Hi all,
great forum, nice not to feel to alone, i've had this for around 2 years but for the first 18 months i thought it was piles and it was bareable. Until about 4 months ago i was in excrutiating pain and i went to the docs. He diagnosed a fissure. I saw a specialist who implyed that because i have had it for a long time that surgery was best. But I tried the cream first, and for now touch wood the really bad pain has subsided but I still have bad days and it certainly hasn't gone. What is a seton drain? do you always have one? How long does the surgery take to heal? (im self employed so its difficult to take a long time off work?. sorry if its a lot of questions.