by juney » 01 Oct 2007, 11:36
i understand your worries mike, believe me! i just had my 2nd LIS surgery and i'm just praying this one does the trick. i've been struggling with a fissure since July 2006 and have tried everything. the first surgery in may didn't completely heal it, although it made the pain somewhat better.
kim is right, they don't actually do anything to the fissure, they just cut the sphincter to alleviate the pressure so the fissure can heal better on it's own. sometimes, when you've had it as long as most of us have, that's the only hope in healing it.
hang in there, it has to get better!! just keep up your routine, and maybe find a surgeon you can talk to about the surgery. the actual procedure really isn't that bad...it's mainly the waiting for healing afterwards that is nerve-wracking for me.