Hi
I'm new to this forum and am so pleased to have found other people going through the same thing as me - makes me feel less of a disaster area! :D
I had my son in November 2009 and since then I have suffered from recurrent AFs - I just can't seem to knock it on the head. My son's birth was quite traumatic but the doctors tell me that although the AF arrived at the same time it wasn't caused by the birth - so a mystery then! I ws originally misdiagnosed with hemeroids (doctor didn't bother to even examine me) but then correctly diagnosed about 6 months later. I've tried change of diet and various creams but nothing has worked. Then I had surgery to mend the tear - tore again straight afterwards. I've then had two lots botox injections under general anaesthetic but they haven't worked either. I've had some horrible tests - flexible sigmoidoscopy and two where I had to empty my bowel in a room full of people while they took pictures of my insides working (or not as the case would be - stagefright!). :oops:
I'm going for more tests on Wednesday and am truely depressed about the whole thing. I'm not getting anywhere, despite putting myself through all these horrible tests. They are going to do something with a balloon on Wednesday - great(!)
I suspect the AFs might be linked with my periods but this hasn't been explored at all.
Has anyone got any other ideas for what might work? I'll try anything. Just want to be rid of the pain whenever I have a BM.
Arghhhhhhhhh! :(