Wow! A support group! AWESOME!!!
So, I have been dealing with, and by dealing with I mean dubbling over with agonizing knife-like pain, for quite some time now. As a kid I always had issues with hard and large BM's - lots and lots of straining. Then, while I was pregnant and especially after giving birth - along came the hemroids! Woo hooo! LOVELY! Then, about a year ago I started experiencing the PAIN. Every bowel movement meant knife-like pain. Pain, which I am sure you all know and can understand. Anyway, I finally saw a doctor last week (my problem has been really bad for the past 4 -5 months) and he prescribed lidocaine (sp?). That is fine and dandy, but he didnt prescribe or suggest anything to make the fissure heal. I don't just want the pain to go away after a BM - I want the dang thing gone! LOL! Anyway, and I know this is bad, but because it is so painful, I tend to put off going to the bathroom. Bad - I KNOW. I have NEVER been regular, and hardly ever go once a day - my norm is every 2 days or so. I hate it. Well, now since the pain how worsened, I am finding it really really hard to go into that bathroom and infliict pain upon myself. I am not really sure what I am hoping to accomplish here, it just helps to be able to talk to "someone" about this...since of course it isn't the most glorious subject. Anyway, I have reached wits end. I am willing to do anything. It has begun to really effect me - my moods, my actvity, my social life - all of which in turn effect my family. So guys...what do I do? Cut the dairy? Buy-out the store's supply of stool softeners? Replace all beverages with vegetable oil??? I am open to anything....ANYTHING!
Thanks for "listening". It felt good just to be open like that! Looking forward to chatting and swapping whatever info may be of help!