by zippitydoodah » 02 Mar 2015, 16:44
Aww, chachacha, I'm so glad to hear that you're doing well! We were going to be surgery buddies and then I flaked out on you so I'm happy you made it through. <3
And Turk - you must know me better than you realize. I'd be more likely to take my cat's advice than any human's! haha she's the best. I'm not Canadian - I think you're thinking of chachacha. Before when I went in for my consultation they had offered to schedule me in about 2-3 weeks, but that wasn't doable due to my holiday travel schedule... and then life got really hectic again with traveling for job interviews and conferences. Now is not a great time - I have a conference to travel to in three weeks, and then my thesis is due the first week in April. However, I will have five or six weeks between turning in my thesis and graduation, when my work load will be greatly reduced and I could do most or all of it from home. I'm thinking that might be my golden window... in which case I should probably go in for another consultation soon. (I'm guessing they'd want to see me again since it's been four months.) If they can't get me in there's always the possibility of doing it after graduation but I would just love to be already on my way to healing so I can celebrate like a normal person! (I wouldn't go crazy or anything because I know it's delicate for awhile, but it would at least be nice to go out to a restaurant for dinner or something like that!)
I read a while on a different (more general) health forum last night and it seemed like most people there were glad they had done it. I think this particular forum makes it seem a bit scarier because most people only stick around here if they're still struggling... those who have healed move on and don't come back to visit as much... (though thanks to those of you who do)!
-Fissure since August 2014 after diarrhea and antibiotics
-Using diltiazem, baths, ibuprofen, magnesium, high fiber diet/supplements, probiotics, coconut oil, cleaning with water & wipes only
-LIS & skin tag removal scheduled for late January 2015