Yes W's... I still have a sore raw looking wound. It hasn't got any better. I suspect it's an external fissure( which I didn't have before) not sure what one would look like though. It's not like a cut, it's like a round graze.
I'm going to call again tomorrow and see if I can hurry things up.

How are you??

Humm...does it feel like the original fissure has healed? I am so wondering what that is and why you developed it. But I am sure no more than you are!! I am doing okay right now. But I know I am only one BM away from tearing again. Have to keep stools so thin or I re-tear. Thanks for asking! OMB, when you were in surgery do you know what position they placed you in?

It certainly feels different. The internal pain is not there the same.
I actually had a good day today. Managed to do quite a bit with only minimum discomfort. Felt a bit more like my old self. I hope so much that it's a corner I'm turning, I really do.
I can't tell you what position I was in... I have no idea!! Why... Do you get a bad back?? Is it something you are worried about??
It must be so hard to try and keep bms thin.... How do you manage that??

I really hope you are turning a corner too!! Yes, I get low back pain. Will talk to doc about it. Didn't want that too after surgery.

I keep stools thin by eating a low fiber diet - opposite of what the doc's told me at first. I did some research. Two schools of thought. So I can't eat sweet potatoes, zucchini, beans root vegetables etc. Have to eat a salad everyday and then regulate with Mirilax using more if stools are increasing in diameter. I think I will be having the surgery after the first of the year and maybe one day I can just be concerned with healthy eating.

Hope you have many many more good days on the way OMB.

Funny but I've been reducing my fibre and noticing that bms are smaller and easier. I do still eat all veg though, just not in the quantities I was having.

Thanks for your good wishes W's! Xxx

Too much fiber is a problem for me too. I don't over do the vegetables either. Too much fiber makes thicker stools, and can stretch things out too much, in my opinion. If you have some stenosis from the hemmie operation, as is common, then fiber can be particularly difficult to get out.

Hi OMB

Interesting about the fibre....it's difficult to get the right balance. I tried reducing and it was okay actually, but then I get a little scared and still need to get my fruit and veggies in. I'm a slave to them! Lol.

Hi OMB, I was re-reading over some studies I found online and I noticed this bit that you may find consoling. It is describing the type of surgery you had, an internal flap, which they refer to as a Martin's Anoplasty. If you notice, at the end of the excerpt, they say that the external part of the wound is left open. This could be the portion that you are noticing as the sensitive patch on the outside. It is also possibly what the ER surgeon saw as the open wound.

"This is a modification of Martin’s anoplasty (Figure ​(Figure1A1A)[1,23,24]. A midlevel stenosis is corrected by excision of the scar tissue. An undermining of the proximal rectal and anal mucosa through a transverse incision at the dentate line is performed. An internal sphincterotomy is performed if a functional component is present. The resulting flap is advanced to the distal edge of the internal sphincter near the anal verge. The vascular supply is maintained through the submucosal plexuses. The external part of the wound is left open to minimize ectropion formation."

There is a graphic too, that I can't seem to post. The link to the article is below. The graphic is down under the surgery section, labeled Figure 1. You procedure, called Martin's Anoplasty is in Column A.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2675080/

Yes.... That's it asdf. It looks like the picture ( except mine is more 7 o'clock where my fissure was reported to be on my notes. Maybe what I have is a normal part of surgery. If that's the case though, why didn't mr w say so???

I've not had an appt through yet for the EUA... But ( touch wood, stroke a rabbits paw, throw salt over my right shoulder) I am starting to see an improvement, little by little... Every day.

Thanks for that asdf very helpful. Xxx.

Very interesting asdf! Glad to hear your doing better OMB!