APOPS Association for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Support’s Post

We can't put the toothpaste back into the tube. While so much has been researched and addressed to advance the use of mesh for the repair of #PelvicOrganProlapse, posts from the bad old days remain locked into the internet. Rebooting anxiety about whether to have a mesh procedure. Rebooting some misconceptions. Rebooting unnecessary fear factor. Every surgery for any health condition comes with risk, not just mesh for POP. At times APOPS gets calls from women in last minute high anxiety about a mesh surgery they decided to move forward with. 1. Do your homework. Dig into the backdrop of your urogynecologist at the onset of your POP journey. 2. Ask your surgeon every question you have about your surgery, not just the mesh questions. The more you know, the more comfortable you'll be moving forward. 3. Recognize everyone has fear heading into surgery, especially POP surgery because so few talk about it out loud. Everyone's heard of appendectomy. Few women are familiar with pelvic organ prolapse prior to their diagnosis. 4. Trick your brain! Recall the happiest memory you have and on the days prior to surgery, and especially the day of surgery, every time anxiety increases, recall that happy memory, over and over and over until it's like a habit. #APOPS #womenshealthempowerment #Belowthe Waist #TheBiggestSecretinWomensHealth

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