by chachacha » 22 Feb 2018, 19:52
I went to emerg once when the pain from a thrombosed hemmie AND a fissure together became too much. One of the doctors numbed the area with local anaesthetic, and I was so grateful to be rid of the pain, but he had to inject in about 20 places, with about 20 needle pokes, and it was quite painful. But since my pain was completely unbearable, I was quite alright with that! After both LIS and my hemorrhoidectomy, I had percocets for the first and hydromorphone for the other. Both are opioids that constipate, but I countered that with Restorlax/Miralax, and had no hard stools at all. Coming up with a correct dosage of the laxative though, is hard, and I think that I was just lucky to try the right amount on the first go. Good luck with your decision.
Fissure since about 2007
Fissure diagnosed in 2011
Diltiazem for two years - didn't work well
LIS January, 2015
Hemorrhoidectomy December, 2017