GOOD LUCK TODAY LECIA & FISSY! I can't wait to read all about how everything went tonight! I hope you get some good news!
BE SAFE ON YOUR DRIVE LECIA! :myestery: :myestery: :myestery:
:nevergive:

Yeah, good luck girls, I hope Fissy finds nothing (bad) and Lecia finds some new approaches!

Fiss,
I hope you are OK.

Jo

Hi buddies - I survived !!!! I still can't believe I did , but hey - what a wonderful feeling !!!
The CRS had some serious and complicated surgery before my turn and was late so I spent hour and half waiting all hooked up in my room, but they let my hubby in to make me company which was absolutely wonderful of them to do since it was totally out of any protocol or regulations - whole crew was so nice. The only uncomfortable thing was finding my veins for IV - three nurses tried many times in many places until they just gave up and put the needle in the main vein of my left hand. When I woke up in recovery room , nurse was like " what happened here" LOL, I was full of small bandages on my both hands.
Since I spent so much time awake in that room I had a chance to ask in detail about all of the equipment and procedure and also saw colonoscope and how " wonderfully" long it is LOL black and flexible and with inches printed on it . Once my CRS came all went so fast- drip was started and I turned on my side . Last thing I saw were my doctor and his assistant with full visors over their faces and I though- OMG, poor guys , who knows what happens here when they start going in - what gushes out . I felt like saying special thanks for doing this job at all but my eyes felt like out of focus and I went in lala-lend - the beautiful land of "nothingness" . Next thing I remember was being nice and warm and hearing nurses talk but I did not want to open my eyes it was so cozy . I did not feel any pain and I was so relaxed I wanted to enjoy moment of peace as long as possible - but than I fell asleep again !
Than I heard my name gently called - I wanted so much to go back to sleep but I knew that my "spa" moments are over .
When I opened my eyes nurse told me that all looked just great - whole colon is in perfect shape and than my hubby stormed in with pictures in his hand all smiles. He told me that he was just talking with my CRS and that he also complemented "my guts" and showed me the most important picture of all - THE PHOTO OF MY FISSURE !!!! The fissure that nobody could see and that everybody thought gone except my new CRS (and me , of course)!! He did some special maneuver , I do not even know how he did it - he turned camera to look at my anus from inside out !!!! The bugger is so clearly seen !!! It is healed on the surface, but white color and whole area is red and inflamed around anus inside ! I am so glad I had colonoscopy and this picture as a proof that fissure is the culprit of it all !!! CRS told my hubby that he will decide exact procedure once he relaxes my sphincter an 29th and looks in detail properties of the fissure. He said that I am definitely extremely tight there, but that he will fix it all on 29th. I don't know yet what he will do , but I am starting to trust this guy completely - so far he did fantastic job (knock knock knock). Oh, I forgot one more thing LOL- when I woke up nurse said that I have a tube up my butt and I was like WHAT ??? "Oh, I will take it out , just turn a little - it is small tube to let all of the gas go out" ! Well, well - I wish they hand the out LOL. Anyway - that helped with majority of gas that they pump in go out so I did not have any cramping or pain afterwards - I thought it was really neat idea and almost cried that somebody thought about that - to make me more comfortable - what a refreshing thing after so may times I felt like being treated like just "peace of meat" and one that is not worth even looking at seriously : (.
I fell asleep in the car immediately again, came home at 5:30, eat some chicken soup, fell asleep again - woke up around 9, came down to have some rice and veggies and a tea and now I am writing to you my dearest buddies !!!
Thank you all for every single prayer, every encouraging word, every thought, every advice and all the love - I don't know what would I do without all of you !!!!
I will write tomorrow as soon as I wake up again !!!
LOVE TO ALL :sprinkleheart: :sprinkleheart:

Fiss
Beautiful description of your colonoscopy experience. It seem that you are treated with respect, and your CRS also seems to know what to do and how to treat your fissure, so happy for you Fiss It helps to be treated with respect, especially when having embarrasing butt broblems.
Hope you sleep well (is must be nigth in the USA now...).
:truebud: Corsica

I'm so glad that it all went well, thats wonderful news that you had a lovely doctor who is competent and understanding, and its great they found the little bugger who's causing all your problems! I'm sure they will seek him out and blast him away next week, now they know his exact location How wonderful that they gave you a little tube to get rid of the gas - that was one of the worst parts of my op, and to think they can solve it so easily....!

Fiss,
So happy for your good news. Just relax and be grateful now that it is all over. YOu went through a lot. Like I indicated, I thought about how sore you butt would be after taking that stupid laxative. That is for sure the worst part. May we all be healed very quickly!!
Cheryl

Dear Fissy
I was up so early to read your news this morning I saw you online but couldn’t type fast enough !!
I am so pleased to hear they took good care of you, this new doc sounds like a gem !
Trust really is the main factor here isn’t it, we need to feel at ease with the surgeon that they are doing their very best !
I am glad everything is as it should be and that your fissure was detected now he knows what he is working with and he will have more of an idea of how to fix you !
Things can only get better for you now I am sure of it !
Have a lovely sleep Fiss
xx
Thinking of you too Lecia :fairyelf:
xx

That is wonderful news, Fissy! I am so glad that they found what is causing your pain and that they can fix you up! What a joy to know that they have pinpointed the problem and soon you will be fixed up. Your doctor sounds wonderful and I am so glad to hear that everything went well and they didn't find anything that could complicate your healing.

Just relax, you deserve it after all you have been through.


I saw the gyn and crs yesterday and neither can find a reason why I should be in so much pain. They referred me to a pain specialist who knows a lot about reflex sympathetic dystrophy which is a pain syndrome normally found in the limbs after an injury but they think I could have a variation of this hypersensitized pain and perhaps he can help calm things down. I am also going in for a colonoscopy end of September to see if there could be anything higher up that is interferring with my healing.

Anyway, I am going to see a holistic DO/GYN next week to get a second opinion. Thank you for your prayers. I appreciate it immensely!

Fiss,
How wonderful that your colonoscopy went so well and everyone was so nice. The little gas tube is a great idea. Too bad everyone's doesn't go so smoothly. Glad they found the culprit that is causing your pain, now they can fix it! All that pooping probably caused you to be dehydrated and hard to find a good vein, that's what happened to me! The nurses asked me what happened cause I had so many bandages on my left hand, did I have a student nurse? yes, but even the experienced nurse then couldn't do it! Hope you can relax and take it easy today, you deserve it! Take care...
Lecia,
So sorry they can not find the cause of pain. Glad you are going to someone new cause someone has to be able to find out what is going on. You will be in my prayers this week that this new Dr. especially can help you and you will feel better.
:truebud:
Blessings,
Jo