I had a overlapping spincter repair 6 months ago(I had 3rd degree tear with 1st and 2nd babies)I was leaking stool and lived with it for years until I finally got up the courage to have it repaired.Now I don't think I made the right choice after all.Not only was it severely painful for the 1st 3 months,I still experince pain when I have a bm and the worst part is that I have discovered a gap below my anus that is either leaking stool or the stool is getting caught in there when I have bm.I am wiping forever,sometimes I think I'm done and I go do something and come back to find there is more stool coming from this opening.I have went back to my surgen now 10-15 times and it's an our drive,and the last time I was there and I was in tears I told him I could not live this way I would rather be dead and all he gave be was some stool binding tablets and said I should do keegels.I told him the stool was coming from below my anus but he cut me off and said he thinks it's coming form the anus.I even had my husband look and he agreed with me.I don't know what to do.I can't work because I'm afaird if I had to go at work I couldn't get clean.We are in a financial mess and I need to work but I can't until I get it fixed.Has anyone else had this problem? What should I do if my dr/surgen won't listen to me?Sorry so long.Please help.