BMs are painless for sometime and then it burns.i wash off in the shower but the leaking is frustrating.every day im in fear wondering how the next poop will be.i eat the same thing everyday as i dont know what works well.hubby says the incision is starting to heal but will take many weeks.i bleed on n off.im scared what my crs will say on tuesday.hope its all ok and i wont need any more interventions.

Juney,i can understand how you feel.even im trying to be positive.hope the skin tag goes away on its own.the wounds heal slowly and it seems forever.you should feel better each week.im in the UK and not sure if the A &D ointment is available here.my sis is in new york and will be visiting me in 2 weeks.i can ask her to get it.thanks.get well soon.
Fissy-Wow,very impressed!Thanks and i pray Ganesha to heal all of us soon.
val-hows the neck pain?how are you coping?
Tabby,lecia,corsica,cinderella and everyone else-hope you are all better today

Pinky -
I am glad you are feeling a little better. My incision took 3 weeks to close. Is the leaking your talking about getting any better? What does your CRS say?
Have you checked the baby isle for A&D cream? That is where it is in the US. I use it for my son's diaper rash.
I am still healing too - I am hopeing LIS will work for us! :D

Jen-Your son is so cute!im glad your incision closed in just 3 weeks.my incision is open and im sure it will take a few more weeks to heal as its never dry.the leaking is less sometimes and then it gets worse.ill see my CRS on tuesday.I will tell my sister to look for A&D cream.where can i get balenol cream in the US?which is better to use?Thanks for the reply.I hope we heal soon.

Pinky, you could try bathing in savlon, it really does work well at clearing infection, and germolene with local anaesthetic is a good bet too! Good luck on tuesday!

thanks val,will surely try bathing in savlon

Pinky -
My incision closed at 3 weeks, but it did reopen with a harder than normal BM after that along with my fissure :(
Is the leaking your talking about the infection or leaking stool. I thought you were talking about leaking stool due to the loose sphincter. My sphincter is regaining some strength and I am only 5 weeks post op.
I am not sure about the balenol cream. I actually never heard of it. I swear by the A&D cream. I will use it for the rest of my life. I even put it on my son's eczema (on his legs & arms).
Here is a link for A&D cream. You can buy it on Amazon.com in the future
http://www.amazon.com/Original-Ointment-Diaper-Rash-Skincare-1/dp/B001BA60N4
Jen

How are you now Jen?

Thanks Jen.so sad to know it opened up again.thats my biggest fear now.do you still have painduring and after BMs?how do you feel 5 weeks post op?i want to heal soon and go home to visit my family.miss everyone a lot :(
Im leaking stool and cant find any discharge now.did you have leaking?hope you heal soon.

I had no leaking stool at all. Once a small amount came out with a fart, but I think that would have happened prior to LIS because I had bad diarrhea that day. What does your CRS say about the leakage? I actually wish I did have some - sometimes I feel like he did not cut enough with LIS.
When my fissure ripped open again I thought I was going to die. I was so depressed. I am trying to look at it this way, when it ripped at 3 weeks, that just had not been long enought for it to fully heal.
I do not yet feel healed. My fissure closes all the time - I have issues with re taring, so I will not know if LIS is a success until a few months. Chances are that the whole area will be compromised forever and I will have to be careful my whole life, but that will be tolerable as long as I have no pain.
Val - I am doing better & thanks for asking! How is your neck? Where are you on the waiting list for surgery? You are in my thoughts all the time!

I suppose for the CRSs theres a very fine line between cutting just enough, or cutting too much/too little. I didn't have any leakage either, but I have read loads of articles that it is normal and transient. I suppose we may all be compromised forever, butat least the spasms are gone!
Thanks Jen, I have my pre-op appt this friday and go into hospital on 23rd with surgery 24th october. I'm so scared, because i'm really blood phobic, i'm scared more of the blood and needles than of the op!