by StlMom475 » 22 Jun 2017, 12:23
Chapter 5: At this point, my husband is pretty worried about this problem and he accompanies me to my ob-gyn appointment. I LOVE my ob. She delivered both of my children (ages 4 and 6 and yes, both vaginally so that's probably part of my problem too). She is honest, sincere, caring, and everything I needed and wasn't getting from my drug-dealing procologist or too-busy CRS. She confirmed what I thought - I had a rectocele. She said it was possible that the rectocele caused the fissure, by maybe causing a constipated pocket. I think it definitely could have contributed in that I know I was pushing to try to empty my bowels before I started splinting.
She said I could have surgery for this (as well as for my partial uterine prolapse and cystocele). But I teared up when she mentioned surgery and she said we should wait on that. Instead she referred me to a local pelvic floor physical therapist and said she may be able to help some, although it wouldn't fix the rectocele completely. I at least felt like I was on the path to understanding this thing for once, even though there was no easy fix.
At the same time, my husband pushed me to take some time off work so I could also focus on general relaxation. I decided it was probably a good idea. I also needed some time to figure out if I should modify my diet. I've discovered that eating what I thought was a good diet - Lots of fiber, vegetables, fruit - was probably doing my butt more harm than good. Of course, fried food didn't help either. The days I was having loose bm's I would also have more bm's and that was the worst for my pain. I rethought my diet and tried to focus on very neutral white grains and non-greasy proteins and hoped my waistline wouldn't be growing too much.
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