by William2 » 06 Aug 2018, 18:45
Update summary:
The first round of IC didn't help at all. In fact, I got worse when I optimistically stopped taking a sitz bath before my BM.
The PT and self-dilation seemed to help reduce my pain later in the day, but didn't solve the problem. I've concluded that anything that stretches the muscles down there seems to help (temporarily), including digital exams or anoscopy.
The second round of IC definitely helped reduce the pain during a BM, and my pain later in the day lessened. The problem still existed, much to my CRS's confusion.
I've had a third round on the hemmy closest to the location of pain. It has definitely helped as well. Some days, I have virtually no pain during my BM, but usually some sharp pain immediately afterward. I also have been able to sit pain-free many days. The pain on any particular day seems to be somewhat random, but definitely triggered by the BM.
I'm pretty sure that it is pudendal neuralgia that is somehow affected/caused by the hemorrhoids.
I've gotten approval for an MRI, but I'm a bit concerned about the contrast chemical. There have been many reports of mental effects.
8/09 - 12/10: fissure, cured by LIS/fissurectomy
1/17 - present: fissure/hemms, healed but pain remained, 3 CRSs (nifedipine, infrared coag) were no help, cold dilating >= 1" helped but still have pain when sitting