Has anyone had surgery called a colposuspension if so how did they feel afer the operation and did they need after care after being discharged
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It depends on several factors: whether the procedure was keyhole or open, the type of stitches, how long it takes for drains to clear. BUPA recommends a few days in hospital and someone to drive you home and take care for 1st 24 hours. It also depends on the circumstances and conditions that the individual has and a care assessment should be given and a care plan produced to support the discharge plan, taking into account the circumstances and conditions of the individual, and the discharge report should be made available
Thank you so much for answering my post, there was no care plan set up, I was stapled not stitched, I had an open procedure, and I was not given a discharge report. But anyway thanks
I had this op twice as first attempt was not successful. Open surgery with general anaesthetic; there was no keyhole option available at the time. I was tired for a few weeks afterwards and would recommend at least 3 weeks rest and recovery and no heavy lifting (I think I damaged the first internal suspension by lifting up my bed - I felt a tearing pulling sensation). It isn't a small thing to have done and always a risk of infections of the wound and from the catheter (in for 3-4 days or more sorry can't remember) or if this is still the way its done. I was 6 days in hospital. But it was well worth it - to be able to cough and laugh and jump without leaking was wonderful lol. But 10 years on now and not as good - you do need to keep up pelvic floor exercises. Still things are way better than they were before the op. ☺
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