My diet is really good, loads of water and I take a list of vitamins as long as my arm including vitamin c, d, e and magnesium.

Bowel movement today so sore at 6pm once again, more of a sharp almost to the point of tearing pain but at least there was no blood again.

Sigh.

Sorry that you're still sore after BM. Good thing you're not bleeding though, sounds to me like you are making progress! Are your hemmies any better? Mine are still sore, fissure healed though. If your hemmies are enlarged it's very possible that some of the pain you feel comes from them. They alone give me a throbbing, burning, shooting, pricking pain. Have gradually begun to feel a little better in the last days though. The botox 5.5 weeks ago really stirred up the hemmies. Or maybe it was the EUA in itself, after all they bend you open a great deal and some irritation from the area is almost to be expected form it. From what I've read on the forum and in other places it's not uncommon.

/Dennis

5 weeks post banding and botox today, sat on a hot water bottle!!

I guess I'm feeling a bit better but I'm just so frustrated at the pace (I know it's a slow journey but after 2 years I'm at the end of my tether!) I'm still really sore just inside the sphincter at 6/7 pm just behind my skin tag during each BM and have prickly pain throughout the day but don't get any blood on my stools anymore. when I see my CRS in a few weeks I just dont know what to say or ask for? it feels like my skin tag is stopping me healing but its too risky to get it removed, and im not bad enough to get LIS but I'm not well enough to get on with things!! Hugs to all, happy weekend.

got a good night sleep last night for the first time in a while which is great. BM this morning wasn't horrendous - just a slight sting with no blood. had a sitz bath with coconut oil after and now I've just got a horrible itch at 3pm which is odd for me! oh well, I'd rather be itchy than in lots of pain.

FF x

Itchy can mean healing! Hopefully that is a good sign.

itch has stopped, odd feelings down there. BM this morning had a twinge of pain no blood. twinges of pain throughout the day at 5pm but nothing terrible. keeping fingers crossed so much right now.

Mine are crossed for you too ;)

Keep up the good work, FF.

My fingers are crossed for you FF xxxxxxxx

Hey gang, I've noticed my posts here are no longer daily and becoming more few and far between and yes it is a good thing!!!! I'm now feeling 85% healed. I get a tiny snag of pain on BM but my stools are the perfect consistancy and having a sitz bath after really helps with that. Sadly I just had to go at work and there is no bath here so used baby wipes which were ok. Urgency is still sometimes an issue and when I need to go, I need to go!! Everyone at work is sympathetic. I've not felt this good in over a year and I'm praying this is the end to it all. I have my follow up with my CRS next week (5th) so he will have a look I'm sure which I'm dreading. that proctoscope can do more harm than good!!!

but to sum up everything now, pain before botox/banding on BM was an 8/10 and through the day resting pain of 6/10 pain after botox 5 weeks on after BM 3.5/10 resting pain 2.5/10


Will keep you all posted :) thanks for all your support, I wish I could meet you all and just give you a massive hug.

FF x