She is the primary caretaker of my 40 year old sister dying of colon cancer and promised me she will take care of this when life is some what normal again. What do you think about this?
This is a common reason for putting off such surgery. Especially if she has to lift your sister, it’s better to wait for the surgery. If women have to lift heavy objects, the surgery for this condition is often unsuccessful because the tissue used to repair this hernia may tear itself and the prolapse just returns. We restrict our patients from lifting over 10 pounds for at least 3 months after prolapse surgery and encourage them not to ever lift more than 20 lbs again. My dad said he has seen tissue with blood. When I asked her, she said no. I’m afraid she wouldn’t tell me for worry. The vaginal skin lining can bleed due to irritation from being outside the body and rubbing on clothes. It can be treated by her doctor with estrogen cream which makes the vaginal skin tougher and more resistant to inflammation.
