Anal Fissure Support Forum

I am just wondering how many of you had the LIS sphincterotomy surgery and developed new anal fissures after the surgery? How many of you developed incontinence?

hello! I am a 25 year old female and I am on my 3rd day of post op from a sphinterotomy. I have a lot of concerns because my doctor didn't go over a lot with me and has been busy every time I call with questions! I had my first BM today after taking philips caplets (laxative) and metamucil tablets (...

I am 4 days post op from my fissurectomy, sphincterotomy with supposed sentinel tag removal. Today is the first day I have actually visualized the anus since my surgery. I noticed today that I felt something very swollen down there. Upon looking, ...

hello! I had the LIS/Fissurectomy surgery almost 5 weeks ago... I had what appeared to be excess skin beforehand and it still appears to be there. Is this normal? My surgeon said it was inflamed tissue from the fissure NOT a skin tag so he didn't remove it...

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http://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-tom-galouzis-y3g4w This doesn't sound right... shouldn't I be sent to a colorectal surgeon??? Why would my gastroenterologist send me to a general surgeon instead? There are 3 colorectal surgeons in my area, 2 out of 3 are board certified. I'm on Medicaid... ...

Hi, I'm new here and am so glad that I stumbled upon this forum. I've rectently had a fissurectomy and a sphincterotomy. Tomorrow I'll be two weeks post op. Today I'm 6 weeks postpartum. I'm still experiencing a lot of pain from my surgery, but fortunately I feel like I have ...

... brought me to tears trying to do a prostrate exam and eventually I got a referral through my works private medical. When he first suggested a Sphincterotomy I was understandably nervous but two months on I can honestly say it's the best decision I've ever made. I went in for the op early December ...

My surgery was 7 days ago and it still looks like if I'd have 3 hemorrhoids that I never had before. It looks so ugly. Pain is minimal and manageable. I only take 10mg of Oxycodone once daily. Stool passing is painful at the beginning and then diminishes. There is just a thin line of bright blood, b...

Hello, I had my first experience of an anal fissure in March of 2015. I thought I was dying of cancer or something. I layed and cried in pain. I ended up having the botox injections, didn't help. Then the lateral sphinterotomy. My first week after surgery, no pain whatsoever. I thought, it's a mirac...

Hi, Thanks for adding me to the forum. To introduce myself, I'm a 38 year old female and have had 2 fissures since the birth of my third son nearly 2 years ago. After trying the creams and botox (the botox worked, until it wore off), I got to the point of taking the LIS surgery, which I had 5 days a...