by hcarba » 18 Aug 2011, 19:35
Thank you fellow affected A/F members for your warm welcome. In reply to some of you, my CRS has offered me the Botox and the LIS procedure. My fears about Botox is that it can rarely over-paralyze an anal sphinchter nerve and cause fecal incontinence which will wear off within 2-3 months. My job description keeps me on my feet most of the day, so if by rare chance that did happen it would be terribly distracting. But hell, at this point I am going to try it together with the ointments because this thing has affected my sex life and exercise routine.
I have talked with my CRS about LIS and it can rarely cause sphincter incontinence. It would be a rare surgical complication but it is still possible and for some people surgical incontinence can be irreversible. I'm 36, so I don't want to have that rare complication at my age. If I was 60, I wouldn't care if I had anal leakage cause many of my patients that reach 60+ already have that problem anyways.
My CRS is conservative and wants me to be aware of the risks as much as the rewards of surgery. I have surgical training so I empathize with his thought process. So far, I seem to respond to aggressive topical treatment within a few days. However, Ouchtear, I agree with you. If medical therapy doesn’t cut it for me within the next few months, I will end up taking some time off work to get the LIS.
peace