by Payne » 04 Mar 2016, 00:02
Hi, I'm new here and am so glad that I stumbled upon this forum. I've rectently had a fissurectomy and a sphincterotomy. Tomorrow I'll be two weeks post op. Today I'm 6 weeks postpartum. I'm still experiencing a lot of pain from my surgery, but fortunately I feel like I have finally got my BMs under control... Multiple stool softeners, miralax, and a fiber supplement later! I'm only thirty and while I realize that age doesn't make a different when it comes to health problems, I feel too young to be wrestling with this. I've always had problems with constipation and developed hemorrhoids with my first pregnancy back in '06. Unfortunately with each pregnancy they have gotten worse and I've even experienced them between pregnancies. This last pregnancy I began having multiple thrombosed hemorrhoids, some of the worse pain I've ever experienced. Then the middle of January I finally had my sweet baby. I was so happy that my recovery could finally start. I was so looking forward to a life of no more thrombosed hemorrhoids! Unfortunately, I didn't get off that easy. I had developed a chronic fissure that was progr swivels getting worse despite medical intervention. Two weeks ago the performed a fissurectomy and a sphincterotomy. Once again I just knew I was on the way to recovery. Maybe I'm an impatient person, but I don't feel like I'm recovering very well. As a nurse I'm required to be on my feet at least 12 hrs a day and I have to be able to move hundreds of pounds, normally on my own. I also have a 2 year old and I can no longer pick him up, I can't do nearly the things I used to be able to do. As an young, independent, active person, I hate having restrictions. im still taking narcotic meds for pain control along with ibuprofen, which is wonderful, and Ativan at times. It was prescribed to relax the sphincter muscle. Taking the pain meds means I can't drive, I'm not driving with a natcotic in my system especially with my children in the vehicle. I feel so dependent on my family and husband and I hate it. I feel as though my quality of life is below what it should be. I can't move without pain, I can't have sex, and I can't work, can't even go to the restroom without a time consuming process. I'm not trying to give a sob story, but I would love with some advice if you been in any similar situation. I honestly felt like I was the only person dealing with anything like this until I ran across this forum. Has anyone dealt with depression with dealing with an AF, hemerrhoids, fissurectomy, or sphincterotomy? I'm sure being postpartum doesn't help in the emotional department. I do talk with my husband some about these things, but I don't want to gross him out and I hate discussing BMs and sphincters and feces/drainage with him. I do want to have sex with the man again so I don't want that to be all he sees when he looks at my butt! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!