Anal Fissure Support Forum

I am about 4 hours out of surgery and feeling good still. I handsome concerns about the possibility of having a flap but my Dr didn't need to do it so that was a relief! I have a VERY slight sense of discomfort where the fissure was so I'm sure that will be intensifying over the next few hours. I wa...

... slightly so I'm wearing gauze packing...But my question is, how long can I expect this pain when passing gas to continue....Is it from the LIS and tag removal site or is it from the fissure trying to heal??? Any advice is greatly appreciated..Best wishes AL

Hi, everyone! I’m having LIS in 4 days, and I’m looking for any words of advice from anyone who has perhaps been in a similar situation.  To quickly sum up, I believe I have the AF as a result of chronic diarrhea.  That is a different experience than all the stories I have read, but I’m hoping someo...

... (and hope its not ) a fistula anymore since I don't have an opening on the skin or pus or pain for it. I'm starting to think it may be a sentinel tag, especially because it shrinked in size, grown again and shrinked again... Anyway thats the story - my questions : 1) Is there something I can do ...

... I really could use!" I live in the UK, and have recently been told by my GP that what I have are, at least (according to her), 4 anal skin tags...(I have no idea if that is a 'normal' amount, little or alot??) She has referred me to a specialist who I see on Sept 7th. I also have internal ...

So this skin tag is such a bummer...and i am so tired of it. I have made an appt. to have it removed at the end of Aug. after my kids go back to school and all the craziness of that is over. I dont really want to go through all ...

... to see a general surgeon I was referred to by my primary care doctor to get a better diagnosis (he only saw hemorrhoids and couldn't see under my tag, unfortunately his anoscope probably helped the surgeon see because I came away from there bleeding). She bent me over this strange table where ...

How much bleeding/discharge after LIS and tag removal is considered normal? I had my surgery last Thursday morning (6/28). Had my first BM yesterday. The cleanup was more irratating than the movement itself. Quite a bit of blood (more than I'm ...

I am post procedure day 5 have been experiencing frequent recurring throbbing headaches for 5 days with tearing lower back pain(feels like someone is trying to tear my legs off my body) also pain down both of my legs, I took a chance and tried stool softener and high amounts of fiber thinking maybe ...

... so far and some information that many of you may never have heard about before: On May 4, 2012 I had a Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy, skin tag removal and a bit of proctoplasty (surgeon cut an X at the anal opening to give the tissue more elasticity that I had lost due to anal stenosis. ...