Hi there
Since finding this forum exists it has aided me with so much valuable information and support to just know that I am not alone even though it feels that way very much a lot of the time.
Im not big on introductions and as were all here for one reason related then I am just going to tell my story as it is and hope that I receive some much needed reassurance and advice along the way.
I have suffered from anal fissure for far too long over period of 26 years since my first son was born. Yep I know stupidity but very personal and private for me and thus managed as well as could do. Appprox 7 years ago I was told by gp that it was a fissure but that I had left it for so long it was what they call a chronic fissure and that nothing could be done other than here is a life long prescription of Movicol !!! It helped but pain over past year has got worse and for the first time I have had to take time off work to deal with the pain as no way could I walk - that bad !! Another visit to a new gp and yes something can be done so last Monday I had surgery. Botox and sentinel pile removed and biopsy. After day surgery things seemed ok till the next day when all hell broke loose the pain unbelievable and in hindsight I should have prepared by bowel in advance of op as I was constipated and my first bm was horrendous on day 2. This I ensured wouldn't happen again and started to take movicol , fybogel and drink plenty of fluids. day 3 results of chronic diarrheoa all day and still very painful all the time , ibroprofen and paracetamol doing nothing and I was developing side effects to the antibiotic given. A rash and swollen eye nothing in comparision to pain but also it was poss the diarrheoa was part of the side effects , so doc changed it to amoxoclave (or similar) and it made me feel very sick and headaches so it was fast becoming a catch 22 , needed to eat but couldn't and as one dose wore off it was time to take the next so I barely ate for 48 hours when I decided time to stop them. Also given tramcet for the pain, useless . So back to the gp again to be told wound healing and no more antibiotics required , PHEW. and to try Naproxen for the pain. Now its Tuesday ive had one day reprieve yesterday as no bm and things calmed down , I still have no control of when my bowels open , its getting me down the pain is still pretty bad most of the time. Im eating a healthy diet and trying to drink plenty . Im diabetic type 2 . I have been signed off for 2 weeks meant to be back this coming Monday but I don't see that happening. Finally for now is it normal to still pass blood small amount when passing wind at this stage.