!I hope everyone is doing well. I know quite of few of my buddies were having important appointments while I was gone. I need to catch up on my reading still, and find out how everything went. I hope all is well!
I just got back from vacation and decided to get off my nitro because I have been on it for 4 months and never felt better. I had an appointment today with my CRS so I could find out what this mystery blue/white/silver scar of mine was. I almost canceled the appointment yesterday because I feel so good and the line has never bothered me. This morning, prior to my appointment, after 4 months of painless wonderful BM's, my fissure ripped open with my BM. There was no blood. Just pain. I felt it tare as the stool passed. I looked in a mirror and sure enough, I saw it. It was oozing clear fluid (like any cut would). The exam hurt at the CRS office. He saw the retare and wants me to get LIS.
The same thing happened to me when I was on the nifedipine for 2 months. I had a retare with in 2 days of getting off it. With the nitro, I was on it for 4 months and retore 2 days after stopping it. I guess I would need to use the cream for the rest of my life to have any success with it.
I have a few questions for the LISers -
1. How long to recover well enough to go back to school?
2. How long did you bleed post surgery?
3. Have you retore?
4. How long before you could workout?
5. Are you glad you did it?
6. Did you have spasms prior to LIS?
I am concerned because I do not have painful spasms like the rest of you. I have a feeling that I can decsribe as "tension", but not pain. This feeling happens buring BM's and sometimes periodically after a BM. When the doctor did a digital exam, he said he felt horrible spasms in my sphincter. I asked how that was possible because I did not feel them. He said some people don't have painful spasms. Have you all ever heard of such a thing? Do you think this "tension" feeling is spasms?
How come after 18 months of fissure pain am I still doubting LIS??? I am really nervous because this is my last resort and I know it has not worked well for some of you. My CRS says he does 4 surgery's a week and had never had a case of incontinence. Also, he has only had one person who had to get 2 LIS done. I really like and trust him. I am also scared because I don't have pain on a daily basis like the rest of you. I live painless and my fissure acts up every now and again. Most people who have LIS, are in horrific pain, and then there is me - WHAT SHOULD I DO?????
By the way, the blue line that I was originally worried about is no more than a superficial vein - not a hemmie. Whatever the difference between the two. My CRS kneew exactly what line I was referring to.
I need help, advise, and hugs buddies! I am so scared!
Love,
Jen
:prayforme:
. If your CRS felt tightness - it is there - no way around it. You are just lucky not to feel it (jalousie here 
). Your CRS was impressive with all other things he did and tried for you - I would trust him completely. Also, if you did not have spasms, than Nitro would not help - wouldn't it ??? You healed because it kept you relaxed, and as soon you went off it you re-tore.
!!!! You will do just great, buddy - even we that are still in pain will get over this soon - you will see !!!!
What the hell??? I can not believe this thing is not bleeding! It is deep! I asked my CRS about my fissure not having a skin tag. He said my fissure is just like a deep papercut with no tag. I really think my fissure is so weird. It has no tag, no spasms (just tension - maybe that is the same thing - who knows), and I can see it just but spreding the tissue down in my anal area. These are all reasons why I am afraid of LIS! My fissure is weird and to me is not a "traditional" fissure - how can it heal by normal means? What do you all think???? Didn't a few of you have nonbleeding painful fissures as well???
It is going to be painful.
