I am so glad I found this forum - it has helped a lot to read so much valuable information. I am going on 3.5 weeks with my fissure which I got from having diahrreah while on antibiotics. I mustered up enough courage to go see my GP and she prescribed Nefi compound and another cream (steriod I believe). I take 2 -3 hot baths a day.
At first the pain was unbearable - like broken glass coming out but after a while it started getting more tolerable - not all sunshine and roses - but tolerable. I was even getting a little cocky and thought I was healing then bam - one morning about 2 weeks into it I felt like I started all over again. I need to emphasize that I have very normal BM's and usually go once a day - with no need to strain. I am a Weight Loss Surgery patient (7 years ago). This is consuming my life and making me very despressed so I decided to go to a CRS - I go tomorrow and it can't come fast enough - I don't even care that I have to show my backend to some stranger :)
Thank you to everyone who has posted and keeps posting to inform the newbies - you guys are awesome.
Kathy