Hi
My fissure seems to be healing ever so slowly, about a year after its first appearance. Ive finally found a good regimen consisting of diet, stool softener, good hygiene and rectogesic (nitro cream). This week I have an appointment with an CRS at my hospital, and I have been put up for a rectoscopy.
So basically I'll be getting tubes stuck up my bottom for the doctor to examine me. However, I am considering passing on the actual examination. This is because I've had one before just as my fissure seemed to be improving, and the examination made things much worse, set me back. It seemed to rip it open. Now that I'm back on a good track, I don't want to mess things up again by having an examination that basically will just confirm what the doctor found last time (a regular fissure).
What is your opinion, am I being over-careful or does such examinations carry risk of trauma/re-tear?