hi...i am amazed i found this after 13 years of dealing with fissures...
i'm looking forward to reading all sorts of good information and ways to deal with this condition...i live in the midwest in the us ...i'm 38 years old, female, and married to the most understanding man in the world...
i just got a referral to a gi specialist this week (i go friday) and i am hoping that she will be able to help me--in the past i have been prescribed rowasa (which was the best thing i ever got), canasa, and some sort of cream which never helped, but gave me massive headaches...
i've been told by various doctors that there is surgery available and by others that there was no surgery available...
i have one or two flare ups per year (usually) and the last one i had put me in bed for 3 weeks straight because of the pain--my current flare up is about a week and i'm taking narcotics, otc pain meds, and sleeping pills...
i'm glad i have a place to get suggestions for things because even though i've been dealing with fissures for 13 years, i've never succeeded in making things better...
bless you for making this website/forum--i am looking forward to learning and commiserating