Hey guys, I had my proctectomy or Barbie butt surgery two months ago. I was pretty much symptom-free until I decided to do exercise. I was cleared to do so. After I exercised (running), I was met with intense stomach pain in my lower abdomen.
Basically all my post-surgery symptoms have come back. Mainly intense pain near the rectal area. What should I do?
Rest/relax. If it doesn't improve, call the doctor. If you went from doing not much to doing quite a bit more, your healing body isn't used to it.
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Anytime. For what your body has been through, basically being cut in half and then sewn back together, 2 months isn't very long to be considered "healed". My surgeon and urologist said it takes months for all the nerves, muscles, and tissue to fully heal.
Hi Jay, I would also add to take some Tylenol and sit on a heating pad or sit in a tub of water. That's what helped me after mine was done, and I had to go back to work after 2 months off.
It's a long recovery for sure. I'm a few weeks out too and whilst the fluid is drying up, I still get bright red blood sometimes and get sore if I drive too much. I am keen to run too but will wait until next year because I don't think I'll be healed enough until then. I'm fine with walking for now but it is pretty boring! I agree that taking it easy and letting your body heal is the way to go.