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karen b
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Tina wrote: My husband & I waited 4 week, the recomended time, and had sex after the TVT procedure. I didnt notice any change but my husband said he could feel the tape at the top of my vagina. We waited another week but he states he can still feel it. I will call the Urologist tomorrow. Has anyone had this problem. As far as the leeking, gone, nothing, much better. In that aspect I'm so glad I had it done. I had this done on a Thursday and went back to work that following Monday. No problems.... - i too can feel it inside me- like a hole and i feel mesh but my husband doesn't feel it. i had it done a year ago and the dr. said i was healing slowly- haven't been back in 1 year-i'm afraid what they will find.....
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Marilyn
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bobbie wrote: Well, it was 2 weeks today that I had the surgery...still doing very well, went walking, etc. Leakage is decreased by about 85%, and that is wonderful!!
Will keep posting. Bobbie I'm having the gynecare surgery on May 22,08. Sounds like you made out ok. Any problems-did you stay over night at the hospital and did you have to take any medications afterward?
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bobbie
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Marilyn wrote: <quoted text>
Bobbie
I'm having the gynecare surgery on May 22,08. Sounds like you made out ok. Any problems-did you stay over night at the hospital and did you have to take any medications afterward? Hello, Marylyin, Good luck to you! It was exactly 2 weeks ago yesterday (Friday) that I had the surgery done. I can tell you what all happened. I had the spinal block done. Because of that, I had to stay at the hospital for about 5 hours, to let the feeling come back in my legs so I could walk. It was a 3 1/2 hour drive from the hospital (nobody locally does this procedure)so that made me kind of sore. The pain I had was only when I would first stand or first sit. Once I was standing or sitting, I was fine. The doc instructed me to not pull, lift, carry, tug, or push anything over 5 pounds for 4 to 6 weeks. I have lived faithfully by what he has told me. The pain wasn't that bad. He gave me pain pills, I took one the night I got home from the hospital, and one the next afternoon. Other than that I have taken no meds. The leakage is alot better now, but I did notice after shopping at the mall last night I did have more leakage than I had expected. I have my first post op visit Monday the 12th, and am looking forward to teh exam to see if everything is okay. The surgery I had was a TVT Prefyx, not the TVT O. It does instill insterting a mesh inside of me. It was made by a different company, it was made by Boston Scientific. If you'd like, you can email me at breezy95@aol.com, there are some things that are personal that I don't want to post on here. Good luck!
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Karin
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Deb wrote: I had a tvt a year ago, and the last week I have persistant left groin pain. Nobody knows what it is. I am wondering if the tvt has erroded somehow and is sitting on a nerve or ligament. I have the urgency and frequency and have had it since the surgery. Has anyone had this? I am at my wits end. I am a nurse as well. I can;t live on painkillers forever. I also had TVT Sling Surgery and immed after surgery had server pain in my left leg. Did you find out what ws the cause of yours. Also did you hear from your doctor before surgery that you would have problem with sexual pain afterwards So far I have hear nothing but negative feedback abou this surgery.
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DJG
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Denise wrote: Sounds like you probably have interstitial cystitis. You should see a "uro-gyn". They only treat women and are usually the best at diagnosing and treating it. I was feeling ready for TVT next week until reading this foren. You are the only one who seems satisfied. I am also from MA. should i be worried? The procedure seems pretty simple. Getting nervous, wait for your reply.
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Karen Morris
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Tina wrote: My husband & I waited 4 week, the recomended time, and had sex after the TVT procedure. I didnt notice any change but my husband said he could feel the tape at the top of my vagina. We waited another week but he states he can still feel it. I will call the Urologist tomorrow. Has anyone had this problem. As far as the leeking, gone, nothing, much better. In that aspect I'm so glad I had it done. I had this done on a Thursday and went back to work that following Monday. No problems.... My Husband and I had the same experience and it is now a year later and I just had another piece removed that was discovered during sex. My Dr acts as if it is a haircut but it hss come out in at least 3 different places. Are you continuing to have issues??? Reading all of this scares me to death.
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bobbie
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Went for my 2 week post op Monday, everything looked good...doctor said my stitches haven't dissolved yet, but that is normal. Still have some leaking, he said I should reach maximum improvement in 4 - 6 more weeks. Hope the leaking completely stops. Take care
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Karen Morris
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Does anyone know where to go to get more specific information regarding the long term effects? I just do not have any idea where to go - don't think a lawyer is the answer but I think my doctor is concerned about a lawsuit and I just want it fixed.
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Renee
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I had the TVT procedure done 2 months ago (by my gyne) and the good news is the leaking is 100% better.
The bad news is I have some vaginal erosion and need to see a specialist (urogyne). I am half sick with worry. Recovery from the procedure has been difficult... I was led to believe it would be a "breeze" and it has been anything but. I am in chronic "discomfort" and sex with my husband is incredibly painful.
I'm not sure how this will end... and I'm scared and beginning to regret having it done.
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mom1965
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Renee wrote: I had the TVT procedure done 2 months ago (by my gyne) and the good news is the leaking is 100% better.
The bad news is I have some vaginal erosion and need to see a specialist (urogyne). I am half sick with worry. Recovery from the procedure has been difficult... I was led to believe it would be a "breeze" and it has been anything but. I am in chronic "discomfort" and sex with my husband is incredibly painful.Hi I had mine done in aug of 2007 still in pain , sick and tired of being sick and tired.It seems that the Drs. don't tell everything when we get the procedure done. Take care mom1965
I'm not sure how this will end... and I'm scared and beginning to regret having it done. HI I am one who wishes that I never had it done .Just sick and feeling awful all the time hpoe you feel better soon...mom1965
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Cathy
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I have been surfing for months to find this web site, I knew that I wasn't alone. I am from the Phila. area and I had a partial hysterectomy in June 2007, I was told that I could have this safe, minimually evasive procedure done at the same time. It was a sling to stop me from dripping, when coughing or laughing, which wasn't all the time. I agreed and I haven't been the same since. The plastic mesh is protruding through my vagainal wall and causing constant infections and pain. I had another corrective surgey in Oct. 2007 and still the problem exists. I was told by my doctor that it was my fault because I shouldn't have had sex. Since then, I have had two more procudes done in his office, where he has gone in and cut the plastic with no anestisia, no pain medications, nothing. The mesh is still coming through my wall and causing me problems. I don't know what to do, who can I call, who can I see? I am a 44yr old divorced woman with a lot of life left and I feel like it is over. Pleaes help!
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mom1965
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Cathy wrote: I have been surfing for months to find this web site, I knew that I wasn't alone. I am from the Phila. area and I had a partial hysterectomy in June 2007, I was told that I could have this safe, minimually evasive procedure done at the same time. It was a sling to stop me from dripping, when coughing or laughing, which wasn't all the time. I agreed and I haven't been the same since. The plastic mesh is protruding through my vagainal wall and causing constant infections and pain. I had another corrective surgey in Oct. 2007 and still the problem exists. I was told by my doctor that it was my fault because I shouldn't have had sex. Since then, I have had two more procudes done in his office, where he has gone in and cut the plastic with no anestisia, no pain medications, nothing. The mesh is still coming through my wall and causing me problems. I don't know what to do, who can I call, who can I see? I am a 44yr old divorced woman with a lot of life left and I feel like it is over. Pleaes help! Its not fair it feels like the Dr thinks you are not telling the truth.dah you go back to him because you are sick and feeling rotten and need his help.. which like many woman never felt this bad until after there surgery... just not fair...mom1965
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Trisha
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I had the TVT-O done on 2/20/08 and I have had no problems whatsoever. For the first time since my son was born 15 years ago I can dance, exercise, sneeze and cough without wetting myself! What a relief this has been! I don't have to wear pantiliners anymore! The TVT-O was the answer to my prayers. I have had no pain, other than pain from recovering from the surgery, my periods are regular and my husband does not note anything out of the ordinary when we make love - Hooray!!
I could not be happier, thank you to my very experienced Urogynecologist Surgeon - To anyone out their considering this surgery, make sure your surgeon is BOTH QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED before having this done! Very important!!!!!
Good luck and good health to everyone!
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bobbie
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Trisha wrote: I had the TVT-O done on 2/20/08 and I have had no problems whatsoever. For the first time since my son was born 15 years ago I can dance, exercise, sneeze and cough without wetting myself! What a relief this has been! I don't have to wear pantiliners anymore! The TVT-O was the answer to my prayers. I have had no pain, other than pain from recovering from the surgery, my periods are regular and my husband does not note anything out of the ordinary when we make love - Hooray!!
I could not be happier, thank you to my very experienced Urogynecologist Surgeon - To anyone out their considering this surgery, make sure your surgeon is BOTH QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED before having this done! Very important!!!!!
Good luck and good health to everyone! Did you have instant results? I went for my 2 week post op this past Monday and still have some leakage, but my dr says I will be at fullest improvement in 4 more weeks. I sure hope so, other than that, I have no problems to report. I had a TVT Prefyx, alot like the TVT O
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Pam
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I'm sorry to hear so many people having problems with this. I had this done in spring 2001 and have had absolutely no problems and am very happy I had it done. So not everyone has problems. I hope everyone who is having problems is able to find solutions.
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Renee
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Well, I have an update. The uro-gynecologist at Magee Women's Hospital in Pittsburgh says the mesh has to come out, it has fully eroded through the vaginal wall. The procedure is scheduled for 3 weeks from now. I just wish it was sooner. The worry and discomfort make the waiting hard.
He will remove all the mesh, except the ends, which apparently will stay imbedded in my groin areas forever. I don't like that, but there's no choice, so I guess I better get used to it.
He did say that in approx. 50% of the cases where women have to have the mesh removed, they remain continent. Something about the bladder neck being in the correct position for awhile, and muscles (and scar tissue) continuing to support it. That would be nice, I'm not looking forward to going back to the daily panty-liners.
He also said that once I am healed I can consider another procedure... the regular TVT (I had the "O" version this time.) Right now I think, "Thanks, but no thanks." But I guess it's nice to know there's at least an *option*.
I told him that my gyne told me I would "breeze through it" and he (the specialist) said most women really do. He says it is really a very successful surgery, which most women tolerate extremely well and never regret. I do believe that. We just don't hear much about them... I guess they aren't cruising around the internet looking for a forum for support.
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Trisha
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bobbie wrote: <quoted text>
Did you have instant results? I went for my 2 week post op this past Monday and still have some leakage, but my dr says I will be at fullest improvement in 4 more weeks. I sure hope so, other than that, I have no problems to report. I had a TVT Prefyx, alot like the TVT O Yes, I think my results were instant. I wasn't able to really do much for the first 4 weeks while recovering so I am not sure if I would have still leaked then. I am so happy with my results, I hope I don't have any problems in the future. So far so good.
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Renee
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FWIW, after the surgery, I had probably 80-90% continence... laughing, sneezing, coughing, were all fine. But jogging would produce a few drops. My gyne told me to do a lot of Kegels throughout the day, and I did, and honestly, within days, it seemed, I got to 100% dry, all the time.
Like I said, none of my problems are due to the procedure not working! It *worked* great. It's just this pesky, painful vaginal erosion... ;o(
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Renee wrote: FWIW, after the surgery, I had probably 80-90% continence... laughing, sneezing, coughing, were all fine. But jogging would produce a few drops. My gyne told me to do a lot of Kegels throughout the day, and I did, and honestly, within days, it seemed, I got to 100% dry, all the time.
Like I said, none of my problems are due to the procedure not working! It *worked* great. It's just this pesky, painful vaginal erosion... ;o( Hi Renee , but it seems realy it did not work for you ,if you never had it done would you have'pesky,painful vaginal erosion. you have to go through surgery because of your procedure.and are youvsure that it will stay in place after surgery for your erosion.to me it sounds scarey,what else may be happening inside if it doing this to your vagina...mom1965
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Renee
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Yes, of course, Mom1965... I was being somewhat facetious, I guess it didn't come across like I meant it to. Sorry.
I well realize it's serious, and yes, actually I do regret having the TVT done in the first place. I know it's not over yet for me, and yes, I'm also very scared.
I just wanted the Bobbi to know that perhaps the Kegel exercises will help her get to 100% dryness.
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