Anal Fissure Support Forum

i don't even remember what it feels like to be "normal" down there. after both my surgeries it took a few weeks for me to return to my "normal fissured" self. but my experience seems pretty atypical compared to most that we've heard from on this board. brett- my best advice would...

When you guys say it took you a month feel like your normal self again, is that your fissured self or your normal rumped self?

Everyone recovers a bit differently, it was a week before I felt terribly motivated, but I was back at work in a week and a half. Still, it was a month before I felt like myself again. I can only second what Fissulyna (and Val) said... stay on track with all the things you were doing before as you f...

Hi there!
glad to hear you've survived thr dreaded LIS. I had mine, plus other things done a week ago, and its been the best thing I've ever done. You'll feel better every day, my first two days were awful, but it does get better, promise!
Good luck for a speedy recovery.

Welcome dear Brett : )) ! As you will discover soon our members come from all over the world which is really cool !!!! Congratulation surviving LIS ; ) and taking first step toward healing your fissure. First couple of days are definitely the most challenging one but every day it is going to be more...

Hi I just registered today. I had an operation (lateral sphincterotomy) 2 days ago to fix an anal fissure. I'm from Brisbane, Australia and I'm a 37 year-old male. I came across this site as I was looking for peoples experiences involving recovery from such an operation. I had my ...