Hi, how is everyone doing.
I'm 23 years old and was diagnosed with a posterior anal fissure 'round March of this year (2013) due to bleeding during bowel movements.
Funny thing is I've not had any pain whatsoever, it was the blood that made me go see a proctologist. When I had bled before I thought it was haemorrhoids.
Unfortunately it was an anal fissure and my proctoligst started me on sitz baths and cream for 3 weeks. This did nothing because when I went to the next check up fissure was still there.
He double the cream usage and told me to go back in another 3 weeks.
That also didn't work out because the fissure was still there, ever present with no signs of beginning to scar.
He then gave me dilitiazem, the cream I was previously using and sitz baths for 6 weeks.
I had not felt a single thing until that moment when it started off as a mild itch, which then evolved to an annoying itch which then evolved into an itch which made me want to scratch my skin until I ripped it off.
And then to top it off I noticed I was staining my underwear with something that looked like blood.
Turns out I had an allergic reaction to dilitiazem and had to suspend it immediately.
Now I either have to find nitroglycerin (which is not available in my country), undergo the surgical procedure or leave the anal fissure be (since it never hurts and it bleeds very rarely).
Of course I want to the anal fissure to heal so I'm trying to find the nitro but I have a terrible hunch it won't work.
As for the surgery, well I'm terrified of it.
It worries me that there might be some side effects and it scares me to think that I'd not be able to finish studying uni because of it.
My second proctologist (switched because I wasn't too happy with the first) told me that due to my age and being a man I'd be less at risk developing anal incontinence.
But I dunno, I'm a bit disappointed at how my body has not reacted to treatment.
On the other hand I'm going crazy because I can't exercise properly and that is also depressing (which doesn't help with healing).
Sorry for the long text, I felt like I had to vent.