In the fall of 2020, Linda first realized she had an organ prolapse. As a registered nurse, Linda recognized what was happening. “When I had to strain for a bowel movement, something would stick out,” she explains. “Straining at all or standing for too long would make it worse.”
Linda was referred to Dr. Colleen McDermott, a Sinai Health urogynecologist and the president of the Canadian Society for Pelvic Medicine. “Prolapse is extremely common,” says Dr. McDermott. “It affects half of all women over the age of 50.”
Linda got the relief she was looking for when Dr. McDermott fitted her with a pessary, a silicone device worn in the vagina to support pelvic organ prolapse and improve urinary incontinence. “It’s like a bra for your vagina,” says Dr. McDermott.
“I will forever be grateful to Dr. McDermott and her staff for their help with this very treatable issue.”
Linda, Patient
Linda no longer felt pressure on her bladder, didn’t have to worry about leaking, and today manages her life without worrying about her prolapse. “For me, keeping physically active is aligned with staying healthy. I walk every day for my physical and emotional health, and I love to cook which requires a lot of standing,” she says.
“I will forever be grateful to Dr. McDermott and her staff for their help with this very treatable issue.”
In the fall of 2020, Linda first realized she had an organ prolapse. As a registered nurse, Linda recognized what was happening. “When I had to strain for a bowel movement, something would stick out,” she explains. “Straining at all or standing for too long would make it worse.”
Linda was referred to Dr. Colleen McDermott, a Sinai Health urogynecologist and the president of the Canadian Society for Pelvic Medicine. “Prolapse is extremely common,” says Dr. McDermott. “It affects half of all women over the age of 50.”
Linda got the relief she was looking for when Dr. McDermott fitted her with a pessary, a silicone device worn in the vagina to support pelvic organ prolapse and improve urinary incontinence. “It’s like a bra for your vagina,” says Dr. McDermott.
“I will forever be grateful to Dr. McDermott and her staff for their help with this very treatable issue.”
Linda, Patient
Linda no longer felt pressure on her bladder, didn’t have to worry about leaking, and today manages her life without worrying about her prolapse. “For me, keeping physically active is aligned with staying healthy. I walk every day for my physical and emotional health, and I love to cook which requires a lot of standing,” she says.
“I will forever be grateful to Dr. McDermott and her staff for their help with this very treatable issue.”
