by Suffering2long » 04 Nov 2020, 01:39
Sending positive thoughts pzgre! I hope you heal without surgery :)
I had a follow up with the surgeon. I had a good week before seeing her and she confirmed that I am healing. She said :
- keep doing everything that I’ve been doing
- It will take 9 to 12 months to soften the scar tissue so I need to keep it closed for at least that long! That means strict diet, softeners and water
- If I have problems, I’ll be getting the flap surgery which she said will keep it closed for good unless I get constipated badly again and tear elsewhere.
- Apply heat to the area (heating pad or sitz bath)
- Keep using diltiazem (internally) until I see her in December
- The lumps I have are hemorroids that aren’t being held up anymore because of the loose muscle
- The incontinence will start to go away in a month she thinks. She was very apologetic about this
- I discussed stool type, she isn’t concerned if I have mushy or loose stool but a number 4 to 5 is the aim.
- So I’m not getting any more botox soon. Hopefully never if I can keep on this path. Diet is everything for me at the moment! I can’t go back to my old ways. I’m going to keep counting my fibre.