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I've waited a year to write this review. In April of 2023, I, a 52 year old woman, had pelvic floor surgery to fix rectocele and a cystocele. I My issue was that I would urinate after running a few steps, doing five jumping jacks or sneezing. If I had a full bladder, sometimes I couldn't hold it while standing or walking. If I didn't work out intensely, it got dramatically worse. I selected Dr. Dunn based on information I found from Healthgrades.
Knowing what I know now, I would not have had the surgery.
Dr Dunn's staff was awesome! They were very good at communication, follow up, answering all my questions, scheduling me and very gracious. Really world class customer service. Sabrina was particularly wonderful. She was knowledgeable, would research what she didn't know, and was extremely empathetic.
Dr Dunn was fast and efficient and very confident that she could fix my problems, which I appreciated. She was willing to work with me as I have a number of drug reactions and prefer to use supplements whenever possible. She asked me a few quick questions and was very kind when I was in the surgery center.
Afterward, the recovery was much better than I expected. I was in almost no pain (only took Tylenol and ibuprofen) and I healed very quickly. It should be noted that I exercised very intensely before the surgery and restricted myself to an ayurvedic diet to help with the healing.
During the 2-3 month recovery, I complained that I still had a rectocele and she said I was fine. I complained that I was in pain whenever I tried to exercise, and about how urinating was difficult and she said PT would solve it. I complained about how I could no longer have an orgasm, and she told me I was going into menopause.
I'll point out a few things here. A few days before the surgery I was capable of having very easy, earth-shattering multiple orgasms. I also had my period two days before the surgery and had been in perimenopause for 13 years. Something was wrong here and I knew it.
After 6 months of doing my own research, doing gobs of PT and seeing multiple pelvic floor specialists, I finally got a second opinion from another surgeon. He said that I still had a rectocele, and that my sling was too high and too tight. He also said I was not evacuating my bladder. He asked me a bazillion questions.
Apparently, I'm a unique woman in that I do not have clitoral orgasms. The majority of my orgasms stem from the erectile tissue next to my urethra. The sling most likely was too high and blocking access to that erectile tissue thereby impeding my orgasms.
I immediately went for another surgery to have the sling removed. Unfortunately after nearly an hour, he could not find it, but was able to remove some scar tissue. I'm able to have a weak orgasm, but nothing like what I had a few days before the surgery. I am now able to work out without pain, although about once a week I do have pain in my pelvic floor, but it is tolerable. Sometimes, I really struggle to urinate.
Additionally, the surgery also aggravated lower back and hip problems and I didn't know I had. Probably because I exercised 5-7 days a week before the surgery and after the surgery could barely exercise for one session and/or due to the angle and time period of position my legs were in during surgery. My PT said women should get checked out by an orthopedist to make sure they don't have any latent orthopedic issues before going into this surgery.
I will see that surgeon again to inquire about a third surgery to fix the rectocele this time, and to see what can be done about the sling since I still have trouble urinating and struggle with orgasms. So my journey continues. I hope this information is useful when considering surgery or Dr. Dunn. Additionally, don't trust Healthgrades. read more