Guest guest Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Good luck with the healing proccess. Wow imagine a pain free poop again. > > Jenni Cant imagine it..... I havent had one in over 4 years! thanks Sharon in Onyx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Sharon, I suggest you contact Sandi and search the archives. I believe her surgeon was Dr.Z for her situation down there. Yowza! I had a tiny fissure years ago and it took six months to heal! Talk about stubborn! I got it from taking antioxidant vitamins. Decided I would rather die sooner than live longer with fissures. lol Marta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 > Sharon, > > I suggest you contact Sandi and search the archives. I believe her > surgeon was Dr.Z for her situation down there. > > Yowza! I had a tiny fissure years ago and it took six months to > heal! Talk about stubborn! I got it from taking antioxidant > vitamins. Decided I would rather die sooner than live longer with > fissures. lol > > Marta > ************************* i wish mine would heal with vitamins, or anything! But, Mine have gone past the point of being acute, and hve moved on to being Chronic which means they have affected the muscle. There are 2 long ones. one on each side. If they were acute Dr Z said he could remove the surrounding tissue, but he said it looks like he will have to repair muscle too. a sphenterectomy? something like that. I am trying to contact him for more info, but with the office being backed up due their loss of Dr , it may be a while before he can get back to me. And Dr K upped my iron, so now my normal ds poops have changed to more (extremely more) solid poops....talk about a pain in the ass... hugs Sharon in Onyx who is still laughing over Jo's extremely compassionate remark after my rectal exam..... She said it was a good thing that I gave my soul to God, because soon my ass was going to be Dr Z's!!!! and then cracked up. Well what are friends for?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 > > I am just glad you saw him and have a solution to your problems. I hope it > all goes well...are you having surgery soon? > > Hugs > Kristy Thanks Kristy Hugs back atcha! Mike and I loved the pic of you and and the koala! tooo cute. love Shazza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 > Fissures are terrible. I had a pretty bad one that came on last October and I could only stand it for a few short months. I got it surgically repaired in February of this year. It was not a good surgery for me and I was terribly sore for a few days. However, I have since healed nicely and if I stay away from the Cheeto's, I don't have any problems with it now. It did take me 2-3 weeks to heal completely. ********************** Thanks Dannielle I could take the pain for a couple of weeks. I just have put this off because I have watched my mom for years, get one hemm surgery after another, and the pain she goes thru. Just to have them come back. I figured I would just live with it. now i cant. sigh Sharon in Onyx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Is there anything they can give you (cream or anything?) untill they do the surgery? > > Dr Z is the best. He did my DS and hernia repair so you are in great hands. Hes cute too, huh?? (wink wink) Vicki ********************** I have been using ointment for years. And under extreme pain I use a suppository that Dr Z prescribed 2 years ago. The only problem with it is it kills the surface pain but effects the muscle and the fissure is in the muscle so I get a diff pain. Yea, he is to cute. Makes it even more embarrasing when my butt is in the air. lol Sharon in Onyx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 I wouldn't make a comment about this for the tea in China! _____ From: DS_Friends_Keshishian [mailto:DS_Friends_Keshishian ] On Behalf Of roseofsharon_ps121 Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 7:15 AM To: DS_Friends_Keshishian Subject: Re: Hemm/Fissures Yea, he is to cute. Makes it even more embarrasing when my butt is in the air. lol Sharon in Onyx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 > I wouldn't make a comment about this for the tea in China! ******************** Ah, Jim, Not a tea drinker eh? SinO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 yes--quite the " pain in the butt " I have had a fissure 3 times in the 4 years since DS surgery. The first 2 times I was able to get it under control with diet and warm baths pretty quickly. This time was a NIGHTMARE--- I've been through a lot of pain--- nothing like this--- tried it all--- Diet Change Lots of H2O ..2% nitro cream pecoset 7.5(sp?) stool softeners by the fist-full A & D ointment Valium 5mg and Advil (and actually the advil and valium were the only things that seemend to help) Finally after 8 weeks of torture, I got into the colorectal department at the big teaching hospital here in ohio. The Doc took a look said I was healing pretty well (until he went poking around)-- he said a lot of people were coming in " demanding " Botox and he did not think it worked. He suggested a lateral sphincterotomy-- Quick and easy and I'd feel better than pre surgery in 48 hours--- there is a slight risk of loss of bowel control but that is mostly in elderly women--.. I asked if he could " do it now " in the office-- he said I would not like him much afterwards if he did and he scheduled me 2 days later (He was shocked that I lived with the pain for so long). Surgery was a big non event-- had it done at a big hospital outpatient--- twilight sleep with a local-- surgery took less than 5 minutes. I was awake and fully alert in 30 minutes and on my way home in less than 2 hours. I went home with great pain meds, laxative, and a stool softener. I felt 0 pain until the local wore off (about 6 hours post op)-- I was an 11 on a 1-10 scale going into surgery--- a 3-4 that night. First BM was the next morning--- I was really afraid. It DID hurt, but no worse than before surgery, and the horrible 4 hour spasms did not happen-- a 20 minute soak in the tub and I was ready to roll for the day (went right back to work and did a full 10 hour day.) I came off the narcotic pain meds after 4 days and took my last advil after 5. I am one week out and pretty much pain free. (I have had very loose stools from too much chocolate Easter Bunny-- and that is a good thing)-- I Do have more trouble telling when I have gas or need to have a bm, so I always assume BM to be safe-- the doc said that will return to normal within a couple of weeks- I have no trouble controlling gas or BMs-- just not sure what it's going to be (could it be too much Bunny??) Surgery is never a first choice--- but I wish I woud have made this decision after I got the second fissure--- get scheduled as soon as you can and good luck!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Boy, that is really a great story. Should we cut and paste it to the website? lol Seriously, we should consider it. Marta > > yes--quite the " pain in the butt " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 yes--quite the " pain in the butt " > Surgery is never a first choice--- but I wish I woud have made this > decision after I got the second fissure--- > > get scheduled as soon as you can and good luck!!! > ************************** Thank you so much for the encouragement! Wow, to be just like you! I know it will be better, just gotta go thru the fire first... Thanks again, Sharon in Onyx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 > > -the colorectal guy did not seem to think it was DS related other than > " explosive runs " that I get if I am really bad and eat too much sugar how do fissures happen?? They sound awful > > > > vicki ********************************************** Dr K had a talk on this at a support group meeting, but for the life of me I cant tell the particulars. he did say that a number of his patients have had to deal with these unpleasant fissures due to our numerous pooping times and the nature of our movements. He explained how they develope- that you are prone to them or not. And that is all I can remember. Sharon in Onyx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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