Just wanted everyone to know I am doing well. Its not perfect. I think I have an anal fissure and I go more than some, probably eight times a day including once at night, but it is still sooooo much better than the life I had before surgery. I don't have accidents, I don't think twice about driving anywhere, I have a new job and the three times I might go could be pee for all anyone knows. When I do go, it's way faster. Like I said its not perfect, and there are jpouchers even better than me, but I am still happy. Hope this makes sense. I am one year out.
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It is nice to hear you are doing well 
It's good for others looking at our site to see posts like yours. I hope you continue to thrive and eventually you will probably have fewer trips to the loo 
Congrats and continued success!
Thanks! If anyone considering surgery has any questions I will be happy to help.
What makes you think you have a fissure?
Mainly it feels like it and my new GI couldn't do a finger exam because it hurt so he thinks that what it is.. basically it feels like a cut to me, in one spot all the time. gets worse the more I go etc. Also proctofoam made it worse, which he said would happen if it was a fissure - it would open it up I guess. I also went on the low fodmap diet and I think it helped. I started cheating on it a lot and I'm still doing pretty good though. I do have a lot of gas....but I can pass it easily, and control it.