Hi, I’ve been suffering with anal fissures for a couple years now but I thought it was hemorrhoids. I recently visited a colorectal surgeon and he confirmed it is definitely an anal fissure. He prescribed me a compound topical medication with lidocaine an a calcium channel blocker and I’ve been using it about a week now and while it has seemed to help some, after a bowel movement is still very painful. I tried to exercise today and it hurt very bad.
Anyways, I’m scheduled for a sigmoidoscopy and Botox injections next week. I talked to my insurance company and it’s going to at the very least hit my $1500 deductible. Probably more but insurance will cover 90% after that. I am having trouble convincing myself that the procedure is worth it. The cream seems to help a little and that is a lot of money for me. I know there are a lot of Botox threads on here and I did search around, but I’m still on the fence. Should I fork over some of my savings for the possibility of relief or just keep hoping for the best? It’s been two months since this particularly bad flare up and I am feeling overwhelmed.