Hey folks.
First off, I find this website super useful. Sometimes it's good to know that you're not the only one out there suffering in the ways we all know. But more importantly, this site has helped me manage things a bit better after my skin tag removal.
I was fine going into surgery, but it was the four days of constipation following that resulted in the obvious anal fissure problem that I'm now largely experiencing. I've had them in the past, but this one has taken on a life of it's own.
My initial bowel movement of the day has been so debilitating that it has, on average, taken me from 7am until 10am to have a BM and deal with ensuing pain before moving on with my day. The worst part is the dull ache that comes after my hour long sitz bath and makes the rest of my day painful.
I'm suspicious this ache is the result of swelling and re-tearing. I've had a hard time finding much information about ibuprofen being an effective method of controlling swelling as well as killing the pain. I'm doing all the other obvious stuff - stool softeners, sitz baths and warm water enemas to keep things flowing but don't seem to be making any healing progress.
Aside Don't you all just love that moment of courage you have to sum up to have a BM in the morning? I always have to laugh to myself about having the strangest morning ritual... if only my friends knew!