It sounds like you are doing all the right things and you are a good candidate for the surgery. I took 800 mg of ibuprofen 3 times a day to help with the pain. You could also get some lidocaine or xylocaine that is a numbing cream to put on the area and see if that helps.

Lecia,Im taking 400mg thrice a day n it helps a bit but not much.i use lidocaine gel before BM and it lessens the pain but after BM pain is still horrible.ive always had a good diet with lots of fruits n veg n water even before fissure.i judt dont understand how my abrasion became 2 fissures even without gettn constipated.i want LIS as nothin else has worked.im breast feeding as well so have to be careful with wat i take.isnt 800mg too much?

Pinky -
800 mg should be fine. That is prescription strength - I get it all the time from my doctor. I also breastfed for a long time with my issues. I would have to lay down to feed because it was so hard to sit with the pain. Your almost done with this - the 15th is right around the corner!!!!

Hi Jen,any better now?how r u coping with ur son?is anyone helping u?even i started to feed lying down since he was 3 weeks when i developed the fissure.he's so used to it that he didnt want to feed sitting.i am hoping i will be fine after 15th.im still scared and keep wondering how ill cope n i dont know if ill be pain free.ive had such a hard time n its amazing i survived all this.my son makes me forget everything.im positive since yest but sometimes i cant stop worrying.thanks so much jen for replying.

I know you will be fine, Pinky. When we are in such physical pain it is hard to believe that things will get better but they will. I breastfed my kids too and ibuprofen is fine to take while breastfeeding. How old is your son?

If you can take 800 mg of ibuprofen before you have a bm and then get in the tub while the medicine has a chance to get into your system I think you will feel better. 400 mg would not make a dent in my pain at all.

thanks Lecia for ur reply.my son is 8months old.i should try a higher dose.i have started to have gastritis as well.so i try to take less.it helps a bit with the pain but not completely.how old is ur son.how r u feeling now

Pinky :D
Are your husband and family supportive? Hope this will end for you Pinky so that you can concentrate on being a mum....
Good luck
Corsica

:( It sounds like a nightmare for you Pinky, I'm sure things will be better after your LIS, it should be a breeze after what you are suffering now.
Not long to go now, hang in there, it will get better!

thanks corsica and val.my hubby is very caring n supportive.i wouldnt have survived if not for him n my son.MIL is ok,she does help and thats a lot for now.i try to look after my son n smile for him but it is very hard.i miss going out with my son.he wants to be picked up by me most of the times and i find it so hard to do it in pain but i just hold n cuddle him.wat does he know?im using lidocaine before BM which helps a bit atleast allthough i cant do much for the pain afterwards.thanks val for ur kind words n support.means a lot to me.i feel im coping better after coming on this forum.u r all so nice to me.
nowadays i feel my pain worsens when i lie down and a bit better when i stand.does it happen to anyone?

Pinky, I found no real pattern to lying or standing, but I know I had to work while I had my spasms, so most of the time I could not lie. I know if you lie down, unless you have a major distraction, you will focus on the pain more.
I had a tremendous urge to walk off my spasms. Just walk until they left. Maybe I just needed *that* distraction. And I seemed convinced that if I could just lie around for a couple weeks and do no driving or sitting or lifting, I would start to heal. But life intervenes and that was impossible.