Did put some info on another thread but realised I should have put it here.
As some of you may know I've suffered with intermittent acute fissures since my 20's. They were usually short lived lasting two weeks or so. However my most recent one has been giving me pain since the beginning of October 2009. My Doc has done her best and towards the end of the year referred me to a surgeon. I saw him on the 5th January.
What a great guy!! Seemed to fully understand the pain involved, asked!!!!! me if it was ok to try a digital exam and said at the first sign of any pain he would stop. He didn't get very far :D .
He scheduled me for a mild dilation/stretch on the 12th January, in fact he was a little cross that nobody seemed to have done anything before then and felt that I had suffered needless pain for years.
He wanted to try the dilation first as he would rather go down that road first before getting the scalpel out. This seemed to make sense.
On the 12th I booked in at the hospital, after a few hours of hanging around and form filling they put me to sleep.
When I woke yes it was sore but I have had far worse from the fissure in the past. They put some stuff in my arm (it was rather good) and a little later some tablets. I was discharged in the early evening with instructions and some pain meds.
So far I have not had the agony I've been dreading, it hurts a bit when I angel gas but I can't seem to stop. Not had a BM yet but have taken the stool softener and plenty of water so hopefully it will be easy. Fingers crossed.