First Off I want to say thank you so much to whoever actually created this forum and to all of the participants. I was afraid to google what I had going on because I figured who would actually discuss this stuff over the internet. After reading these posts it has given me some freedom and comfortablity in talking about what I'm going through.
I'm just about 37. I've had some GI problems this year and figured I have IBS and need to deal with it. I was on antibiotics for C diff. in Jan and had a colonoscopy in Feb. They found a "lesion" and internal hemhrroids. So I continued with my alternating loose/hard BMs and then I started getting severe pain. I just got a desk job and I am overweight so I figured its hemrrhoidal pain. I break down and go to the colorectal doc who focuses in on the lesion and said it has to come out within the month BEFORE it turns into the big C. I also have a fissure that needs repair, and that's whats causing the sitting on marbles dipped in acid feeling. He applied some purple topical medicine to the fissure and that relieved some of the pain for a few days and then wore off.
Surgery was 3 weeks later (thursday the 9th). It is now Monday the 13th. I am in so much pain it is unbelievable. I got a three for one surgery- fissure repair with sphincterotomy, hemrrhoidectomy, and removal of the lesion that thankfully looked benign but results won't be in for a week to 10 days.
I can't take this pain. It feels like the hole is in a constant spasm. I take sitz baths every few hours, pop motrin during the day and vicodin at night. I JUST WANT THE SPASM TO STOP! I can't sit, lay, walk, or stand without it spasming. I've called my doc twice after surgery to complain about the pain and today about the spasm. I asked about the nitro paste or something and he said it is still too early post surgery. Is my butt just going to stop spasming at some point? Geeze you'd think the muscle would just get tired by now...
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