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Posted 9/23/2013 2:29 PM (GMT 0)
i'm 4 weeks post op. i thought by now i'd be able to sit comfotably. last couple days i thought i can and been sitting, but it made my wound hurt again so much. sitting is really still hard and making the pain worse. even now i'm typing standing up. is this normal? shouldn't i be able to sit by now? i'm getting so tired of either standing up or laying down all the time :(

another question, is it normal it still itches so much? will the itching ever go away?

Posted 9/23/2013 8:38 PM (GMT 0)
I was the same and believe it or not, it was more comfortable sitting on something like a formal dining room chair. Are you doing plenty of walking as that seemed to help me as well.
Regarding the itching, I used a simple barrier cream around the wound.
Hang in there, it does get better.
Posted 9/23/2013 10:16 PM (GMT 0)
hey scary, thanks, gosh i do need you all's promise this will get better, cuz i've been getting so discouraged last few days and impatient. it seems it's not making progress last few days and i get all those thoughts of what if it stays like this etc etc. i'm just full of fears. patience, patience..... i havn't gone out of the house yet, except for the dr. but i will start walking out side every day.
Posted 9/26/2013 1:19 PM (GMT 0)
Did you also have your anus removed during surgery? I didn't but I still get discomfort down there.

Memory foam seat cushions seems to help and sitting on ice or a heat which ever you perfer.

Is it just on one side? it does take time to heal after major surgeries like this...and everyone's healing time is different. Definately walking is good to work out the fluid. Also abscesses can form there. If the pain get's worst you may want to get a CT scan or MRI. I've had issues with abcessesa nd fistulas after surgery in the pelvic area.

Posted 9/26/2013 7:22 PM (GMT 0)
it's funny, but just today i was getting a bit worried whether the surgeon did remove my anus or not. we agreed on removing the anus and closing it shut. but today i was wondering whether i'm able to activate that area like before surgery. i was amazed to realize i can still squeeze and relax that exact area where my anus was (or is it still there....???). i'm just not sure what the heck is going on?? if i'm not supposed to have an anus anymore and the hole is sewn shutt, how, for heaven's sake, am i still able to do the squeeze and relax act????

the pain is not on one side. it's just if i sit too much, it irritates the whole area, mostly the skin tag that's there cuz of the sewing the anus shutt. i can still feel that skin tag and it gets irritated and painful after sitting. i shrunk a bit at some point, but for the last 2 plus weeks it stopped shrinking and still is big and felt.

i don't have any abccess's thank goodness. thanks for the info!

Posted 9/26/2013 7:59 PM (GMT 0)
Hi I just had my rectum and anus out four weeks ago. I can still squeeze too but I think that is because my surgeon left in most of the sphincter muscle since it supports the pelvic floor. Perhaps that is true in your case too?
Posted 9/26/2013 8:06 PM (GMT 0)
hey, we had surgery about the same time. mine was Aug 25. that's interesting and i'm gonna ask him that when i see him on Oct 24 for my next check up. i'm FURIOUS for not getting all the info from my surgeon about what he's doing with my body.................
Posted 9/26/2013 8:23 PM (GMT 0)
just read some and maybe it's the external sphincter the one we're activating. i'm guessing the external sphincter can't be removed at all and has to stay.
Posted 9/26/2013 10:32 PM (GMT 0)
I had to sit on one of those hemorrhoid donuts for a long time.
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