i had my second sphincterotomy on friday. the pain afterwards has been minimal compared to my first one last may, in which they also removed a skin tag. i do not have the open bloody wound that i did last time from the skin tag. my problem now is that i have not had a bowel movement in over 48 hours since surgery. i panicked when i went all day without one yesterday. i've drank tons of water and prune juice, taken stool softeners, eaten very healthy fibrous foods, etc....everything i normally do in my routine to have a BM everyday. i sat on the toilet today and felt a hard mass that wants to come out. i pushed harder than i usually do and a tiny bit of poo came out. i feel like i tore something while pushing...i NEVER push like that because i'm never constipated. i did take 4 percocets for pain the day of surgery.
i'm freaking out now!! is 48 hours too long to go without going, considering i had an enema the day of surgery??? i hope i didn't hurt myself even more by pushing today...