by Fissulyna » 06 Sep 2008, 23:55
Hi Jen : ) _ I only remember that I was told to take at least 4 long soaks a day and 3 times metamucil and not to lift anythng for 2 weeks. This time I was told same about soaks but to take Metamucil
for a month LOL - like I was going to be cured once and for all in 4 weeks. NOW - most people probably are !!!!! In my case - where butt is tight as knot extra measures are needed.
Fissures need about 8 weeks to heal after the LIS and up to 12 if fissurectomy was performed so I decided to have a soaks until my fissure was declared healed by visual inspection and it was at 9 weeks - and I had that check -up on my own insistence. I just wanted to be sure.
So, I followed what I found in medical papers and not what was said in their discharge notes. If I followed it this time - I would have bleeding butt right now !!!! I knew immediately that my butt was in spasm and that metamucil is out of question!!! I am taking
now Colace and Mg and MOM to keep everything soft since PLUS nitro cream and valium to keep spasms at bay !
You have to listen to your body and what feels comfortable - they are sometimes out of line - as you saw yourself. Now that you had LIS you only have more favorable conditions for healing - but you still have a fissure and you need to make it close ! So, nice diet, soaks and all other shenanigans HAVE to be still applied
and religiously followed until you are fissure free and than you still have to be careful for a year not to open it again ! Even if you do not feel any pain - it does not mean that your fissure is closed !!! I had no fissure pain same day after first LIS - but of course I still had a fissure - know what I mean !?! Pain is only one of the symptoms ...
Before my second LIS I had no pain, just skin tag irritation - some burning and small pinch occasionally . 3 CRSs looked and could not see it and than during colonoscopy it was seen with tiny camera and super bright light !!!!
All in all - a good LIS can make them heal, semi-good LIS can make them less painful and bad LIS can make a hell in your butt !!!
All the best buddy - stay positive and pamper that tush like no other !!!