Hey y'all,
I've been using the prescribed nifedipine and nitroglycerin for my AF for about 2 1/2 months now but, for most of that time, I've been either standing, kneeling, or laying down. I kid you not, with the exception of using the restroom in the morning and during my short drive to the grocery store, I haven't sat down since January. I'm lucky to have a job that lets me telework, so I stand while doing so.
The reason for this is because of the "seeping" caused by the ointments (more the oily nifedipine than the nitroglycerin)...I noticed that it had stained through my underwear and shorts and onto the cushion I was sitting on last time I tried to sit down back in late January, which poses countless potentially embarrassing situations. I'm due to stop using both ointments within the next few days (except for the nitro, which I plan on continuing to use for a little while longer due to an occasional external "burn/bleed" somewhere in the top corner between my hemorrhoids and coccyx...I've had this before, so I don't think it's related to the AF I've been suffering from the last couple of months), so I was wondering for future reference, is there any way to avoid the seeping and staining? Maybe I'm using too much? I'm not so much worried about using strictly near the top as I described since gravity doesn't seem to affect that as much as what I've been using on/in my actual hole area. If this happens again (hopefully NOT), I'd like to not go an insane amount of time w/o sitting for fear of what I could be leaving behind wherever I sit.
Thanks!