by msimon » 28 Nov 2015, 14:56
lol! TMI, I know.
Hmmm, I take a 1/2 tsp of restorlax with my first meal, dinner and before bed (so 1.5tsp/day)
I take 200mg magnesium citrate with dinner (any sooner and I have an upset gut for the day) and another 300mg before bed (this gets things moving right when I wake up in the am). Taking all this essentially liquifies things (like soft serve ice cream), which most people probably don't want but is the only way I can function.
Yes, my physio sticks her fingers in my woohoo and works the pelvic floor muscles and some rectal muscles through the vaginal wall. It can be very painful but seems to help. This physio is at a pelvic pain clinic in my city that I waited 2 years to get into. It is only for women. I don't know if any of the pelvic pain clinics ever accept men. I used to go to a private clinic in my city that does accept men but the cost is the patient's. I don't remember how I found out about all this it's been so long. I believe each province has a site for physios and they should list their specialties. Your GP would be a good place to start asking about a pelvic pain clinic.
anorectal manometry assesses the resting and contracting pressures of the sphincter muscles. The most valuable part of this test is to find if the resting pressure of your internal anal sphincter is too high. The surgeon you consulted would be able to refer you, i would think, if he/she thought it would offer some insight.
So sorry to hear you still have the bleeding and dreaded spasms. I think if I were you I would do some investigation with this surgeon. Just seems like it's going on so long with you and to not really understand the ups and downs and inconsistent information you have gotten must be so frustrating.
Very glad to hear that you are able to keep perspective on things though and have so many other great things going on in your life. Things like this sure make one hold on harder to those, don't they?
Dec '13 Fissure from anoscope
3 X internal sphincter botox
'08-'15 Botox for pelvic floor dysfunction
Nov '14 LIS/sentinel tag removal
Feb '15 Deroofing of recurrent infection from LIS
summer '15-healed but still ongoing muscle dysfunction/pain