Anal Fissure Support Forum

Hello I’m new here not sure if I’m using this right! I had a baby 3 months ago and had been suffering with a fissure for 2 months until I couldn’t take the constant pain anymore. I called the specialist yesterday and she got me in right away, maybe had to do with me bawling on the phone with her. I ...

... need some advice. I have 2 anal skin tags that have been there for around 8-10 years. After finally getting fed up of them, I purchased a skin tag removal kit to freeze them off. After freezing the stalks / sides of the skin tags, they doubled in size (I assume from swelling). Is this normal? Have ...

i just wanted to know if LIS pain is worse than skin tag removal pain.

I owe it to all who have posted and given me hope to post what I have learned. 1. Get more than 1 opinion before surgery. I wish I had done this! I didn’t know I had more options than what the surgeon quickly recommended. 2. Don’t have your anal skin tags removed too! I had so many that he practical...

... going to have it removed in 2 weeks. Knowing what the recovery from sphincterotomy is, I really wonder what it is going to be with the skin tag removal. Dr told me it’s local anesthesia with no stiches. Anyone had this kind of procedure post LIS?

So I final found a CRS that I trust, and I've schedule a cauterization of the fissure as well as a skin tag removal and hemorrhoid banding if necessary. Sounds like I'll be awake for the procedures. Has anyone had the cauterization done? In terms of skin tag removal - how painful ...

I’m going to give a very detailed description of my experience with this . As I go through it, because I see a lot of discouraging and horrifying stories out there , reading them the day before had me cringing to my sheets extremely nervous. I smoke weed Aton so when I talk to the anesthesiologist I...

Hi! I had botox injections with a skin tag removal 5 days ago, and have been recovering well - not in too much pain! Bms have been uncomfortable but not sore! I do have one question though, for those who have been through skin tag removal - how ...

... experiences. I can deal with the after math pain but the shots are freaking me out. I was wondering if anyone had any good experiences with the removal/pain of the local anaesthetic?

I'll start a diary here rather than in the diary section as more people should find it here and hopefully find it useful. I'm in the UK and I have Bupa insurance. Mr Brown, my CRS, was recommended by a fellow member here, and I had the surgery at a private hospital in Sheffield an hour from where I ...