by GilmoreGirl » 05 Dec 2016, 11:37
Hi all,
Sorry for the long post, but I need a hand deciding on whether to go ahead with LIS!
As I've posted before, I've had 2 fissures (anterior and posterior) for about two and half months.
Up until last Friday I was having spasms for about a minimum of 6-7 hours after a bm, and for some bad spells the painful spasms never stopped.
I was taking morphine and Tylenol all day. Then I had to have a colonoscopy, with a hellish prep. Colonoscopy was clear. The gastro said one fissure was healed and the other was healing, and superficial, but I was still having debilitating spasms.
Post colonoscopy I didn't go a couple of days. I tried a new combo of Metamucil and miralax that seemed to help bm (I have combination ibs mostly). I was able to wean off the morphine and am now just taking an anti inflammatory twice daily.
I am feeling SO much better since last Thursday, I have been able to go shopping, wrap presents, do chores, sit for a few hours without pain, etc. Bms are not particularly painful and sphincter is NOTICEABLY looser than when spasms were happening. Any spasms post bm are stopped by sitz bath and nifedipine (which did nothing before)!
I don't know HOW this happened but I'm grateful. However I'm scheduled for LIS on Wednesday of this week, with a pre op appointment tomorrow morning!!
I have contacted my surgeon's office and she will be calling me between surgeries today to discuss quickly what to do.
I'm really unsure of what course to take - I am scared of relapse and I still have this "bruised" feeling down there. But also I really don't want to have surgery if not necessary and deal with recovery etc.
Another important factor is that the fissures were likely caused by straining from pelvic floor disorder mixed with frequent bms from ibs. The surgeon suggested I have the surgery to stop the spasms then start physio for pelvic floor as soon as I could...but now I'm wondering if it's possible to see how the physio goes before delving into surgery, since the pain is receeding?
Any advice would be so greatly appreciated.
GG