Very discouraged. Have had a horrible year of pain on and off and finally went to see a new CRS. After taking the gas pipe up the bum he told me I had a fissure. No kidding, I know what they feel like. This is pretty upsetting considering I already HAD LIS surgery 5 years ago. Honestly, I don't think I've ever been the same after the surgery. I drink 8 glasses of water a day, get 35g of fiber, take a dose of Miralax every night to make things nice and soft, walk a lot, not under any stress (just retired), bought a Japanese toilet seat so I don't even have to wipe anymore, and now this. The CRS said I had normal sphincter and could see no reason that it wouldn't heal up. He gave me Analpram cream to try. Never mind that I have already been using cortisone ointment, vaseline, Prep H and coconut oil. It's counterintuitive that this cream with hydrocortisone in it will do anything but I have to try. When I look back over the year -- all the holidays, all the fun trips, everything has been partly ruined by having pain every time I have to go to the bathroom.
Has anyone else gone back to square one years after LIS and what did you do about it?
Sleepless in San Diego.