Hope for ointment users!! My CRS appointment went very well. He merely pulled the area apart like he did 5 weeks ago when he diagnosed my fissure. I am getting more comfortable with him and his assistant and the lovely table!! Prior to my appointment I had called the pharmacy, and they told me that the dilitiazen cream does not have to be refrigerated.
My CRS said that it looks like my fissure is healed. As he had me in the lovely uncompromised position, I told him about this group. He thought a support group is a great idea and also said that AF's are common. Maybe there are thousands of people who would like to be part of this group, but they don't know about it.
He gave me another prescription for Diltiazen cream, but doesn't think taking it longer than 8 weeks total would be helpful. I still have some cream left in my first tube, but it is difficult to tell how much is in there. He also said that nifedipine cream and diltiazen cream are one and the same. He does not do Botox, but would do the surgery as the next step. I am not surprised at that as in the Midwest the docs usually do newer procedures later, rather than sooner than docs on both coasts (except for Mayos). He feels that the cream is a better option than Botox.
I told him that I think there are emotional issues with fissures, and he agreed with me. I do not feel that I am 100% healed although I am better. Could it be that the muscle underneath the tissue is not yet 100% healed? I am much better, and I am grateful for that. Just don't believe that I am 100% yet. Sometimes after sitting on the Sitz bath I can see reddish tissue which probably is from the fissure.
I asked him about the skin tags. He did not feel that Gold Bond Powder or aloe would help the tags. Just sharing his opinions with everyone. Will keep everyone posted on new developments.
I still have a challenge regulating my digestive system with the right amount of Miralax. The CRS did agreee that the system has to be just right--not too much one way or the other. We will all get through these trials and tribulations if we just keep positive and keep supporting one another. I appreciate the feedback that has been given to my comments.
To continued health improvements for all,
Cheryl
P.S. Too bad about Senator Kennedy, not matter how one feels about him personally or politically.