Hello -- so I have come to the point that I know that this is not going to heal on its own, and I have to do something... I am in the NYC area, and WECC's Dr. recommended a CRS in NYC who performs SAD. I went to him, and he was pretty straightforward -- he could do it, and it should be fine. Not a lot to talk about, or maybe I did not have the right questions at the time.
Still a lot of logistics for me to get to NYC for a procedure, and I am somewhat uncertain since it so much less often done, and despite WECC's great recovery, since my fissure is somewhat older - chronic - appearing and disappearing over the last few years, until now when it has decided to stay.
So I went to a local surgeon, who wants to do the LIS along with "cleaning up the edges" so that there would be fresh skin there to heal. I did ask about healing time, etc. and she thought about a week, which is so different from what I read here. When I told her that, she said that was probably because some people have other procedures done at the same time as well. Thoughts on this??
Anyway, sorry to be so long, but one question that comes to mind is -- if you do the SAD for a chronic fissure -- does it heal without the "cleaning up the edges" being done?
I guess I am weighing that as obviously the non-surgical option, but one that is a bit more "out there" in my mind, and what is considered to be the "gold Standard."
I would very much appreciate any comments, thoughts, suggestions, etc.....
Thank you!