Seriously am so depressed dealing with this the weight loss , the life change, the pain , the emotions
I'm 8 days post Botox I've had so many panicking attacks my surgeon has had to contact me outside his usual hours
I just feel like I'm forever doomed the Botox has worked abit but going toilet still sucks and then I'm tender and sore after still better than what it was before surgery but I'm struggling because I'm panicking this won't heal and I'm forever doomed I just cry all day because I'm miserable and it's affecting everything can someone please talk to me im feeling really depressed about it and I'm only 23yesr old female
Have you tried using laxido, every day? I was taking lactulose and every other night dulcolax, which worked, but the first time the next day, I had terrible pain and bleeding, then diarrhoea all day which made me sorer.
Have seen colorectal surgeon, who gave me gtn-- can't use it burns too much, and laxido.
My mistake was not taking it after i had a bad day due to dulcolax, but when I started taking it every day, late afternoon, never miss a day, it then started to work every morning.
After years of pain and bleeding, I have a bowel movement every single morning, the first week was still painful, then it eased off, now I have no bleeding. I have a sigmoidoscooy next week, so hoping that doesn't split me again, but worth a try.
I do and always have had a diet low in meat and high in vegetables and salad, also have fresh orange juice with bits in every morning.
I know how miserable you are feeling, just hope this helps you a bit.
Thanks Laura I'm not constipated and I'm vegan so I naturally have decently soft stools it's just one time I was straining on the toilet because I had stitches in from a previous tag removal and it split me did you get Botox ? Ointments didn't work for me and I had to have the Botox surgery with a removal of an internal polyp this is so miserable I can't deal
Im so sorry for the pain you are in,fissures are a life altering experience.I had suffered for about 6months,I blame the gp I first went to,she prescribed me hemmie cream.I hadnt suffered from fissures before and kept applying the cream,bt the pain kept getting worst.I remember crying in pain,sweating and panic before bm.I finally,saw an colorectal surgeon,he was very frank and said if your fissure doesnt heal in 2months,it never will.The spasms,the tags make bms impossible,no matter hw good a diet you stick to,your poophole has been traumatized and shuts tight in fear.pucker factor.I immediately scheduled lis surgery,best decision of my life.I was lucky,healing wasnt painful and now I poo like a pro...
Thankyou for your reply! Yes it sucks I'm a lot better after the Botox but I'm mentally in panic mode and I really do hope this Botox works it's still sharp passing a stool and sore and tender after but alot better then before / could you tell me more about your surgery experience as this is what I need to mentally prepare for if this does t work (fingers crossed tho)
Well,I gues everyones body is diff and the skill of the surgeon.I was luckky my surgeon was confident about the procedure as I have noticed some discourage it from lack of skill.He deduced with my age,being young of good health my body should respond well n it did.He made a very small incision to my external part inorder to reach the internal sphincter,used the opening to cut the muscle a bit which loosens all that pressure and tightness that cause the fissure not heal.I had 3tags as well which he removed.I was under General anaesthesia for about an hour.I dreaded my first bm,it didnt come on that first day of surgery,and when it finally did it was so easy I felt no pain at all bt jst a bit of burning I guess from the raw wound of fissurectomy.I went home after one days stay at the hospital,was given a sitz and epsom salts which I did abt 3times a day for a week.it has been a month now,and you cant believe how much I appreciate my condition down there,I evacuate easy and wholly.I hope your body is able to heal with botox,but just incase be on the look out for a good colorectal surgeon
I had Botox 9/2016 and within a month I felt relief. As on today 4/2017 I feel occasional discomfort but nothing compared to the spasms. I think it's a hemeroid now. But I take mirilax daily and drink lots of water so my stool is soft like ice cream. TMI I know but this ain't no joke!! I totally understand your pain!! Make sure your keeping your stool soft!!! I can remember the first BM post Botox I nearly passed out. Keep your head up and remember tour not alone!!
Omg it's like I could have written your post. My fissures were and still ongoing but since Botox the intensity and severe spasms are easing. Please carry on with sitz baths if u have stopped them since your op and drink plenty of water and have plenty of fibre to keep everything going.
I used to cry every day and plead .... yes plead to god to stop the pain. I couldn't function or even care to function because I thought it would just be like that forever . I can completely sympathise whole heartedly with the pain u are feeling and the complete dispare but please know it will improve as times goes on. You have to believe because otherwise it can seem hopeless. Keep active also I would force a walk just because it used to help the pain of sitting. Plus it moves everything along in your system.
I'm here if you need an ear ok I get it completely x
Thank you so much for the info and positivity about your experience! Did the original fissure heal and your excision ? Do you ever get any sort of pain now
Thank you so much Tra for telling me your experience if you don't mind me asking can you see if your fissure has healed? And what was it like when the Botox wore off because that's what I'm most scared of
Thank you so much for your response and the comfort this really sucks but I'm glad to hear you are having a positive outcome !
Everything you just wrote to me is exactly what I've been feeling especially crying thinking I'm this way forever :-(
If you don't mind me asking when did you have the Botox and how long did it take for things to get better - I'm now 9 days and still pain passing a poop and then all day I can feel a light sting inside which is the fissure
I really want all this to go away it's stressing me so much !!!
I will definitely keep in touch thank you so much xx
I don't feel spasms just a weird feeling now. I haven't returned to the dr because I wasn't impressed at all w/her bedside manner. But i as well just want my life back. I also only use unscented wipes after a BM. One thing I can say is it's nothing compared to the fiscar pain.
Sorry to hear your still in discomfort hopefully you and I both heal soon that's like me I feel just some sharp pain in toilet then afterwards it's discomfort like a sting up my butt I can't believe the lack of awareness fissures have I swear I never heard about them till it happened to me
No pain at all!I dont hv to take stool softeners or laxatives,im still careful abt what I eat,stayn away from things that would get me banged up.I used to be so scared seeing a toiletbowl full of bright red blood,came along way.
I can totally relate. It's been 2 years for me. My fissures finally healed but left me with scar tissue. Tomorrow I have surgery under a local anesthetic to remove it. There is nothing else to be done as the scar tissue won't go away on its own. I'm so scared of the procedure, the after effect after mostly what if it doesn't work?
So your fissure took two years?!?!!!!!! I had a skin tag removed and that's how all this started ! I was on the toilet with the stitches in and was pushing for my stool and tore myself because the stitches were restricting my bowls to open so dear god please don't push ! Did u have to do Botox to heal your fissure ?
It's been long time that you had botox, is it workig for you? I am also suffering from fissure since 4 n half months due to vaginal delivery with forceps. Right now on Nifedipine ointment but it's back n forth. So botox is what I am looking at if this back n forth continues to happen. Plz let me know your experience. I am also scared whether botox works for me or not, as my fissure is not just from severe constipation, it is from vaginal birth with forceps which is much more traumatic than constipation alone
Hey Hun sorry to hear you also have a fissure I know how horrible the trauma ones are because mines also from trauma and not constipation! Although mine wasn't from child birth ! Il b very honest with you although I'm impatient and suffering from anxiety the Botox has helped and does work BUT it is not over night ! Physically u can even see the fissure slowly healing mind you mine was very very deep pretty much a split in my butt hole ! The Botox relaxes the resting pressure so it is not tense and always stool to pass effortlessly but does not heal the fissure this needs to heal on its own ! Like any other wound! The Botox took 8 days before I felt comfortable to poop - the second week the Botox was very strong and I would almost sh*t myself if I wasn't near a toilet haha it made everything lose and I had a weird bump but wasn't a hemoroid it was from everything being relax that what was usually inside was coming outwards including fluid and blood flow I've heard another girl have the same thing - by week three the Botox settled and my fissure was healing I wasn't in pain on the toilet but it's like iritation and discomfort and there's slot of ups n downs you need to be prepared for what comes next ! Week four - the horror - just when I thought I was almost better the fissure retore after a solid poop. Nothing bad at all I think it just took off the scab from the wound there was dab of blood and light stinging pain! I had that soreness up my butt for two days and by the fifth day it's like it never happened! Sounds odd but I think it's good to slightly retear because it promotes healing all over again ! So far so good my fissure has healed from the deep tissue and now just the surface is stil split but needs to heal but it isn't red and raw which is good because the new tissue cells are forming ! Hopefully my thorough explanation mentally prepares you go get the Botox and remember patience! Because the wound will take time to heal and this will be emotionally draining but if you are prepared and understand it's not a quick fix then I would recommend you give it a go as it definitely makes a difference xx
Yes I've been living with this for over 2 years. The procedure to remove scar tissue hasn't helped. I go back to see specialist next week. I'm so fed up with the pain. I can only have a BM with use of stool softeners and am in pain the day of. I take ibuprofen and long baths with Epsom salts.
Have you tried Botox ? My surgeon told me to keep the stool soft but still solid so the fissure heals lose and not tight!! I feel so bad for you I really hope you can get this sorted! I feel like I'm slowly but surely getting there x
the weight loss , the life change, the pain , the emotions