Last Friday when I went to the CRS, she gave me a prescription for nitro cream, .2%. The pharmacy had to mix it up and when I got home I saw there was no info on how to use it and how much. So, I called that night and talked to the pharmacist. Oh yeah, there were finger cots in there and he said to just take a little bit on the finger cot and stick it up my rear. Well, I had no idea what a little bit was and he was no help, so I've just been guessing the past few days and really afraid to use too much at all.
I called the CRS office today and the nurse was surprised I wasn't given an applicator to use. She said she'd talk to the doctor about getting one and I stopped by the office this afternoon to get it. It's about a 4 inch long tube in grams. I asked her how much and she was vague, too. She started out by saying the whole tube which is 4 grams. Then, I said are you sure? She said well, maybe a little less would be better to start out. Maybe 2 grams, she said. Then, I asked her how far up the anus to go with this applicator. She said about halfway up the applicator, which would be about 2 inches.
I really don't know what I'm doing. If you've used the nitro cream at .2%, how much did your doctor tell you to use?
I mean I was just sticking my pinkie in the tub of cream and barely covering the finger cot the past few days. And I sure wasn't feeling any better, still bleeding and hurting.
But, I don't want to use too much either. I feel like nobody really knows what to tell me and I'm frustrated. They don't seem to want to ask the doctor for specifics.
I'm going back next Wednesday and can ask her then, but hoping someone here has used this stuff and can tell me what you were told to do.