by FissureFL » 12 Apr 2016, 19:17
Hello chiaseed,
Almost one year ago I had a fissurectomy, botox, and skin tag removal with no LIS. In fact, my doctor told me that she did not prefer to do the LIS procedure, especially on women, and informed me that LIS would be an option if the fissurectomy alone did not solve the problem. I know that the general consensus on this forum is that LIS is the gold standard these days and that some doctors feel a fissurectomy is outdated, etc but I went ahead and trusted my doctor, asked her a lot of questions (her success rate with fissurectomies, how many she's done, recurrence of fissure after surgery, etc) and went ahead with the procedure. The pain after surgery was NOTHING compared to the fissure. It felt more like someone had kicked me in the tush. I would say I was fully healed and back to "normal" after about six weeks.
It's been almost a year and I regret not having had the surgery earlier. Besides keeping up with a fiber regime (konsyl), I am completely back to normal. I have no pain with BMs, I eat healthfully overall but I no longer fret over my diet. I have hamburgers, pizza, chips, whatever I want! My quality of life was restored 100%!!
Find a doctor you trust, discuss your options, ask lots of questions. Good luck. I hope you find healing soon!!