@Krystal posted:Hi Guys!
I’ve had my J-pouch for 2 years. Since my first surgery, I’ve suffered from sacral/buttock pain. It’s dull and achy and gets worse through the day, I sleep on a heating pad at night to help me fall asleep. Some nights it’s considerably troublesome and hard to fall asleep. Most mornings it seems to be unnoticeable and slowly through the evenings increases. I have since surgery been diagnosed with an anal fissure, and an anal fistula which I’ve had surgery on. As well as Crohns and am now currently on Humira. Just wondered if anyone suffers from this?Also, I’ve had MRIs and CTs both showing nothing abnormal. My GI thought it could be nerve related from surgery and prescribed Gabapentin, which seems to have no effect.
I had my redo 5 years ago, and I have this very sore area about a fingertip inside my anus for the past few years. We did an MRI 2 years ago to rule out abcess and fistula and it ruled them out. Scope did not show any issues either. It will come and go weeks at a time but when bad it really hurts. Odd thing is when I get the pain in my anus I get a burning sharp pain in front of my shin and on top of my foot and nothing in between.. Pain management doc says it definitely nerve related. He also has me on gabapentin as well and just keeps upping my dose with zero relief. I am on 800mg 3 times a day for about a month now. He stated give it two months and if no resolution he wants to get an MRI of my lower back to see if he sees anything. I already know I have degenerative issues of L4-L5 which prompted my first visit to pain management for lower back pain. I did go to PT for awhile and it definatlely helped the back issue, but I don't keep up on it daily so it has come back