Hi, I am new to the forum and am joining a bit late in the game. I had LIS and a fissurectomy last Thursday, so... 5 days ago. Yesterday I finally felt a little normal as far as the anesthesia wearing off goes. I'm on Ibuprofin around the clock, and Tylenol every 6 hours (as needed). I think I'm going to start weaning myself off of today. I never took the oxycodone prescribed post surgery because I was so afraid of getting constipated. All in all, I am in less pain than I was pre-surgery, but am a bit disappointed that BMs still hurt so bad. Am I ever going to not dread pooping again? On the bright side, the pain lasts about 15 minutes at this point vs. the 8-12 hours it was lasting before LIS. My question... how long does it take for the stitches to start to dissolve? They started feeling pretty tight yesterday and today are even tighter - to a point I'm scared I'm going to break them any time I move. I'm hoping someone will have some insight for me?