I'm back and going under the knife . . .

Feel better soon! This is a tough one.

Best wishes for a smooth surgery and quick recovery!

Yeah um I think I probably mentioned back at the beginning that surgery is the usual outcome.  I'm sorry you suffered so long and I hope the surgery works out.

~Becky

I'm glad you may finally be getting some relief. Best of luck with your surgery. And not to make light of your situation, but "stick a knife up my shim-sham" is going to be my new catchphrase. :P

 Oh man, no fun! My husband had to have surgery for a fissure three or four years ago, it ended his problem. More than likely it'll turn out fine for you too.

I can understand "stomach" issues. I was recently having a lot of problems with my bowels basically not moving at all. Turns out it was because I was having a lot of dental procedures and was on pain meds a lot. Brought my bowels to a screeching halt!

Isn't it awful how our bowels have the ability to rule our lives?

Lynda

Ain't that the truth.  I've noticed mine have been more sluggish since all this started, I don't know if it's from the repeated use of stool softeners (just finished switching 100% to  Miralax week before last.  I have found that taking a little bit of Milk of Magnesia before bed helps, I'm assuming because it has a lubrican't in addition to the other ingredients, but I hope this is only temporary and is resolved once the area heals sufficiently.