by Flaneur » 06 Jun 2014, 07:24
Well, yesterday I had the botox and I'm pretty sure he did a fissure tommy as well. I signed a consent for both, but as he hadn't explained he would do one, I assumed it wouldn't be done. I'll go through the procedure anyway, for anyone thinking of getting the botox.
I saw the CRS in the morning and he outlined two possible procedures- botox or a test where I have a dye injected (swallowed?) and then basically poo while being xrayed. It didn't sound fun. Plus, if it showed a tight muscle, botox would be the next step. So I nominated botox. In the afternoon I went to the day hospital. I paid a sh**load of money, signed forms and was taken in by the nurse for obs, gowned up, etc. she then administered half an enema which I worryingly didn't think was working. Half an hour later I managed to release all the enema fluid but no BM.
The anaesthetist and nurse had me walk into the theater, get up on bed and confirm who I was. The CRS was there and asked me a couple of questions, then the anaesthetist put the Cannula in. Last thing I remember he was asking me to count the screws in the air con vent and I told him I couldn't as I didn't have my glasses on. Then I woke in recovery.
No pain on waking, just super drowsy and felt like something had gone on down there. The CRS told me he found a "substantial" fissure (i think thats the word he used) and some prolapse. he fixed the fissure but said he would discuss the prolapse with me in 4 weeks. i don't think the prolapse was my bowel-maybe bladder or my girl bits. After a short while I was up, dressed and seated in a comfy chair for a bikkie and tea and my husband and kids came to get me. I slept the two hour drive home. Some discomfort but no pain.
When I got home I had some toast and my usual cocktail - Metamucil, 3 coloxyl and 20ml lactulose. Plus I had a couple of paracetamol, one with codeine in it.
Slept well, besides the kids waking in the night. This morning I had pain. Maybe 1 or 2/10. Took paracetamol. Had an urge to go when husband was in the shower and almost went in my underwear. When I went, it was clear liquid. Half an hour later, after breakfast, I had a small easy bowel motion, feels like things a swollen down there. After a shower I checked it out and found a large, very obvious fissure at 12 o'clock. This is what makes me think he did a fissureectomy as that certainly wasn't there, or wasn't at all obvious the day before. In his office he couldn't even see a fissure.
Today I drove a lot, so was sitting a lot which was a stupid idea. Plenty of pain by this evening. I've out coconut oil on the whole area and am now off to sleep.
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Flaneur on 06 Jun 2014, 18:51, edited 1 time in total.