If it’s a phrase I’m really sick of hearing, it’s the one that many of my patients have had said to them by too many health professionals (and some of them are doctors): “There’s no point in having a pessary, pessaries are just for old ladies”. Today’s blog is to refute that argument because […]
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In a few weeks I will be presenting again to the general public on prolapse and every time I do one of these talks and I put that stat in and “50% of women over the age of 50 who have had a vaginal delivery will develop prolapse” it still really impacts on me. Because when
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For well over 25 years I have been specifically treating pelvic floor dysfunction and I have encountered many women who have suffered with anxiety and depression due to their bladder, bowel and prolapse problems. It is very confronting to discover that you have these very personal problems and often surreal that it can be associated with
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1. I have some pretty special days in my job. One of the really brilliant ones happened the other day when a beaming patient marched in and when I asked her how she was she said “Fantastic and thank you very much”. Now we aren’t allowed to have testimonials or self-promoting type things on
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One of my original first ‘pals’ on Twitter, when my daughter actually first signed me up in 2011, was Pete Moore from the UK (@paintoolkit2) and Pete has always been brilliant at retweeting anything I have had to say and is a source of wonderful pain management info in the UK. We have also been known to
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Well it’s taken a while but here we are at the end of the prolapse talk – the final step in managing prolapse and boy is it important! Thankfully these days, women are understanding the value of exercise for many reasons – prevention of osteoporosis, good heart health, assisting in weight management and in a general
Remember this series of blogs relates to a talk I did for the public a few weeks ago and Part 4 of the 5 Step Plan is all about bowels. Bowels Bring Down Prolapse (and cause failure of operations): WHY? Never taught correctly as a child how to defaecate Bad habits- stool wrong consistency, always strains
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Role of the pelvic floor muscles: Support the pelvic viscera. Prevention of loss of urine, gas and faeces with increase in intra-abdominal pressure eg cough, sneeze, bending, laugh, lift. Prevent worsening of prolapse Detrusor inhibition (the smooth muscle pump of the bladder). Be able to relax to empty your bladder and bowel properly. Sexual function
This is a critical step in the five step plan. So many women feel helpless when they find they have a lump. Is it cancer? What will my husband think? “Oh my god, my Aunt Gertrude had one of those in hospital and that was ghastly!” So what is the definition of a mentor. A
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On Wednesday 26th February, 2014, I presented a talk for health professionals and the general public on the management of prolapse with Dr Hannah Krause and we had a great turn-up and I hope all the ladies really enjoyed the two presentations. When Tracey Sparks, our illustrious CFA Health Promotions Officer asked for a title
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