Hi,
I must admit that I have been reading all these insightful post for the past few months but have finally had the courage to join the group as this fissure is not healing. I had a really bad fissure 9 years ago but it healed with home treatment after about 3-4 months.Recently I strained and and that bugger came back with a vengeance (about 2 months) ago and I think I tore in a 2 more places. It has been hell since then.However recently I had Botox for my fissure. The first 2 days were Ok but its been 8 days I am still pretty sore after a bowel movement. There is no pain while voiding but the soreness starts after and last for a good 4 to 5 hrs. My question is has anyone had botox and what was your experience like and how long did it take for the fissure to heal. MY doctor also suggested to apply nitroglycerine creams. However I find that applying it aggravates my fissure even more. Any advise or experience would be greatly appreciated.