by Guest » 15 May 2007, 15:19
wribro,
If you jare not having any long term pain after the BM it may be that your condition is not so severe that it is causing your sphincter to go into spasm. If so, THAT IS GOOD! The typical way of treating Anal Fissure in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia is to first try jto treat the condition medically with either nitro cream, nfedipine, or diltiazem . The Doctors will try those for any where from 6 weeks to three months. IF they have little or no success, they typically will then try either Botox injections or Lateral internal Sphincterotomy. All five of these treatment options are designed to relieve the tightness of your internal sphincter to allow for more blood supply to the area and thereby promote your body's ability to heal the fissure wound itself. Only occassionally will the surgeon actually work on the fissre itself. If they do they will either sew it up or graft some skin over it or remove what is known as a sentinel skin tag.
I just want to urge you to not let it drag on and if the pain is, or becomes too excruciating be sure and tell your Doctor. Mine was intending to try and treat me medically for several more weeks until I told him that the pain was completely interfering with my ability jto interact with people in a meaningful way or work . He then scheduled me for the surgery and once I got that done I have healed up remarkably well.
You can too!!