Nerves About Botox
Hey all. I’ve been dealing with HPF for about 4-5 years now, characterized by my muscles tightening up upon a BM. Everything goes fine for about 5-10 seconds before my body gets the signal to clench, making me return to the bathroom several times an hour over the course of several hours. My colorectal decided we should try Botox into my sphincter; but a second doctor said we should do the levator ani muscles instead, and that’s what I’ve been scheduled for. My procedure’s in about 3 weeks, I’m extremely nervous about the recovery process and if this’ll even help at all, or god forbid make things even worse. Looking for life experiences, words of wisdom, etc etc.
I’ve also been prescribed Valium/Baclofen suppositories, but I haven’t used them once because my medical anxiety has been too severe about any potential side effects.