Hi, I had my surgery over a year ago. Thankfully I don't get this burning all the time. It happens when I have too many bms especially diarrhea. The skin will burn and the area will start to feel tight but it's really not. I usually dilate when this happens and it helps. It's very annoying and scary but it's good to know that this is also quite common and I'm not doing anything wrong. My doctor did tell me it would take at least 2 years for things to settle down and I believe he's right. When they tell you recovery is 6-8 weeks that's just initial recovery. There are so many nerve endings in such a small area. When you take into account all of the trauma that small area has had to endure it's no wonder it takes a long time for some of us. Suzy

My burning pain is everyday... The pain degree varies depending on the stool size, consistency etc. it's as though I have a fissure but I don't...

I'm so sorry. Are your pelvic floor exercises helping any? I have some exercise I do too. I find what helps the most if things are burning and feel a little tight is dilation. I have to do this once a day as part of my recovery but I find it helps when there's burning too. I think the muscles are so used to spasming that even when they don't have to they do sometimes. It takes a long time for things to settle down after each trauma. Just don't give up. I keep a journal that way a week or month or year from now I can look back and see how far I've come. Hope you feel better soon, Suzy.

Yes I've been doing physical therapy for 5 months with no improvement on pain... I'm getting Botox on the pelvic floor tomorrow...

When I started this journey, I did not have pain during bm it was after but now the pain increases during bm's and then the hot dull burning pain lasts all day.

I still continue to have hot burning sitting pain... I feel as though I am sitting on inflamed hemeroids but I don't have them!

Alyssa,

It might be time to start the dilation if you haven't already started?

Pafen,

I am going to start but I just want to do the pressure test before I do..

I still continue to have hot burning sitting pain... I feel as though I am sitting on inflamed hemeroids but I don't have them!

The pain decreases hen I stand up! So freaking frustrating.. I get home and I just want to lay.. Been sitting most of the day at work, by the end of the day my ass is on pain! When will this end?