course, is to return to a normal pain-free life. My guess is that the women who have relatively unremarkable recoveries don't come back here, or do so infrequently, so don't let the proliferation of problem stories scare you!

One of the things that I was told by my uro-gyn is that I have adhesive disease. Thought I probably did, but this is the first time it has been confirmed.

The only thing it seems helps is weekly PT to work on keeping my belly "moving". I really think my back pain, and pretty much anything going on in my pelvis right now is related to this. I also have plenty of exercises and PT "toys" so I can work on things myself at home. I am moving, and things are changing at work, so hopefully, I will be able to make more time to take care of myself.

The adhesions pull everything out of whack, and when muscles/tendons/ligments have been out of alignment for a long time, it takes dedication and persistence to train them to stay where they are SUPPOSED to be!

I've gone to a chiropractor for years, but after my surgery, I started PT as I couldn't sit for more than 45 minutes without being in extreme belly/back pain. (this was even 8 weeks AFTER surgery). My PT uses myofascial release as one of her main techniques. Wow. I don't even go to a chiropractor anymore. If I ever feel like things have stabilized, I might complement the PT with chiropractic. There are also many massage therapists who do myofascial release.

INTERNAL therapy has even given me hope that I might be able to have intercourse again. I can tolerate a pelvic exam now without breaking out into tears from the pain. YAY! Even my doc noticed and remarked on it: "Wow. whatever Ann is doing, it's really helped. Keep up the good work."

YES, ladies! Internal PT. It sounds yukky and it sounds embarrassing and it sounds awful. But if you tell yourself that this is NORMAL and this is what you NEED to be whole again (well, physiologically, it's not possible, but you know what I mean), you can get through it. You might get to the point where you look forward to these treatments - not because of anything sexual, but because you know it is making a difference in your quality of LIFE!

Surgery is not usually a viable option for pain from adhesive disease, as it typically gets worse after.

Ask your doc about using seprafilm or a similar barrier on areas where s/he's had to excise a lot of adhesions. This creates an environment where the tissue can heal, and it won't keep adhesions at bay forever (your body resorbs the "gel" over time, so it's just a way to give the tissue a better chance at healing without forming adhesions immediately).

So, hopefully, this is something that they won't find in you, BUT I would still encourage some barrier be used like seprafilm.

I hope this isn't too much information.

The good news is that even though I have a rectocele, the uro-gyn says it's not that bad, and that probably 90 percent of the women my age have one of this nature. No surgery is warranted. Now that I've got a good chair at work, and I'm doing PT again, and changed my diet, using Miralax when needed to keep things moving, I feel SOOO much better!!!

Hang in there ladies, and use this board to get answers. Most of them are out there. I don't know what I would have done without Hystersisters.

Sorry for such a looooooong post.

Much love and light,
Esme

It is great to hear you are doing better. Thanks for sharing all your valuable information. Continue to take good care of yourself

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Originally Posted by chilax why must we wait sooooo long when we are in pain and sick? Its awful i feel sicker every day if sicker is a word tomorrow the gastoro specialist just to wait for another appt. i also have severe lomer back pain and i feel pushed from one doc to the next but they say all that pain can not be being casued by the rectocye im nauses and i cant eat much or drink much anybody else

Oh you poor thing i understand where your coming from im exactly the same 2 years of it in fact.Seeing the gyn tomorrow will let you know what happens.I cant even have a proper poop comes out very thin and im positive its my uterus laying on top of my rectum and also pushing into my bladder.Is your tummy bloating up also like your 9 months pregnat and swollen all over your body as well.I think mine started after i finished having kids i gained a heap of weight and didnt know what was causing it lol.At first i thought i had ibs from emotional stress due to my ex.I have tried to lose weight to no avail.It comes straight back.I also feel like im going to vomit after eating.When you had your kids did the doctors tell you that you had retroversion by some chance?Its when the uterus faces towards the back.Im going to the doctors tomorrow to tell them what is happening to my body not them telling me lol.Will keep you posted.