Anal Fissure Support Forum

Great info but please help me.

I cannot just get an appointment with a crs. The last 4 months I have specifically asked for a crs referral, yet, each time it is a general surgeon.

I guess my platinum gold credit card is a joke in Vancouver and I don't qualify.

Okay, I accept defeat.

... said its all red and very irritated. Told me to use lidocaine on it for 1 week, prescribed nifedipine this time. Got a referral to a real CRS in Vancouver, recommended by msimon on this board and thank you msimon. Appointment set for January 7th, ok wow.

... for the abscess to heal enough for AFS. Well, I am still on a wait list and it will be at least another 3 + months before a colorectal surgeon in Vancouver can see me for just the initial consultation meeting! It might be up to a year+ before I get AFS. Oh Canada, free medical but really...what ...

... try with a smaller % of THC in it. I'm trying to find a Doctor here to prescribe it, my current city isn't as on board with it as my old city was (Vancouver) so we'll see. Thanks for sharing that info!

You are very welcome. Yes, small world indeed, and Vancouver is definitely NOT small either. He must be getting close to retirement though, I would think.

As for Dr. Karimuddin, I did hear he has a long wait, but then again who doesn't here in Canada.

... it helped me with my pelvic pain anyway. There was a member on here a little while back that had a surgeon do their LIS and hemorrhoidectomy in Vancouver. His name is Dr Karimuddin: https://www.ratemds.com/doctor-ratings/961318/Dr-Ahmer%2BA-Karimuddin-Vancouver-BC.html This member was quite ...

chachacha...there are plenty of colorectal surgeons in Vancouver as well....yet I cannot get that special referral to see them, no idea why, turns out this last guy I saw is a general surgeon, not a crs, very frustrated indeed

Think I will lay in front of emergency tonight

Yes, who are these doctors? Cost me $30 bucks to park, yup it's Vancouver, made me wait over 2 hours, it really messed my work day, missed an important meeting.. I had to remind him that he was concerned with my fissure, mucous and internal hems on my last ...

Thank you I'm in Vancouver, saw Pezim Seems nice, very knowledgeable, I dunno, I saw him 4 years ago, said I seem worse now, but I'm not currently needing surgery for fissure....I just don't know anymore, I've tried all sorts of diet ...

I lived in Vancouver 6 years ago. I had a hemorrhoidectomy done in 2002 by a general surgeon there who did a fine job but I developed chronic pain after (not related to his work just the pain of it all in general). His work was ...