Greetings All :D
I Apologize in advance for this long post, i really do!
I really can't express how happy i am to have found this forum, i was running short of answers and growing desperate as i couldn't find enough resources and experiences shared online.
I would like to introduce myself, i am a 27 years old male. Lebanese currently living in Saudi Arabia. A few months ago i started suffering from chronic constipation which was totally weird since i usually have very normal and daily BM. Straining during that period gave me an inguinal hernia, minor hemorrhoids and a very very painful AF. Fast forward a few months, my doctor decided that we should go with the hernia repair first because it was growing large and he feared strangulation. I had the surgery a couple of weeks ago, turned out real good and the wound is almost healed. Except now my AF has gotten worse to the point where i developed this fear of having BM which usually makes things worse. For two weeks i have been dealing with it and i am sure you all know how horrible it is, now add to that the fact that i cannot and shouldn't strain while having a BM.
This week i have been having it bad, my anal sphincter has been going into spasms and contracting to the point where i can't sit, sleep or walk. I thought the pain from hemorrhoids was bad, boy was i wrong! During that time i talked with my surgeon (Who performed the hernia op) and my gastroenterologist. They prescribed some stool softeners and what have you, but i kind of felt they were just being nice as this problem didn't involve them directly.
A trip to the ER and two Fleet Enemas yesterday left me having the hardest "literally" time of my life, the pain was other worldly and i decided i needed to talk with someone who knows what the heck they are doing. I met with my CRS today, a really nice guy and i felt free to discuss all the details with him. He did basic diagnosis but couldn't go any further since the pressure building up in my AF meant it would be painful for me.
I came home with a bag full of Movicol ( 3-4 sachets a day ), Rialocaine gel and some celebrex 200 mg for the pain. He said we will try this method first, if i didn't improve within 1 week he will consider surgery. He mentioned something about a laser surgery, is this the norm? Anyone had it before? I am trying to avoid surgery at all costs, i have been home for a month now, i need to get back to work. And i really don't want to waste anymore time. But if i had to, i will go under it. I just want this thing to end already, the pain is really awful.
As painful as my life has been lately, this whole ordeal has its own advantages, i was able to quit smoking, giving up all that fast food junk and coke, losing a lot of my excess weight! and i now follow a very healthy diet, high in fiber and liquids, developed a love for vegetables and fruits since they help me, i guess this can be considered my cloud's silver lining.
I would like to ask you for some tips concerning the pain, i have a week probably before i have to go through surgery. I trust my CRS and the hospital i am going to is one of the best in the country. I am not too big on surgeries and i am keeping hope it might get better before that. I am having daily warm baths (Sitz are a bit uncomfortable but i go for them as a quick remedy sometimes, if not i just jump into the bath tub for 30 minutes or so). I am trying to stay off pain killers, i have a very high pain threshold and i don't want the medications to further complicate this issue. Will sitting on a donut cushion help? I wont ask about healing time as it is personal and subject to change.
Thank you all for this wonderful forum, i really feel i can relate now and found a place where people actually understand my problem rather than just referring to it as "the butt problem". Thank you all and i wish we all get well soon!