by jr2 » 31 Jan 2013, 11:12
It actually isn't that surprising to me to hear you are having a spike in pain now, and actually felt less pain earlier on out. If you consider the different stages a wound goes through as it heals, and how those stages will both occur in different times and last for different amounts of time in different people, it isn't at all that uncommon. As healing begins, the body first takes care of blood loss and controlling that. Then there is the inflammatory phase, then the laying down of granulation tissue (proliferative phase), then a remodeling phase. During these phases there can be a variety of different levels of pain, and different kinds of pain. Given that the anal area isn't allowed to rest, it is little surprise that these phases are going to have some variability for different people. Plus, we are all wired a bit differently with nerves, etc.
Have you tried varying the timing of your pain medications? Like, if you know you usually have a BM in the morning, have you tried taking the meds an hour or so before you anticipate a BM? Also, you could ask your doctor if he coukd switch you from Aleve to Toradol to see if you get extra relief. Another idea would be a low dose of Valium to help your muscles (and you) stay relaxed through those more painful BMs, but along with Percocet your doctor might not want to go that route. Toradol is an anti-inflammatory, but it seems to work better on post-operative pain than Aleve for most people.
Don't you just love doctors? I'm sure you're feeling really "lucky" right about now! Shame on him! ;-)