I had surgery on April 23rd, 2 weeks ago. The 1st night wasnt so bad, it was the following days. That Sunday the pain was SO intense that I ended up back in the hospital for 3 days. No matter of the horror stories I had heard about this, nothing would have prepared me for the intense pain I went through. I have had sinus surgery, gallbladder, and have passed over 2 dozen kidney stones. But this surgery..........UGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! Never again!!!!
I am now at the end of week 2, and things are getting better. I can now sleep through the night, and sit on my bum. But there is still some pain. Whenever I have a BM, about an hour before actually going, there is a horrible pressure down there. Pressure that is very very painful. And then to actually complete the task at hand, well......again......I would rather passed 10 kidney stones then have a BM. I grab on to the sink, and anything else and hope I dont pass out in the process.
As far as stool softners and fiber, well no luck for me as of yet. I believe this is due to the massive amount of pain killers they gave me thru IV. But again....no luck as of yet.
My current worry is that these roids will come back in time. And if they do, I do not think I could ever go through this surgery again. I seen my surgeon yesterday, and he said I was healing up very well. I did think I would be back to work by now, but I finally return next Monday. And even then, I know I will have a hard time. Bless the women who will be in the restroom while I am in there. They may want to invest in earplugs for when I am cursing.
For any of you who are thinking about this surgery, think long and hard about it. When you read the horror stories, when the surgeon tells you how bad it is, or when you try and understand the pain, let me just say.........YOU HAVE NO IDEA until you go through this. It is a pain I do not wish upon my worst emeny. The best way to explain it is...It feels like someone kicked you with a steal toe boot, and it is now stuck there. I am not trying to scare any of you, but it is the truth.
Good luck and I wish all of you there very best.