Nothing could be more embarrassing than you, a young woman, mother of three, are suffering from bladder incontinence. It is embarrassing enough to watch a television commercial on adult diapers, but to actually use one yourself. That is the height of all embarrassments. But what are the choices? Bladder incontinence is a common problem. The embarrassing situations that you find yourself in are, also unfortunately, common. But what are your choices? No amount of adult diapers can cure this condition. Neither is it attractive to your spouse. Talk about turn off.
Bladder Lift
Upon consultation with your gynaecologist, you are too embarrassed to go anywhere else; your doctor informs you that your condition was brought about because of childbirth which caused your bladder to sag. There are other causal factors that contribute to this condition like menopause, a problem with the muscles of your bladder and urethra, or as a complication of a previous surgery. There is a cure for this. Unfortunately, it involves the anaesthesia and the scalpel.
Bladder suspension surgery pulls up your sagging bladder and puts it back to its normal position. Women are the primary candidates to this procedure and statistics say that more and more women go through the bladder suspension surgery today than ever before. Stress incontinence as it is more politically correct to say, has been a taboo topic among women themselves. In the modern age, where more and more women are in the work force as well as being mothers, the concept of embarrassing oneself in public overrules the taboo. Bladder suspension surgery, however, is not strictly a woman’s problem. Men have them too. But as men do not generally get pregnant and give birth, their chances are slimmer.
Before pondering the actual surgery itself, try to seek a second opinion. Make sure that your symptoms cannot be corrected by other alternatives. Now if you do fit the criteria prepare for the surgery itself and have it corrected. If you have a wrong diagnosis, the consequences are not nice. There are several types of bladder suspension surgery: open retropubic suspension (fusing the bladder neck to surrounding bones and tissue), laparoscopic retropubic suspension (more complications arise from this procedure than any other), needle bladder neck suspension (not very effective), and sling surgery (a cradle to support your bladder is fashioned from your own tissues). No matter the procedure, it is best to discuss this thoroughly with your doctor, along with hospital stay, recovery and risks after the surgery itself.
Like any invasive surgical procedures, bladder suspension surgery is not free of risks. Although only about 5% may have complications, complications they are nonetheless. There can be abscess, trouble in urinating, bladder spasms, bleeding, blood clots, an injury to adjacent tissues and organs, infection, overactive bladder and a whole lot of others. The remaining 95% enjoy a normal life after the procedure.
Recovery from bladder suspension recovery is relatively fast, but again this all depends that no complications will arise. The key is the expertise of the surgeon of choice and your willingness to follow the prescribed do’s and don’ts for the before and after.