Hi Guys,
I am new to the forum and the world of AF's. I have had severe pain for about 3-4 months now and have been "officially" diagnosed just last week with an AF. Had my first colonoscopy last week and the prep was absolute torture (as you all know well enough). I have an appointment scheduled for next week with a Gastroenterologist to discuss treatment plans. Any pointers you can give me would be great prior to meeting with him. My fiance says I should just call my Primary Care physician and start demanding different prescriptions but I almost prefer to talk with the Gastroenterologist first to see what he prescribes. Any thoughts on that? So far I am taking Myrolax and Fiber pills, drinking lots of water, avoiding certain foods, and obviously taking lots of sitz baths. Since I had a colonoscopy last week I have had to stop taking Ibuprofin the week prior (which seemed to help with the extreme pain a little) and they removed a polyp so now I have to avoid Ibuprofin for another 2 weeks. My Primary dr prescribed norco for the pain relief but I try my best not to take it unless the pain is too extreme because I know it can make me constipated. I have also tried the 5% lidocaine cream which really doesn't seem to help much and I have stopped taking suppositories because those just seemed to make things worse (although occasionally provides some relief). I honestly am just ready for surgery just to get my life back. Any suggestions would be great. I have also started using zink oxide in hopes it will help heal things faster but that has just been for the past couple days.
Thanks for the support!
Rick