I was diagnosed with a prolapsed uterus. The consultant was pushing for me to have the mesh surgery but I refused after doing some research and found the negatives outweighed any positives. This was 15 years ago and I struggled on. Having said that, I found it helped me when I lost some weight. Inevitably my love of all things food meant the prolapse got steadily worse over the years so I went to the GP last year with a view to seeing if my uterus could be removed. At this point I was told it was actually a prolapsed bladder. After my prolapse first happened and due to so many experiencing problems with the mesh, the mesh repair was not encouraged but when I was referred last year, I was again offered surgery as I was at stage 3. I opted for a pessary to see if it helped before even considering surgery this time round. and wish I'd had this fitted long ago. I think I was lucky in that the nurse got the size right first time. She said it can be trial and error finding the right size for some and it needs perseverance. I know of one person that had the mesh and hasn't had any problems but know of another who has ongoing problems. Having read about success rates - apparently approx 70 - 85% success rate but likewise a fairly high percentage have to go through it again at about 5 years so it doesn't sound like a complete 'cure'. I've been waiting for an NHS physio appointment since last year so it may be worth going private. Why not try a pessary again. Hopefully your get the right size. I wish you all the best.(Sorry for the long post)
