There is still pinkish blood on the gauze on and off, but I can't tell whether or not it has come from the outside or the inside, or both. The pooping pain has diminished somewhat, but it still stings a bit for sure.
My follow-up is on Tuesday. I am trying to stay off my butt until then, which is getting increasingly frustrating. So far, I would still say that I am in more pain than I was when I went in for surgery, and there are some wounds down there somewhere as evidenced by the blood, for sure, so I can't yet judge whether or not this surgery will be a success or not. I am trying not to think about it, because there's nothing I can do about it one way or the other until things settle down enough to tell what options are left to me anyway. I'm sorry you're not improving after all. It's so frustrating for such a seemingly trivial thing to be so god dam stubborn. ruined my life.