Anal Fissure Support Forum

Hi jx108,

I’m having the exact same questions. Have you found any answers? How did your surgery go?

Hoping this finds you well!

Did you do the surgery after all?

Hi all, aware that this thread has now been dormant for 5 years, but it's the best I've been able to find online so am reviving. I'm a 30 year old gay man, and I'm concerned about what my fistulotomy scar is going to look like when fully healed. I had the second half of a fistulotomy in October ...

Hi Pickles, welcome to the group - What a story... I'm so sad to hear of your issues and what you've been through. I'm also gay and have had butt pain on and off for so many years it is just another part of my life. Luckily recently, I've discovered diltiazem, dilation and a vitamin ...

Any update on how anal is for you now? Kinda of considering the surgery. Gay guy here also just wondering.

Wondering the same thing as you. I'm in the same boat. It been dealing with AF for about 2 years now though. I'm gay and have a boyfriend of 10 years. So of course I'm concerned about sex. Just letting you know you are not alone.

Hello, nice to meet you all!! I'm going to try and be as concise and as straight to the point about my situation and goals as possible... I do have the tendency to get really carried away when explaining. Anyway!! I've been dealing with anal fissures for about 2 years now. I want to start by saying,...

Hey there, I’m also a gay male and have suffered from a few fissures over the course of 7 years or so. Mine wasn’t caused by sex and I’ve had no sex life for the past 7 years as it would be too painful. I’ve had surgery twice, Botox, ...

hello everyone :) as the title says i am a 28 year old gay guy who lives in ohio. i have been having pretty consistent issues with an anal fissue that took over a year and a half to fully 'heal' and my doctor told me that he sees a scar from where it ...

Hello there, I am a gay 30yr old male and I’ve been dealing with this for about the same amount of time. It started out much more painful, but now I just deal with re-tearing sometimes when I have hard stool (or perhaps when I eat certain ...