stevieb wrote:Hi everyone...
1. My AF is certainly chronic. The doctors seem satisfied themselves that only surgery will work. Has anyone else managed to "cure" a chronic fissure without surgery?
2. Does "cure" mean that the fissure goes away -- or is it simply less painful?
3. I'm a bit concerned because while the surgery aims to keep the spasms under control and so allow healing, are you always aware of the spasms? Is it possible that I don't have them (at least not all the time), or have I just got a very high pain threshold?!?
Steve
Hey Steve :hi:
1. I dont know anyone to cure their chronic fissure without surgery. I had LIS, i am not cured yet, but am almost there.
2. I hope cure means go away completely. Thats what my CRS said anyway
3. If you are not getting any spasms that is good - perhaps you do get some though and they are just not as strong, or maybe you dont get them all the time, or yes maybe you have a high pain threshold. Its very hard for me to answer that.
I had spasms all thru the day, night, when ever, and when a BM happens the pain of eliminating would make my butt clench and the spasms then begun. I agree with the shards of glass stabbing you up the butt, and barbed wire, that is the easiest way for me to describe the pain.
:IMO: I think Hugh's post was a bit hasty, everybody im sure can rate their own experiences accurately - as everyone is different. Giz is right, the forum would not be needed if we all suffered the same or used the same treatments etc. But im sure he didnt mean to offend :joker:
but i do know of people out there and I spoken to another CRS who says the LIS can be done different ways. Some people have it cauterised and the inscision, some have it stiched and the incision, and some have none of those and just have the incision alone.
Just in relation to this bit, I also have read quite a few posts on the yahoo site about people who have had the cauterisation and the stitches also, so i guess there are several different methods for surgery - maybe it depends on the CRS you have?
anyhoo, :drunk: lets get back to the fun stuff like all these new smilies, I LOVE THEM :bouncy: :cheer:
Love to all
Annie :kiss: