Hey Corsi - thanks for asking - guess there is a progress but as you know yourself - it is not over until it is over LOL, so I will not declare anything healed until I feel just fantastic for a year

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For now , though, I am not "fantastic", but am much better in compression of where I was 4 weeks ago

- so , I am happy that I can drive short distances and go out of the house arrest. I have app . on 9th , which I dread since no matter how gentle they are , it always putts person at least a week back in progress so I am tempted to move it , but not good idea , I know

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Yes, try something to soften BM - how about some Colace - it works well for me now . It is completely safe and non habit forming since it just keeps the water that is already IN the guts
and is not drawing the water FROM the guts back into the lumen. I take only one pill a day with my dinner and it works great (KTW) !!!I stopped using any bulking stuff (Metamucil) - it is not working for me this time around - period ... Bulky is not good for 7 cuts healing - they can say whatever they want LOL. I know my butt better than I wish I do.
Best of luck and hang in there - as long as the sphincter is loose the fissure should heal unless it has a lot of scar tissue that is preventing it, but your CRS would see it !
All the best
