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Postby Guest » 24 Oct 2008, 13:38

Hello everyone!
Well here goes my story about 9 months ago i was constipated, i will never forget that day i had some blood on the stool and paper but thought nothing of it.As the days went by i notice pain and more blood and i knew i was in trouble.I am from U.S. and in my country insurance is not cheap so i have none i hanged in there with 3 weeks of hardcore pain til i went to a local clinic the doctor there isn't too good of course its a 30 dollar per visit clinic in a run down neighborhood but its all i can afford, he told me i had a hemorrhoids without even looking at it. So off i went he told me to use PH creme and get on colace so i did as he said and got very paranoid about every move i made when it came down to eating or anything to do with my butt. The pain got better do to the stool being soft, i notice some days feeling no pain, i worked hard and got my stool and bms down to perfection and for 3 months was nearly pain free....I notice 1 day, lets say i got confident and BAM! it was back with a vengeance i got very badly constapated, all this time i had kept my same routine but somehow got clogged, so i had an enema done and it was a big one not a little one, boy oh boy that was a day of agony.
So i picked myself up and with prayer and patience rehealed by this time i was 95% sure i had an anal fissure not hemorrhoids thanks to the internet and this website.So i was doing good for almost 5 months straight, keep in mind all this time i never have had professional help i do not have insurance and can in no way afford a CRS, i have tried government help but i have been turned down.
So 2 weeks ago i retore i suppose, i haven't seen no blood this time around but the pain is as strong as ever, I really don't know were to get strength to fight this illness no more.I just feel so helpless its like i worked so hard and now im back to day 1. I honestly think this condition will kill me i have lost over 150lbs in the 9 months ive had this thing.Im just in a cloud of pain and depression with no help and to be honest the thought of not living seems very appealing to me these days.
I been reading these forums for a long time and have gotten great information from it, til this day i am not 100% sure i have an anal fissure but i believe i do.Its been a long battle and even though in the 9 months i had many pain free days this thing is hell..I suppose my situation is different because i have fought this fight with no help but now i believe i am loosing the fight and dont think i can refight or reheal this thing.
I have never had a prescription for this, warm baths 2 colace 100mg a day, strictly veggies and water.I have been takeing some prune juice these days but it gets me to watery and it burns like crazy.
Not sure where to go from here friends,I really hate going to sleep just to dread another day of pain.
Thanks for reading please excuse my writing im not the best speller.
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Re: Hello Newbie here

Postby cherylk » 24 Oct 2008, 13:49

Danny,
Do not despair! I have to run to the store now, but I am certain very soon you will get many responses to your story. A condition such as ours can drive a person to think like you have been thinking. But I am certain with the proper treatment, you can easily be healed. Because of your circumstances, you have not yet even tried any medical treatment. An ointment might easily cure your fissure.
Take care and be hopeful,
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Re: Hello Newbie here

Postby Guest » 24 Oct 2008, 13:55

I'm sorry, Danny. You sound so sad and desperate. I know the feeling-I can safely say we all do, so that is why we can support each other so as people who haven't suffered with this can't relate much.

Your story sounds pretty typical. It is hard to know if you have hemorrhoids or anal fissure but internal hemorrhoids shouldn't be giving you that much pain unless they fall out and get thrombosed (blood clot inside).

I do think that you need to get some help. You are wasting away and can't continue on in this shape. If you can find a community health center they can work with you to pay for the care and are on a sliding scale fee. I think a CRS would be better but the fact that no doctor has really taken a look is concerning and a general doctor should at least be able to tell the difference. Take in the information of diltiazem or nefedipine or nitro and ask him to write you a prescription. You will need to find a compounding pharmacy to do it though although I think there is a mail in company I can see if I still have the information.

If worse comes to worse I would go to the ER. I know that it isn't a substitute for regular health care but our health system is so screwy here that sometimes that is the only thing you can do when you have tried other approaches.

Hang in there-the fact that you have healed and felt better in the past is a good sign-you can do it again.
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Re: Hello Newbie here

Postby Deleted User 5 » 24 Oct 2008, 14:01

Unfortunately in the US, without insurance there are certain cracks you can fall into, and an anal fissure is, horribly, one "crack" among many. It's not life threatening so there is no recourse to treatment without money. And having suffered with it on and off for nine months, you almost assuredly have a chronic fissure which will be very difficult to heal conservatively. I sure hope I am wrong.
Do you know if you have spasms, or do you just have the intense pain during and right after the fissure?
You sound like you have the same symptoms as me as far as buring with watery BMs, so you need to try your best to keep them formed.
You need the veggies, and some fruit, but you don't have to limit yourself to just those. You need variety in your diet to get all the nutrients necessary for healing, just eat meat and dairy sparingly. Keep your intake low but not dangerously low, and watch out because too much fiber can sometimes be as bad as too little. Keep taking as many hot soaking baths as you can tolerate.
Is it possible to get a job that offers insurance? Just wondering.
On days when your fissure is flaring up, try to keep your activity to a minumum and watch how you stretch your legs.
I'd go back to that clinic and insist you be examined and diagnosed.
Some treatments for hemorrhoids can over time make your membranes too thin and worsen an AF.
If you went for months without symptoms and then had a recurrence, then you probably are compromised at one site and may have to be eternally vigilant about your diet and constipation.
Don't despair. You beat it once, you can beat it again. You say you lost 150 lbs? How much do you weigh? Are you at a safe weight for your height? If so, then the loss of all those pounds is most like a very good thing.
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Re: Hello Newbie here

Postby gahgah604 » 24 Oct 2008, 22:11

feel better Danny, please get some help and educate yourself as much as you can.
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Re: Hello Newbie here

Postby happyass » 25 Oct 2008, 06:55

hi danny,
your story sounds much like mine. although i did have insurance, i was very scared to go see a specialist or CRS for almost three years. so i dealt with it the only way i could.
i hope you don't give up.
you can heal on your own but it's walking a tight rope....it can happen. but you just never know how long it may be....it could be a year it could be six years.....
yes, i am curious as well how much you weighed before the 150lb loss?
if you were extremely overweight, then i would say this may be a good thing. however, if you are down to like 70 or 90 lbs even, that is not so good.
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Re: Hello Newbie here

Postby Corsi » 25 Oct 2008, 07:59

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I am so sorry to read your story and hear how desperate you are. If it is any consolation, we have all been there and/or is there. It makes me sooo angry to read about how bad the US health care system is. Hope you get NHC soon, as it is more fair and everyone can get help, not only those who can afford it!
As you see Danny, you are getting such good advice already...hope you stay here for more support and help, this is the place to be when you have an anal fissure.
Take care :)
Kim wrote:Some treatments for hemorrhoids can over time make your membranes too thin and worsen an AF.

That one is so true Kim, my GP wrongly diagnosed me with hemorrhoids when my fissure was relatively small, and I used that kind of medicines for more than two weeks, and then I ripped big time!!!
Is it illegal to give someone medicine like nitro?? I thought about the same, it is quite expensive....
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Re: Hello Newbie here

Postby Deleted User 5 » 25 Oct 2008, 08:00

GG, it's a good thing to try and help out, though I can't speak to the legality of that specific offer. If you two want to private message each other about it, there's no reason why you can't do that.
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Re: Hello Newbie here

Postby Corsi » 25 Oct 2008, 08:06

"it's not PMS, it's you"...you mean me? I know I'm a fruitcake, but PMS is PMS, and that means I'm even more fruity than ever!
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Re: Hello Newbie here

Postby Deleted User 5 » 25 Oct 2008, 08:17

Umm.. it's a joke, and not directly at anyone in particular but everyone all at the same time... No I didn't mean you, I didn't know you had PMS in your mood. Tell you what, I'll change my siggy and see who else I can offend! Image
Or does PMS stand for Pretty Mean Scandinavian? Image
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