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Re: Just had botox injections

Postby Ever the Optimist » 09 Nov 2013, 03:45

Sugarspice,
A word of warning with Rye bread - For me it is much more diet friendly but as you are realising, introduce stuff gradually. I know when I switched from normal wholemeal to this, my gas levels increased a fair bit & this made me want to "go" more than previously. Now I have the balance right I don't have the issues.
I know you haven't taken to this - it is kind of different to get used to after the nice "softer" type breads! but it's good you have experimented anyway.....Whatever you do, don't forget your fluids. I've been a little lapse recently because you sometimes feel maybe you don't need to drink so much in cooler weather - Completely wrong, especially with all the heating on now dehydrating you further......I now have a phone ap which monitors my daily liquid intake & reminds me if I "forget" to drink regularly! I literally drink that much fluid, I need to pee most of the time, but my stools are so much better when I'm doing this:)
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Re: Just had botox injections

Postby Flumbaps » 09 Nov 2013, 08:06

Hi there
I also had Botox this Wed, second lot, higher dose. I think this has relaxed things but I am also in a lot of pain after my second bm, pst surgery. I think the drugs are wearing off! The first bm was fine, just needed a tad more movicol. No pain. But this morning...boy! I am doubling the movicol and starting my soluble fibre mega diet to hopefully calm it down. I take my hat off to you coping well with young kids...my other half isn't very good at the chores and I find it hard to sit by and heal amidst the chaos...so I hoovered yesterday, hurts today! Bit scared that I ave hurt the op scar, don't think I tore fissure but ow, still sore!
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Re: Just had botox injections

Postby sugarspice » 09 Nov 2013, 09:07

Oh poor you Flumbaps, I am very fortunate that my husband is very helpful but he gets so tired bless him working full-time as well, my problem is mainly the guilt!!! :-( The worst part is changing the little ones nappy, the kneeling is ok but it's the kneeling and leaning forward bit, she is too big to go on a raised changing mat as she rolls over too much! Thank you for your kind words and also your advice. I wish you the best of luck with the second lot of botox. How soon after the first lot did you get it?
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Re: Just had botox injections

Postby Jessiek » 10 Nov 2013, 03:29

Hi there,

I had Botox injections 3 days ago for my anal fissures and sphincter tightness. I think I also have anal stenosis and/or anismus. Nobody seems to be able to figure out what is wrong with me. So far I'm not feeling much from Botox except I'm constantly feeling like I have to have a bowel movement! I can't seem to empty and I feel sick from it all. It takes me a long time to go to the bathroom (up to 2 hours) but now I never feel like I'm done. I'm not sure what to do...good luck with yours and hope you feel better!

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Re: Just had botox injections

Postby sugarspice » 10 Nov 2013, 08:26

Oh Jessie, you poor poor thing. I think you need to go back and see your surgeon, did he/she say they saw you had a stenosis or anismus as well when they did the botox? I don't know anything about these but could that be what's causing your long bathroom time? How is your diet? I have gone from lots of insoluble fibre (bran, wholemeal bread etc) to soluble fibre (root veg, pears etc) and that is helping me to have soft stools.
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Re: Just had botox injections

Postby sugarspice » 10 Nov 2013, 08:33

Day 11

No BM

Day 12

08.50 - Slight pain going, mainly trying to pass the gas, no pull-up pain. Medium amount of burning pain afterwards (30%) which lasted for all day. BM started as a softer 4 than before (diet must be working!) then turned in to a 5/6..woo hoo. The only way I got rid of the burn (which annoyingly had me lying on my back again) was pain relief. Arggh I HATE the burn!! :gah:

I have a new name for my fissure (fissure sounds too nice) I have called it the PLF, the first two words are Persistant Little and if it helps at all, the F does not stand for Fissure!!!
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Re: Just had botox injections

Postby owmybum » 10 Nov 2013, 12:20

LOL..... I call mine freddy.... Like freddy cruger!!

Do you think the Botox has fully kicked in for you yet?? Do things feel looser?? Number???

I'm glad a tweak of your diet has resulted in better poos... Yay!!

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Re: Just had botox injections

Postby sugarspice » 10 Nov 2013, 13:48

I love Freddy that's great! :-)

Does botox take time to kick in? I didn't realise that, I thought it was affective right away. How long should it take?

The pain actually lasted all day! The painkillers muffled it slightly. Should I still be like this by day 12 do you think?

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Re: Just had botox injections

Postby JHH » 10 Nov 2013, 13:59

Botox usually takes a few weeks to fully work. I don't recall feeling looser, numb or anything else like that. I just noticed the burning pain went away, and was substituted for a soreness that got less and less for every week.
- Fissure developed in Jan '13
- Started rectogesic in Feb '13 and diltiazem Apr '13.
- Got botox Jun '13
- Healed by Okt '13, although I still had some irritation for about a year.
- New fissure April '22, healed June 2022
- New fissure 24. December 2023
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Re: Just had botox injections

Postby sugarspice » 10 Nov 2013, 14:26

Me neither JHH. I still have 'the burn' sometimes though, like today for example it has lasted most of the day although it's more a 3/10 burn than a 10/10 burn as it was before the Op. Should I still be having the burning pain at Day 12, was your burning pain gone by then?
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