by goku3335 » 09 Apr 2016, 20:45
Ok, my story starts in 2012ish if memory serves. I suffered a fissure which I could feel open every BM not much pain though during BM. I waited more than a year trying to heal with conservative measures (sitz baths, nitro, fiber, miralax, dulcolax, desitin, etc) to no avail. I then finally submitted to LIS surgery May of 2013 which wasn't that bad and worked after about 8 weeks. I then was fissure free until March 29th 2016. Now I believe I may have another fissure because I'm experiencing similar symptoms that are slightly different. This time I can't feel a tear at all during BM. The CRS couldn't find or see anything after two exams and sent me on my way with diltazem (sp). During the first exam he initially suspected an abscess and prescribed antibiotics which didn't help at all. During the second exam he said you don't have a fissure pretty confidently and that he wouldn't consider a LIS since I already had one and there was nothing more he could do. He mentioned incontinence risk goes up with additional LIS procedures. He also said I'm in a cycle and need to break it... I still feel the pain all day its a dull pain that never goes away with an occasional spasmish feeling and is frequently worse at night. I never have pain during BM that is any different that the regular pain. I never see blood or have bad BM's. They are always pretty much normal. With the first fissure I think I could remember the actual BM that I think caused it, but with this one I just don't see anything that could have caused it. Pretty much at a loss here.