I am feeling a bit frustrated. 6 weeks ago I was prescribed nitro from a doctor. A few days later I went to a CRS because I was still in so much pain. I was told by that CRS to give it a month. Two weeks later I got a second opinion from another CRS who told me to give the meds two weeks to to work.
Well, after a month on the meds I went back to both docs. My fissure pain had decreased in the first few days of use from a 10 to about a 5, and then it stayed there for the rest of the month. I figured I would be told surgery was the next thing to do, but instead I was told to keep trying meds for another month.
I am wondering how long these meds are supposed to take to work... How long did you use nitro or diltiazem before you no longer experienced pain from your fissure? If the meds have made no impact other than the first week of use, is it really going to make a difference to keep trying for another month?