Hi all

I am new to this forum and as bad as it sounds it's nice to hear that there are so many other people sufferring with chronic fissures and other bum related pains!

I have been battling for years from a young age and at 26 I am still suffering at the moment with an AF. I am from the UK but travelling in New Zealand so I am having to seek medical care here. Probably the botox injection ... Third times a charm.

I am thinking of trying to LIS but is it more successful than the botox? It seems like you have all gone through a lot of post op pain the same as i had when i had a partial haemmorhoidectomy 2years ago the post op pain is something i never wish to experience again!!

Any advice on which option would be helpful

Thanks

Hey R.

I hope you are doing better these days. How was your follow up?

/J

Yes, Rachael, how did your follow up go?

Hi Everyone!

Well an update...... I saw the CRS last Thursday and he said the fissures have healed. I am still left with pain though, so he thinks its neuropathic. He won't do another LIS as he says my pressure has dropped and he thinks i would get leakage if he cuts again.... i still feel like i have fissures though ;((((((

i had a breakdown on Friday morning and just thought that im never going to be totally pain free! now, i am better than i was, but will still get 1-2 days in the week where i am sore/Burning and in pain. i am on Amytripaline which i think is helping with the mental side....not too sure about the pain, or if i am healed and the CRS is right!

i went to my GP and she thinks we should get a second opinion and go from there.... he basically told me to live with it, and i can't and won't accept that. My GP said there are treatments for neuropathic pain, if it is that??? so, i will go to see another CRS and see.... AGHHHHHH!

Thankyou everyone for your support... xxxxxxx

Sorry you are still suffering. I had botox in July and it healed my fissure. But then I got an abscess and a fistula, which I had surgery for in October. All is healed but I am still having burning at times and discomfort. I was told that it's neuropathic pain. I have been doing physical therapy for a few months which is helping. And electrical stimulation which I started in PT and now have my own tens machine and that helps too.I have also been doing herbal thing. (herb farm skull cap for nerve pain) I am going to start neurontin soon. So you are not alone! But I'm sorry you are still in pain. I was also told to give it more time. Ugh...

Rachael I am so happy to hear you have healed. May I ask how he determined that (spreading of things or a scope)? I know it doesn't feel great when you are still in pain but it is a HUGE success! The best thing about it is it means no more surgery and now you can get the other things to sort out. I really think in time your body will start to forget all that trauma and the pain will subside. What about a pelvic floor therapist who could evaluate nerve/muscle pain more?

I am still stuck at the healing stage and am anticipating a similar battle with that 'pain memory' if and when I can finally heal from this last surgery.

How long have you been on the amytryptaline? Are you on a low dose?

That was not the news I was hoping for R.

I guess it's a step in the right direction if it really has healed, but I know the goal for you, is to be pain free. A second opinion sounds like a good idea!

Besides, you had pain for such a long time, so maybe it takes your body a long time to unlearn the pain. I know nerves heal very slowly, so time might help.

/J