Lord have mercy I can’t see the gastroenterologist until the end of July

Dog about to bark LOUDLY

Ridiculous- can you go private meantime?

well I barked and now the doctor can see me in 3 weeks

It costs a fortune to try to go private and im still looking for a crs that is experienced in fissures

Good for you. Still a long time when in pain but a lot better then July!
And as you say no point going private then the person has no proper experience of dealing withfissures.

I've noticed this same nonsense about doctors being unavailable, but then I make a fuss or get my referring provider to insist on an earlier exam, and they're magically available sooner than expected. Quite an opaque and frustrating system. One must never stop being an advocate for oneself in the medical world.

We shouldn't have to make a fuss but in the UK it works like that too.

thanks all

I’m pretty much giving up I’m getting worse I’m burning from my belly button all the way down and out the exit. I only sleep an hour or 2 at night.

Not sure where I go from here.

Sending many internet hugs along

Sorry to hear its that bad. I just hope this appointment you have gets you somewhere. They will surely see your distress and at the very least get some kind of pain relief for you.