I know I have not been around much lately--been busy with the new job and new life. But I do remember wishing to hear success stories when i was in the awful throws of my bottom suffering, so I thought I would post a note to let you know that I haven't forgotten about you, but also to let you know that i am doing well.
Oct. 13 marked 7 mos since my LIS. It seems like an eternity ago. About a month ago, the last traces of consistent pain vanished. Im not sre what happened, but one day i applied some lanolin to the area and it hasn't hurt since. i still do get a shocking twinge every now and then, but it is not connected to any action (liek bm or standing) and feels more like touch memory than a wound. I think my rear is paying tricks on me. I am still diligent with my magnesium pills. I take 500mg.day and that aseems to keep everything soft and regular enough for me. I take on tablespoon of benefiber every monring in my tea and otherwise just eat healthy. I can drink again and have really been enjoying my wine and whiskey (perhaps too much). I still haven't got up the gumption to try red wine. That was the #1 alcohol taboo for me, I think because it is so astringent.
I still have pain in my hip, but it seems unrelated. It focuses more just below where the lower back meets the pelvic bone and them into the hip socket itself. I am going to the dr for this again soon. for a while they thought it was an ovarian cyst, but an ultrasound has since confirmed that there is not cyst.
So basically, I guess what I am saying is that for the first time in nearly three years, I feel healthy (knock on major amounts of wood). It's hard an unpleasant to remember that this time last year, I was really suffering. I remember thinking last Halloween that I would treat myself to a few glasses of wine and try not to think abou the pain they would cause me in the morning.
I guess I am also saying that 6 mos post-LIS was the magic time for me. It is like I got new lease on life.
I wish drs. didn't say 6-8 weeks. Sometimes it takes much longer than that, like 6-8 mos.
thanks for all your support through the suffering. I would have been lost without you all.
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!!!! I am so happy for you Chris - you have no idea 
- enjoy your life dear buddy and stop by from time to time to give us hope and the boost like this 
! 
I am so happy you are able to come back and post a positive report for us here. That healing does happen but not necessarily in the unrealistic interval that doctors give that lead many of us into despair when we don't fit the "best case scenario" presented.
and where did you get it ? 
