I had Cystocele surgery. My bladder prolapsed where it was visable. Mostly due to forcing because of my strong narcotic pain meds causing terrible constipation. I do take Miralax daily; but still have issues.

When i had the Cystocele surgery, the urologist did not take the necessary precautions and the small bowel came down causing me to have Rectocele surgery the following year. When I had the Rectocele surgery performed, I made sure this time I went to a urogynocologist. I wish I had had the urogyny for the Cystocele surgery.

I should have mentioned the venous blood insufficiency seems to pool in the ankles thereby causing heart concern. I did have a specialist look into the venous pooling in the ankles. Tests all showed this had nothing to do with my heart. Sitting for long periods can be a problem. When possible, elevating feet is very beneficial.

I, myself, would not want to rub into ankle/feet areas. I gently put the lotion on without a lot of pressure. Also, if I rubbed; this might aggravate the condition; but would cause my PN to burn even more.


Gerry

Ger,

Thank you for your explanation about your bladder surgery. I asked because my husband has an enlarged bladder. He has been told that there is virtually nothing can be done about it. He has difficulty starting the pee, this is because the bladder does not contract as it should.

Anyway, back to my skin discoloration, I am not physically bothered, not painful nor has unpleasant sensation, it's just aesthetically becoming unpleasant to look at. I will leave it at that for now. I just wanted to make sure that it does not affect the PN pain.

Thank you for your posts.