Eventually she'll need to have her prolapsed uterus and bladder repaired with age.
I've seen women with those organs "hanging out" and they just push it back in!
It's a pretty bizarre sight.

xplnyrslf said:

JasmineFire said:

xplnyrslf said:

Wait....WHAAAA????

unlucky7 said:

It's interesting because some of them said that they definitely did not want a bunch of kids.

They're probably too tired already to even think about it.

hokie said:

KidaDynamite said:

I've seen total eversions.....brace yourself:

http://www.gyndr.com/geni...urgery.php

I just got serious cramps from looking at that!

xplnyrslf said:

i've seen pictures of this in cows before...the human version looks almost cute by comparison.

psychodelicide said:

A little bit too much reality?
Those photos are tame. Prolapses can, when standing, "hang out".
I got over my initial shock the 1st time, and with current surgical techniques, are repaired easily. I haven't seen one in a long time. It's the older generation who didn't have benefit of medical care.....and had multiple children.

xplnyrslf said:

One of those said something about post-hysterectomy patients? I had a hysterectomy.

Please tell me this is not my fate!

xplnyrslf said:

No, not too much reality. I've seen a lot worse on Discovery Health and TLC channels, to be honest. I was posting the emoticon more at the thought of this happening to someone. Makes me damn glad that I never had kids.

hokie said:

i doubt it. unless you had a hysterectomy because you had a million kids.

JasmineFire said:

No.


Endometriosis....bad.

JasmineFire said:

No one in Louisiana has the funds to create a nation like that family from Arkansas.

hokie said:

No. I read the article, and in the past it was thought a hysterectomy was treatment for prolapsed uterus, but it isn't, as the prolapse is related to ligaments and pelvic floor which is what needs to be repaired:

What can be done if the uterus is dropping down?

Various surgical techniques are used to repair a prolapsed uterus. With recent improved understanding of the pelvic floor anatomy and pathophysiology of the pelvic floor supporting system, we now know that the uterus has no functional role in pelvic floor supporting system. This means that a hysterectomy has no effect on the surgical outcome. Therefore, a hysterectomy is not recommended during the repair unless there is evidence of uterine pathology at time of surgery.

Traditional repair for prolapsed uterus is performed either vaginally or through a large abdominal incision. Both approaches involve the removal of uterus (hysterectomy). With the vaginal approach, the apex of the vagina is attached to healthy portions of the ligaments (uterosacral ligaments or sacrospinosus ligaments) inside the pelvis. And with abdominal approach, a mesh graft is used, with one end of the mesh attached to the apex of vagina and the other end of mesh attached to the inner surface of the sacral bone (sacro-colpopexy). Either surgery is considered a major reconstructive undertaking and requires a prolonged recovery period for patient.
In1992, Dr. Liu developed the laparoscopic presacral uterosacral ligament suspension for the treatment of uterovaginal prolapse, with excellent long term outcomes. This laparoscopic surgery provides excellent visualization of deep pelvic structure including the fascial defects. The procedure can be performed much more quickly compared to either the traditional vaginal sacrospinosus ligament suspension or abdominal sacrocolpopexy. The patient's postoperative recovery is rapid, and the complication rate is extremely low. The only drawback to this procedure is that the surgeon must possess extensive knowledge and understanding of pelvic floor anatomy and high proficiency in laparoscopic surgery, because the procedure involves extensive laparoscopic suturing which is difficult to master.

TonyVanDam said:

I seriously wonder how this family in Arkansas is able to survive financially with having to raise so many kids? I know they're home-schooled, but still, it's damn expensive to raise even one kid. I can't imagine having to raise 18 of them.

I typed the wrong state edit
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psychodelicide said:

I don't watch those channels.
They're scarey.

xplnyrslf said:

can kegels help prevent this from happening?

xplnyrslf said:

They show everything, it seems. I've seen a Caesarean section done already that were pretty gory.
[Edited 5/9/08 20:07pm]

xplnyrslf said:

You are such an asset to the org! You medical tidbits are fascinating!

JasmineFire said:

I hear it's far, far more common in South Louisiana.

ThreadBare said:

south louisiana is far more sophisticated.

and what is up with that vet in your sig?

JasmineFire said:

She's listening to a dachshund breathe or to its heartbeat or something.

You shouldn't be asking me. I'm not the one in vet school...

ThreadBare said:

but she's hold him all strange and she's not wearing her white coat! shame!

JasmineFire said:

Next you'll be saying she's not a real vet, just some model posing with a doxie.

ThreadBare said:

it's probably not a real doxie!

JasmineFire said:

Eddie Griffin: "Who is this guy, and why does he keep following me around?"

ThreadBare said:

he can follow me around any day.