Today is my 40th birthday and there was no better birthday present this morning than to have a pain free bm!!!
After suffering from anal fissures on and off for 12 years (I first experienced an af with childbirth), last August I got one that would just not heal. I had a skiing accident last year that meant I was on some strong pain killers for a few days which led to dreadful constipation. So after eleven months of pain, bleeding, the odd good day but mostly bad days and with much trepidation I finally had the surgery 15 days ago.
I will not get my hopes up that I am finally cured forever. Nor will I go crazy with the cake and champagne as I have lived with an af long enough to know that you have good days and bad days and it's two steps forward and one step back. But I have to say I feel like I have run a marathon and just crossed the finish line and I just had to share. :D