It's been over 6 weeks since my rectal surgery. 1.5cm NET. I was told next to no pain after. I was in pain, but it was kind of expected really after any surgery. So I wasn't worried. I used to have pain before the surgery, but was also told my tumor wouldn't have caused any pain. It definitely did.
The only problem is that it's now been over 6 weeks and I was told I'd feel better every day... I haven't felt much difference over the space of weeks. The pain isn't very horrible, but it's almost always there and it is strong enough for me to be really fed up by now. I've been in pain every single day since the operation. Got worse in the last 3 days. I'm mentally exhausted and a little worried too.
Sometimes going to the toilet leaves me crying on the floor from the pain too, but that goes away in 15 minutes.
I can't sit for long, can't walk even for 20 minutes, can't find a comfortable position to lie in. Basically no comfort. I have normal bowel function, no constipation at all. No bleeding or anything like that.
Post op nurse and GP are aware, they suggested stronger painkillers.
Just gone on solpadol, as normal painkillers stopped working. Bath helps but not for long, hot water bottle too.
Has anyone experienced this? By now my internal stitches should have all dissolved and yet I feel a fair bit of pulling there and persistent pain in rectum and in my back. Is this normal?
I found loads of scientific studies, but they all just compare TAMIS to other procedures. Only one study mentioned well-being actually checked after the operation. And that only mentioned rectal function, not pain.
Any info or experience you could share would be amazing.
