Fissurectomy recovery questions!
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I know some of you have shared your stories on other forums but please continue to share your experiences as I'm new to this site & would appreciate all the help with both good & bad stories...here it goes...
So long story long... I had a fissurectomy almost 3 weeks ago Thursday. It had to be done due to the passing of a large stool (in August) that ruptured a skin tag from a previous procedure (hemorroidectomy). Never try Herbalife, peeps!! Life was great until I tried Herbalife to lose weight from my baby 4 months ago. It honestly feels like i still have a fissure but Dr said everything is healing fine. Anyhoo, has anyone had this & how long did it take to heal? I've been applying the creams which burn & sometimes secrete in my vagina which hurts also, ugh!! Been taking flax seed, stool softeners, intaking tons of fiber. Stools have been manageable but definitely irritate the tissue down there. Showers & baths only help so much. It feels like I'm never going to get better, I'm depressed & miserable, ready to see my PC for antidepressants bc it feels like there's no light.. Going on no work week number 3. Also, how long did you wait to be intimate again? Please any info I'd appreciate. I was never told to not push your poop out & suffered greatly from doing so.
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kristan_1340 Melas87
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mmarcus151910 Melas87
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I'm really ssorry that you have to go through what you hve been going through with the fissure. All of us on this forum know the excruciating pain that you have dealt with in the past and are probably still dealing with.
I had a sphinteronomy, just like Kristan, it has literally saved my life. Without the surgery, I would still be in bed. Yea, I occasionally have to part and it is occasionally uncontrollable, but that is way worth it then being inside your house in pain all day. Some other tips I owuld recoommend would be:
----to take a fiber supplement like metamucil, although do not take too much as diarreah can actually irritate your area donwn there even more.
----Apply a cream called calmoseptine to the area. It has menthol and I beleive zinc oxide in it which may relieve some of the pain on the irritated tissue.
----Squat on the toilet like anohter user said. I have never sat and pooped ever since my fissure and I will swear by the squatting position.
----Sitz baths, whichh it sounds like you have been doing
------My docotr prescribed me a cream called Diltazem ointment which may help, although I do not know if your problem is just irritated skin or is the sphincter muscle going into spasm causing the pain
I wish you the best of luck and let us all know how you are doing. you will get better, there is light at the end of the tunnel. We have all been in your place and hope you get better soon.
Myles
kristan_1340 Melas87
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mmarcus151910 Melas87
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TO answer your question, calmoseptine is an over the counter cream and can be purchased on amazon or can be bought at most drugstores.
Anyways, I hope you get better for hallooween and keep your spirits up. Watch some funny movies or tv in general to get your mind off of things to get better.
Best of wishes!!!
Myles
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Melas87 mmarcus151910
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We'll it's day 22 & I'm still in lots of pain. Cannot be up & moving more than a few minutes. I'm getting hopeless. Dr appt was pushed back till the 11th so that doesn't help. I go back to work Tuesday & praying hard that I'm in better shape bc we have a huge event. Luckily, I'll be sitting most of the time. Considering getting a cushion for my bottom.
Well wishes to you all & happy weekend.
Melas