by Pyra » 01 Dec 2013, 14:28
OMB I'm sorry I havent logged in for a while since was travelling this past month, and just catching up with the thread. So sorry to hear there hasnt been a lot of improvement for you yet. When do you have your pressure test - any idea?
Thanks a lot for all the great advice you kindly wrote for me a month back. Mr W had booked me in for Botox later this month, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to cancel that. Movicol has never worked well for me. I'm taking bisacodyl, but one hard BM sets it off again. Have a plastic sitz bath which i use when I can remember (need to be more regular), drink more than average water but still not enough. I'm going to get one of those squatty potty things from Amazon and see if that helps, and perhaps some aloe vera gel or juice. Lately, the fissure tears every month or 2, although the pain lasts about a week and then subsides (touch wood). Makes me want to wait and try conservative methods before surgery. I did get a second opinion, and this doctor was more positive than Mr. W on LIS for women, so I feel a little hopeful should I decide on surgery.
I am so scared of painful BMs and really want to get on with my life - theres so much other stuff I need to worry about anyway. As do we all.
Take care, and I will be following your recovery...