by jlm1 » 04 Jul 2014, 11:42
Hi Susan,
I'm so sorry that you are in pain and dealing with this. I know how terrible it is. I have been dealing with a fissure for about 5 weeks now and my life is revolving around the pain and my BM. It's so debilitating and frustrating and has brought me to tears on more than one occasion.
I have been using rectiv cream for 4 weeks now and it is very, very slowly getting better. Some days I have hours of no pain. I generally try to only use the cream morning and night, which is the direction on the label, but some days I have had to use a bit more. I don't know if this is really ok or not. I take lots of sitz baths, which help while I'm in them but the pain comes back again. I have bought an array of other things which help a little; coconut oil, dr wheatgrass, maunka honey, aloe vera juice.
I'm sorry that I cannot be more helpful to you. Just know that you are not alone. I have read and have been told that most fissures do heal eventually, it just takes a while. Hang in there :)
fissure May 2014
nitro, diltiazem
botox July
fistula surgery, piece of skin tag removed Oct
fissure declared healed Dec
currently have burning/pain-told it is nerve pain
physical therapy, sitz baths, valium suppositories
hoping I am healing