Hi I'm new here and so glad I've found this site as I don't know anyone who has ever suffered with a fissure and it's hard for people who have never had one to understand how painful it is.
I have had mine for a few months now and I think it was a legacy of chemotherapy which I had for breast cancer. I was extremely constipated throughout my treatment and at some point created the tear. I've had various creams which work to varying degrees but it hasn't gone away completely. I saw my doctor yesterday and she offered to refer me to a CRS but I'm giving the cream one more try before I agree to surgery as I have had 7 ops in the last 2 years due to my cancer and my veins are a bit shot now!
Anyway, that's me. I'm off to read through all the helpful advice. I feel a long night coming on!
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