Hey guys, I've been lurking this forum for months reading about other peoples experiences and I finally had my LIS on Friday 13th (typical that I get that date!) so I thought it would be good to join and tell ppl about my experience.
I first had my fissures (yes both anterior and posterior!) about three years ago, I was given Diltiazem cream that worked initiially but I was always in pain or bleeding or having bad thrombosed hemmorhoids at some point in the last few years. Since the birth of my son 6 and a half months ago things kicked up a notch with my chronic fissure at the back ( the place where most fissures are). I have two very large skin tags as well that annoy the hell out of me.
I have seen one of the top colorectal surgeons in Birmingham (England). He was not sure whether he was going to remove my skin tags as they are very large and to remove them would leave two large open wounds as well as the LIS incision site. I had an endoscopy and anal mamometry done before the surgery and the surgeons told me I have slight muscle damage in part of my sphincter and a high anal resting tone which is why I get my fissures. I had my surgery on Friday and I was very nervous before hand as I suffer from anxiety quite badly. But the staff were very funny and calming and it went amazing I woke up feeling very happy and giddy.
Unfortunately the surgeon had to go straight off after my surgery so I haven't actually spoken to him since. I left that night and had a look and he has decided to leave the tags, which I am annoyed about but relieved as the pain and recovery is now significantly less. I feel amazing. I have an aching bruise pain at the incision site but absolutely none of that wonderful agonising fissure pain. No spasm. I did my first post surgery poo yesterday and I was quite constipated and it took me a few goes to get it out and there was pain at the incision site but again no fissure pain, no spasm, I cried after it was so good. I've done another this morning and same again. I know I wouldn't be as upbeat and happy about this if I had had a fissurectomy or tag removal on top of the LIS but this feels amazing All I've taken is ibuprofen since my surgery.
I wish I had done this sooner. If anyone is considering this and is worried just get it done, it's gone fine for me.
Sarah xxx