by Ever the Optimist » 31 Aug 2013, 14:28
Hi Marg!
It's good to see you back here again and I'm so pleased to read you are going from strength to strength!........
I think my own progress is mirroring yours! - still moments now & again of sensations/ irritation too from the Sentinel/ scar tissue area (especially after a larger of more solid BM) but most of the time, it's pretty much life as normal!
I was also forced to use paper whilst on holiday but still prefer to use my faithful shower head!! but I had no issues with this either - other than I think I've got so used to showering clean, that paper just doesn't feel like it cleans properly anymore!!....LOL, I still keep my Vaseline at hand though....
Like you however, whereas I now feel a lot more confidence that this can pass for always, I will never ever change my newly-adopted diet & lifestyle habits!
In some respects, I'm even glad I get those odd reminders from the old fissure area because they just act as a reminder to never neglect yourself again.....
Please pop back again at some point to update further. Would love to hear from you again!
All the very best to you :)
Chronic Fissure diagnosed December 2011
Healed by Diltiazem around Feb 2013
Anal Fistula followed burst abscess in June 2012
2 internal troublesome piles remain & suspected, but undiagnosed, ongoing Levator Ani type symptoms & flare-ups