So my surgery is scheduled for May 30th in Dallas, Texas and I have a few questions that I would desperately like some responses on prior to surgery. First, I contacted the doctors billing department to get an idea of the cost of the procedure, but they could only give me the doctor's fee because they do not do the billing for the hospital, etc. The doctors fee was $460.00 for the surgery. Does anyone know the typical cost for hospital and anesthesia, etc for this procedure?
Second and most important, I would like to know from those who have had LIS surgery, how did it affect your ability of have easier bm's. I guess what I really want to know is, how many of you had issues with tightness, spasm of the rectum that made it difficult to have a bm without straining and how did the surgery affect that. Were you able to have strain-free bm's after LIS or was it unchanged, etc. My BIGGEST concern with all of this is that I have pelvic floor dyssynergia, which means that my muscles tighten when they should relax therefore not allowing for bm's to be easy as they should. And, because my muscles are in spasm, this makes it even more difficult to have an easy bm. So, if LIS will not relieve this issue, then I feel like I would be setting myself up for failure unless I can address the issue with my bm's. My surgeon says that they are separate issues, but that the LIS would still heal my fissure regardless of the dyssynergia and spasm, but it scares me. PLEASE RESPOND with some info. on this. Thanks.