I have been following this board for a while and have about a 4 year history with fissures, one healed after about a year and the other one has been entertaining me for about 3 years now. I tried a lot of different things and went to about 10 "specialists" in this time, having settled now with one doctor who is very good and at least does not give wrong treatments like other ones, but he has not managed to make me heal.
In my experience the doctors in this field can be very bad and give wrong or unnecessary treatment easily. In my case the worst wrong treatment was cortisone over a long period of time, which made my skin so thin that it was almost gone, not a good idea :)
Some things I have tried:
- Ointments:
Diltiazem, Nitro, Zink, Bepanthen, Calendula, Hametum, Cortison (only do this short term!), Coconut Oil - Procedures:
Dilation (with a small "dildo", this is what most doctors recommend here in Europe), Botox (twice, 20 days ago the last time) - Diet:
Flax seed, Linseed, Psylium, Coconut Oil, high fiber in general, no suger for a while, no meat, and many other experiments
I do have phases with pretty strong pain over hours per day, but often its limited just during and shortly after BM. However, after a few years you start to realize how much you miss in live, how often you might have said no to a trip or event which you would have done if in better shape, and that slowly becomes very depressing. So the two things I am trying to focus on is not go go nuts and get too worked out about it and to constantly try to fix it, but the second part seems pretty hopeless after such a long time.
I am curious in how other people are actually evaluating the success/impact of a certain experiment (e.g. a new ointment or a new diet). Please check out my other thread for this.
- Mr. Wonderful
p.s. Please make people stop using the saying "Pain in the ass" :)