by workingonit » 15 Feb 2012, 09:54
lambertoz,
magnesium works quickly. The rule of thumb is, you are taking too much if your stool loosens, but in our case, that is a good thing.
I take 125mg, but have taken up to 200 in the past as a muscle relaxant. I am 5'8", 140lb. I've heard of 6ft guys taking 400mg.
It is so upsetting how docs don't take the time to explain anything. I always go armed with a load of questions and try to look up as much as I can before I see them now. But still, if you don't know the question to ask, you are unlikely to get the answer. If the first CRS I saw over a year ago had taken the time to explain, I wonder if I wouldn't be in this mess now.
But he was a closed mouthed so-and-so. I had a page of questions for him, but i had no idea about fissures at the time. I thought it was a hemorrhoid and he did not disabuse me of that error.
I wrote a scathing review of him on ratemd.com.
would it be possible for you to get a second opinion. I've heard the uk system is pretty slow.
but anyways, i keep a running list of new questions for my current CRS, that I will bring with me next time I see him, and I am looking to get another referral for a second opinion.
you might ask around about anal dilation. Not the old fashioned kind where they use their fingers, but the new kind that is controlled (aka standardized anal dilation).
I have heard as well, that self dilation done very gently and starting with a very small dilator (even just a cleaned pen) can be helpful for spasms. Almost like a massage or stretching out a charley horse in your leg. I haven't tried this myself, and I don't get spasms (TG!). But I do plan to self dilate when I am healed or if I don't heal, or keep re-tearing.
In the mean time I try to yoga breath and consciously relax those muscles as often as I can. I use lanolin on the fissure itself morning, night and after BMs, and I think it is helping.
Was your doctor talking a bout a full sphincterotomy or a lateral internal sphincterotomy?
Just out of curiosity, is your fissure at the front (anterior) or the back of your anus (posterior) near your bum cheeks?
Hope you have a better day today!
-Tanya