Guest guest Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Cortisone? Umm--doesn't that keep them from healing? We always had patients off all steroids for surgery for that reason. Sorry to hear you're in so much pain (((hugs))) Kathy RE: Robyn , It's a delicate subject but my fissures are located just inside the entrance to my anus. Therefore each time I go to the toilet ( & with my Crohn's that's about 6 - 8 times every day!) they open up again. They are like tears in the skin of the anus. They are very painful. They have given me cortisone cream to put on them but it doesn't numb the pain at all. I'm also on digesives to help with the pain but I might as well be taking sweets for all the effect they have. To make matters worse since the exploratory operation on Wednesday I'm bleeding a real lot every time I go to the toilet. And the specialist who performed the operation and my local doctor are both away on holidays!!! I don't know whether to go to the local hospital and report in or what. I'm to see the next specialist in a hospital in Sydney on Tuesday but that is only for a consultation for him to decide if he will give me the botox injections on 23rd July - that's another 2 weeks away!!! And I'm in constant pain now. Ugg! (((Hugs))) Robyn wrote: Since I don't know much about the fissures and where they're located, can't they give you something to numb them?? Hugs, Theory of relativity: If you go back far enough, we're all related. Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies.Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 LOLOLOL! Something like that should help. HMMMM--wonder what uses it for, LOL Kathy RE: Robyn Okay don't anyone laugh. Okay its made for other purposes, but its used for more stuff that listed. Don't ask!! lol Robyn - Is there any products like this there that you could try. I don't know if this would be okay for that or not, but its a thought. Its a "DESENSITIZING LUBRICANT" the Active Ingredients: Benzocaine (7.5% in water washable base). http://hocks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?page=HOP/PROD/2608784 Surely the doc could suggest something. Bless your heart hon, that's gotta hurt. Hugs, Theory of relativity: If you go back far enough, we're all related. Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Kathy, With Crohn's, cortisone might help the fissures heal. Like pred healing the GI inflammation. -- Re: Robyn Cortisone? Umm--doesn't that keep them from healing? We always had patients off all steroids for surgery for that reason. Sorry to hear you're in so much pain (((hugs))) Kathy RE: Robyn , It's a delicate subject but my fissures are located just inside the entrance to my anus. Therefore each time I go to the toilet ( & with my Crohn's that's about 6 - 8 times every day!) they open up again. They are like tears in the skin of the anus. They are very painful. They have given me cortisone cream to put on them but it doesn't numb the pain at all. I'm also on digesives to help with the pain but I might as well be taking sweets for all the effect they have. To make matters worse since the exploratory operation on Wednesday I'm bleeding a real lot every time I go to the toilet. And the specialist who performed the operation and my local doctor are both away on holidays!!! I don't know whether to go to the local hospital and report in or what. I'm to see the next specialist in a hospital in Sydney on Tuesday but that is only for a consultation for him to decide if he will give me the botox injections on 23rd July - that's another 2 weeks away!!! And I'm in constant pain now. Ugg! (((Hugs))) Robyn wrote: Since I don't know much about the fissures and where they're located, can't they give you something to numb them?? Hugs, Theory of relativity: If you go back far enough, we're all related. Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies.Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com ____________________________________________________ IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Robyn - My goodness, sounds very painful. Hope the pain meds help keep it under control. What guarantees are they giving you about the botox working?? Do they think the hematoma will come back?? I'll certainly be Praying for you and you're in my thoughts. I was just wondering earlier if you were home yet. Big gentle hugs, Theory of relativity: If you go back far enough, we're all related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Robyn - My goodness, sounds very painful. Hope the pain meds help keep it under control. What guarantees are they giving you about the botox working?? Do they think the hematoma will come back?? I'll certainly be Praying for you and you're in my thoughts. I was just wondering earlier if you were home yet. Big gentle hugs, Theory of relativity: If you go back far enough, we're all related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Robyn - My goodness, sounds very painful. Hope the pain meds help keep it under control. What guarantees are they giving you about the botox working?? Do they think the hematoma will come back?? I'll certainly be Praying for you and you're in my thoughts. I was just wondering earlier if you were home yet. Big gentle hugs, Theory of relativity: If you go back far enough, we're all related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Glad to hear you're home and that the endone is seeing you through to some extent. I hope that your botox injection goes smoothly. I'll be thinking of you! (((hugs))) Kathy Robyn Good Morning Everyone, Just to let you know that I am out of hospital however I have to return again on Friday for what they hope is day surgery. This time I'm to get the botox injections in my anus. This has been a terrible few weeks for me. It turns out that I not only have two extremely large fissures but a large haematoma as well at the end of one of the fissures? This surgeon drained the haematoma and will do the botox on Friday this week. Apparently they only do this procedure one Friday a week as it is so expensive and they only get the botox one day a month to use. After he had drained this haematoma I was kept in hospital for a week on morphine and endone. I actually found that the endone tablets worked better for me than the morphine. However the one relief that I have found that really works best for me (a heat bag heated in the microwave for 3 minutes that I then put on my bottom when I'm in pain) I couldn't use in the hospital for safety and health reasons despite pleading for it. So after a week I decided I was better off at home waiting for the botox operation than staying in hospital. I've come home with supplies of endone to see me through to Friday. It seems to be working. Thanks for the wishes you send to me via my daughter while I was in hospital. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers on Friday. (((Hugs))) Robyn Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies.Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Glad to hear you're home and that the endone is seeing you through to some extent. I hope that your botox injection goes smoothly. I'll be thinking of you! (((hugs))) Kathy Robyn Good Morning Everyone, Just to let you know that I am out of hospital however I have to return again on Friday for what they hope is day surgery. This time I'm to get the botox injections in my anus. This has been a terrible few weeks for me. It turns out that I not only have two extremely large fissures but a large haematoma as well at the end of one of the fissures? This surgeon drained the haematoma and will do the botox on Friday this week. Apparently they only do this procedure one Friday a week as it is so expensive and they only get the botox one day a month to use. After he had drained this haematoma I was kept in hospital for a week on morphine and endone. I actually found that the endone tablets worked better for me than the morphine. However the one relief that I have found that really works best for me (a heat bag heated in the microwave for 3 minutes that I then put on my bottom when I'm in pain) I couldn't use in the hospital for safety and health reasons despite pleading for it. So after a week I decided I was better off at home waiting for the botox operation than staying in hospital. I've come home with supplies of endone to see me through to Friday. It seems to be working. Thanks for the wishes you send to me via my daughter while I was in hospital. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers on Friday. (((Hugs))) Robyn Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies.Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Glad to hear you're home and that the endone is seeing you through to some extent. I hope that your botox injection goes smoothly. I'll be thinking of you! (((hugs))) Kathy Robyn Good Morning Everyone, Just to let you know that I am out of hospital however I have to return again on Friday for what they hope is day surgery. This time I'm to get the botox injections in my anus. This has been a terrible few weeks for me. It turns out that I not only have two extremely large fissures but a large haematoma as well at the end of one of the fissures? This surgeon drained the haematoma and will do the botox on Friday this week. Apparently they only do this procedure one Friday a week as it is so expensive and they only get the botox one day a month to use. After he had drained this haematoma I was kept in hospital for a week on morphine and endone. I actually found that the endone tablets worked better for me than the morphine. However the one relief that I have found that really works best for me (a heat bag heated in the microwave for 3 minutes that I then put on my bottom when I'm in pain) I couldn't use in the hospital for safety and health reasons despite pleading for it. So after a week I decided I was better off at home waiting for the botox operation than staying in hospital. I've come home with supplies of endone to see me through to Friday. It seems to be working. Thanks for the wishes you send to me via my daughter while I was in hospital. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers on Friday. (((Hugs))) Robyn Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies.Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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