Hi All,
45 year old here who developed a fissure due to constipation caused by anti nausea drugs I take for chemo. So I'm in the middle of chemotherapy and have this which means my body can't heal normally.
Also - I had rectal cancer so I've recently had surgery just above the sphincter. I had an ostomy bag for 9 months while that healed and had that reversed in December to restore normal(ish) function. Bowel movements after the surgery I had are 20 to 30 times a day and improve gradually over time. Had to restart chemo in February.
So my perfect storm is this awful, relentless pain while having to poop 20+ times per day and on chemo that does not allow me to heal. Oh and did I mention that I continue to work full time??? Thank God I can work from home as much as I want due to the nature of my job. Let me tell you, folks, chemo is a cake walk compared to this fissure. I had a 10.5lb baby with no epidural so I KNOW what level 10 pain is and this is and 8 or 9 much of the time.
Starting to consider the Botox to see if I can get some relief with that. Everything else I'm doing is NOT working. I'll think it is and then things get bad all over again. I'm emotionally and mentally SPENT! Anybody had good luck with Botox?
Hugs and sympathy to all dealing with this!