New here..but not to the pain

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Hi, my names Katrina..

I have a beautiful 4 month old baby boy born july 5th, and had a very hard labor....slow dilating (over 21hours) 2 1/2 hours of pushing..having my doctors threaten c-section and vacuum use (i got him out on my own though!) no episiotomy, but i did tear some.
I've always had rectal problems...lots of bleeding. I havehad a chronic anal fissure for 5 years.
3 weeks post partum I strained and tore myself to the muscle. All you can do is eat tons of fiber and drink lots of fluid (oh and i lived for colace!)
well, it got unbearbly painful, so much bleeding i was becoming anemic. i am getting surgery tomorrow. its called a "closed lateral sphinctorotomy"
they will only lightly cut my sphincter muscle since mine has so much scar tissue from tearing on its own.
i thought my fissure was the cause of my unbearable constipation sincemy OB and colorectal sugeon bith said my rectocele and cystocele are small..
but i know my body.

i have to use my fingers to push on the rectocele to help defecate...but then i run into my fissureand i still cannot excavate my colon.
i'm praying the fissure surgery goes well...i do not want surgery on my rectocele and my OB said i didnt..
but it seems like i'll never go to the bathroom normally ever again. and i'm terrified of giving birth again....even though i would love at least two more little ones eventually.
i can't wait to try all your suggestions after my sugery. i'm hoping the posture will help the rectocele become managable.

How did the surgery go? I hope you are feeling alright.

My baby was born in july as well. Vacum then forceps but it was to prevent brain damage as she was suffocating inside me. I'm sure you will have more babies, you just need time to heal. I hope ur surgury goes well

dawn

the surgery went very well. my doctor thinks that it was making my rectocele worse, and that this might make things much easier to get better on it's own rather than have another procedcure (which i wouldn't have)
thanks :)

... it went well. I had a small tear recently from all the consitpation and I know how painful that was!

Best wishes.

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