by brokenbottom » 18 Apr 2016, 04:44
Hi MPB!
Well I did ask if you had any questions! No problem though - happy to tell you my experiences.
Cost wise, I paid £200 for the consultation and luckily I didn't need to wait that long. But once you've seen them they might be able to offer an op really quickly. I was scared and put it off for a bit. Also I hoped that maybe the NHS slot would come through (ho ho ho...). The operation itself cost just under £1,800, all in. The surgeon doesn't get a huge amount of that - most of it is the theatre and staff and so on. Yes they gave me painkillers - nothing fancy though, just paracetamol, ibuprofen and codeine, plus laxatives.
I was in so much pain the surgeon hadn't been able to examine me properly before the procedure, so I didn't know in advance what exactly would be done. But he did two tags and a polyp while he was at it in the end. You could say I got value for money! I wouldn't think you'd want to have LIS done and then have to go back in later to sort tags out or whatever.
As for pain, it's different. The hours of overwhelming spasms going on and on are gone but I feel tender and very sore after a BM especially. I'm still less than a week in though, and the surgeon warned it'd be a slow recovery. The worst thing I'm finding is that I feel sort of traumatised by BMs. Feel faint and shaky after. But I think that's probably mainly my stupid brain as I'm of an anxious persuasion! Generally the actual pain pain has been less than before.
Hope this helps and lots of luck to you!
Suffered acute AFs since about 2010
2015 Chronic AF diagnosed
18/2/16 Botox (unsuccessful)
12/4/16 Lateral anal sphincterotomy and removal of polyp and two tags