by 44alegna44 » 18 Feb 2012, 16:00
hello friends, i've made it through to my 8th day post-op and i will say that this week wasn't as good as i thought it would be. the problem has been that darn bm. my routine is get up in the morning, pour my coffee, and try to get through it before having to go to the bathroom. sometimes i make it sometimes i don't (see i like to finish that great smelling/tasting coffee, cause i no what's coming next sets a bad tone for the rest of my morning). when that bm comes, it's still been a terribly burning, sometimes fist-clenching, teeth gritting pain. then immediately to a warm sitz bath, followed by 2 advil, then laying down till the advil kick in and the burn goes down a couple of notches. unfortunately, that dull nagging burn that's left can last for several hours. i did have a phone consult with my crs this week, who had called to let me know that all pathology reports came back and all was well (gratefully some good news) and that also while she was operating, she not only performed lis/tag removal, but also removed several small hemmies around fissure site. she told me to expect initial worst-part of recovery to be better in about a week to week and a half, hopefully that's when the terrible bm burning will have subsided. i have been so encouraged by this forum and all the positive posts from those who have had great success after surgery and i think i was hoping to include myself in with those who have felt better sooner rather than later. but i have also learned here that the healing process is all on an individual basis, we all heal differently, so if my healing comes a little later....that's ok, as so many have said i've been patient enough dealing with this up until now, at least i know that i've finally done something about it so i can keep on keeping on with much more hope now that i did what i had to to get my life back! i'm positive, with support from all of you, really, that this will soon be a distant memory! Will post again soon, hopefully by week and a half mark with progress on the burn...best wishes to all!