Dear Juney

, I can only imagine how frustrating it is for you and mind boggling too

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I really wish you would go and see other CRS who might have an idea and do some further tests - like measuring your sphincter tone by reliable instruments and maybe doing biopsy to see if there are inflammatory processes going on in your anal mucosa that prevent healing.
I hope that you are at least pain free now that you use MOM regularly
All the best
John and Jen - I used both creams and I really can't say which worked better since none obviously helped me heal completely and for long time. My fissure would get better and than open again with first semi - normal poop. My sphincter was in constant spasm and only help was LIS and it did do a trick. I am so happy that I did it - once your sphincter is relaxed, fissure heals and new one are less likely to appear - that is also reason I decided to have surgery - I didn't want to be slave to my butt for life.
I hope though that you two would heal with creams and fiber and the rest that goes with fissure pampering, and I think that you can since you both are already feeling much better

and can normally function ! Most people that had surgery were in really BAD pain - debilitating - one that make you scream at the toilet and than spend the rest of the day in horrible pain from spasms that prevent even walking , not to mention any other activity. Other candidates for LIS are people who develop complications like abscess or fistula.
I wish you both fast and complete healing

!!!! It is possible !!!