I did quite quick forward from the story I was about to write. So I will return to post experience I had before second surgery.
23.03.2013 - First business trip, second opinions.
Well I blindly continued to believe that 6 weeks is the mark for me, I didn't believe that something can go wrong with me. I took laxatives, was agonizing in pain for 8 hours, and went to business trip first time after surgery. That was literally the hell, I was eating almost nothing, and did many presentation as per my regular duties. I think nobody can even get a clue how much in pain and troubles I was. I was posting regular jokes, and well known formulas during presentation, playing smart ass, and teaching newbies to work with our systems you know....
On top of spasms pain I do remember very very sharp pain during BMs and pain radiating pain to perineum. When I returned I started physiotherapy - laser. 10 sessions of laser projecting on my fissure, with idea to speed up epithelialization. It didn't work. I found this website, which provided a lot of valuable experience information that time. Also I started to mail with one of the member - Reni. She healed approximately in June, and was not so involved since that. But still supportive and encouraged me a lot. As per many suggestions I started to look for second opinions and that was terrible thing to be honest in my country, almost each and every CRS(mostly men) was high opinion of himself and instead of helping were laughing and asked why I did surgery and whom did it for me. Also they were putting fingers inside making things even more painful. One lady famous in Riga lady - CRS tore my so badly during exam, that I was healing new fissure located on the wound for next 2 months, being in agony every day. I stopped second visits since then, as they didn't help me and had no solution, NEVER mentioning LIS AT ALL!!! They even never mention GTN or Diltiazem. This is something I found here on website, wrote prescription details myself and brought them to surgeon to issue prescription. In June I started to use GTN, which initially helped me and I was feeling sort of relaxation and warm feeling, but it lasts for week or so, afterwards I stopped feel improvements and times to time took diazepam or ibuprofen for pain and spasms.
Later in July, I found two surgeons doing Botox, but I started to heal from new fissure and wife suggested to wait to see progress, as botox can bring new problems - abscess, and also not many really heals from botox. In August 8th I had appointment with really experienced CRS, with the help of forum members I found one reliable CRS in London - dr Windsor, several members had surgery performed by him. And that was I needed, someone whom is really in charge of problem! We scheduled LIS on 25th of September, and he immediately suggested to skip Botox, as fissure/wound was severe. But I cancelled it, as was very good on track with my BMs, and already used to pain and routine, also wife mentioned she started to see more pink skin around. Also I got diltiazem sent over to my by dear member owmybum, which I started and gave a chance to heal with it. During October I also gave it a chance for hyperbatric chamber and had 13 sessions 1 hours duration. It didn't help.
The details can be found
http://anal-fissure.org/hyperbaric-chamber-for-wound-healing-t1721.htmlBut in November I had regular business trip, which spoiled routine, and I was out of woods, and could not tolerate this anymore. Scheduled LIS in London by 11.12.2013, which I did 3 days ago.
Here I am - long story short, but in fact the pain was so long and so much suffering, hiding from everyone, avoiding parties, avoiding dinners, avoiding everything except my family :)
Also I was keeping daily diary about pain levels and overall feeling almost all summer you can find details under
http://anal-fissure.org/non-healing-wound-or-chronic-fissure-t6815.html