by Sweet Bugaboo » 27 Feb 2012, 10:52
Hi, Davo -
Yes, in my experience, some crs's do NOT understand AFs. My first crs saw mine and said it was fine. The second crs saw it, too, and said I should give it time and fiber. (He's a military doc, and I got the feeling he thought I should just tough it out.) Finally, the third crs looked at my AF and said I had two choices - to live with it or have it fixed (LIS and fissurectomy, in my case). He firmly said it would not heal on its own - and I believe that. --- So, ITA with you - it's very important to find a competent crs, one who understands the nature of AFs.
I'm better now - with still a bit of post-op discomfort - small amounts of soreness and occasional bits of burning. But my crs said that it IS a wound, after all (a post-op wound), and it takes a few weeks to properly heal. He thinks I'm doing fine - and I'm sure he's seen thousands of these things - or at least, hundreds.
I'm eating more foods I like - but I'm still trying to be careful. I haven't had any complications, to speak of.
I should think that yes, after 3.5 weeks post-op, you should feel strong enough to travel. I'm a month post-op now, and I'm thinking that if I had had to travel 3 days ago, I could have. I'm still a bit sore, but things are much better.
Keep us posted on your progress!
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