Hi all
I had a pretty severe anal stricture, which was dilated under general anaesthetic last Wednesday.
The surgery notes read “dilated from 10 to 15”, which I’m assuming is the measurement in mm (maybe Jan Dollar can confirm?)
Since the surgery I have found there to be no significant improvement in passing stool and things still seem as tight as ever.
Should I expect an immediate improvement or do these things take time? I have been taking laxatives and stool softeners for the past 5 months, which I’m now tapering off, so could this be affecting my pouch function?
I have a follow up with the surgeon where he said he will scope me and also do a balloon dilation so this may help improve pouch function.
If there is anyone who has had a similar experience and can advise then that would be much appreciated.
Regards
Clive
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