by poopprincess » 23 Jan 2012, 11:28
I just had my 2nd LIS 6 days ago. Yep, that's right, my second. I had my first last January and while it helped and the fissure would heal, it would always come back again. So this time he did the LIS on the opposite side (1st time on right, 2nd time on left), and he also cauterized the fissure. I had some bleeding from the surgery site the first few days but today with my BM I am fairly certain my fissure is bleeding again!!! I pulled out a mirror and my fissure looks bigger than it ever was (I guess cause he cauterized it out?) and like it was bleeding. I am so mad, I feel like this is never going to end!! If it was cauterized, shouldn't it have stopped bleeding already? My surgeon is board certified in colorectal surgery with 35 years experience. I even got a 2nd opinion after my 1st LIS and even that surgeon said he did a "complete" LIS (i.e. he wasn't too conservative with the cut). This guy comes highly recommended. Anyone else have a fissure that still bled after being cauterized?