Okay, I just need to vent a bit, this forum is aggravating me with logging me out after I've written a whole response and not posting it. I will now resort to writing them in Word and cutting and pasting. Enough about that though.
Broncosgirl, I was under the impression that the incision is made internally into the smaller sphincter muscle…at least that is how my surgeon described it. This website (
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1 ... erview#a15) provides a pretty good description on the procedure, and as I think I noted before, the videos in this forum doesn't seem to be accurate depictions of what actually is done. Maybe in some countries or by some doctors, but definitely not what took place with mine.
I hope you are feeling a little bit better. Don't be afraid of those pain meds though!
Day 5 official update
As I indicated in an earlier post, I had some discomfort this morning going. However, the Ibuprofen has made a world of difference. I was probably at a 1 pain wise by lunch time, and right now I sense a little discomfort there, but I wouldn't necessarily define it as pain. Hopefully turning a corner here at day 5, but we'll see how tomorrow goes. I'm still concerned about pain going, so I connected with the doctor today to ask about how long I should anticipate that happening before being concerned. They said, typically it can go on for one to two weeks, but should definitely subside. The key, the doctor said, just like with fissure healing, is keeping things soft. It's not an easy task, especially on pain killers, but I have been pretty good with that. My issues is I need to stop going two to three times in a morning. Looks like I need to give up my oatmeal and coffee routine as it might be too powerful these days.
Thank you all again for your good thoughts, questions, and recommendations. Keep them coming! Although I hate that we are all going through this, it is nice to have a support group of folks to talk to about this ridiculously, crazy, and torturous thing!