Hello to all,
My husband was able to email his Doctor and this was his response:
if the pain is persisting it means that the fissure is not healing and you will require of a sphincterotomy. I am currently in the OR but I will be happy to schedule you for a sphincterotomy to release the pressure and pain. it is successful 80-90% of the time in relieving the pain. there is about 8% of long term fecal incontinence, mostly on females since they have a shorter anal canal. it is a comlpete outpatient procedure and you will be going home the same day. if you wish to do so, contact Christine at my office and she will book you at your convenience on my surgical schedule.
I hope this helps.
Best Regards,
JLG
Any feedback would be greatly apprecitated.
Thanks
Melissa

If he's young and healthy then he should do it and get his life back.

Did you have it done?

Yes I did and even though I had a rough recovery for a few days, I would do it again.

I would assume at this point whether he has the surgery or if thing was to ever heal on its own he would be prone to fissures in the future?

That is very likely. But if he has the surgery then he will heal more quickly and not have spasms.

Although I must say he just started using Milk of Magnesia taking a teaspoon just prior to bed time and he said his movements have never been better! Do I dont know. But this has only been the last few mornings.

Like me, if it doesn't heal, at some point he will decide he's had enough waiting for it to heal and he will get the LIS!

Do they heal?

Oh, yes they do, but once you go many months without that happening, the chances go down and down. A Chronic AF won't heal, while an acute AF does in a few weeks, so after LIS hopefully it never becomes chronic again.