by sadies-day » 26 Feb 2013, 15:41
I'm at my wits end here. Had LIS about 8 mos ago to deal with a chronic fissure and tag that was causing significant irritation but little pain. The CRS said the fissure healed up fine. Unfortunately, I'm still dealing with some irritation. Not all the time but more often than not. Typically I use a personal lubricant just prior to going to make wiping easier. If it's messy, I'll then use some Balneol cream. If I experience minor irritation afterwards, I'll apply some coconut oil. If there's moderate irritation I'll resort to the Calmoseptine lotion. I've added significantly more fiber to my diet (Metamucil) and have cut way back on coffee and now totally avoid popcorn. Occasionally, like today, I'll also have some bleeding. For example, last night I had a small BM that cleaned up easily with no post-BM irritation. Over the course of today, I noticed things getting itchy down there. Sure enough when I got home and checked there was some leakage and some blood on the toilet paper. What would be causing this periodic bleeding? Is it something I ate? Is the skin still very fragile following surgery? Any thoughts would be most welcome. I'm trying to avoid going back to the CRS since my insurance has changed and it will cost me significantly more out of pocket then before.