So I've been pain and blood free for about 3 weeks now. Until this morning. A little pain (but def my fissure location) and a little blood on TP and in the bowl. I know this isn't totally abnormal and that setbacks happen but it is aggravating
My diet has stayed pretty good and I'm still taking my colace (works for me). But maybe a bit too much turkey, ham, and pumpkin pie at thanksgiving has caught with me.
Just sharing to vent more than anything...so annoyed.

hi there, i'm sorry u have a small setback, i know exactly how u feel! I know it's the festive season, but don't let that tempt u! remember the pain before u approach the food!

Just wondering how you are doing now? I had LIS & Fissurectomey 12/15/11. I have been having pain and this morning I had blood with my bm.

God be with you sweetie.. hang in there.. our prayers with you

Same boat here, 5 weeks and have that tearing pain with a bm
Sigh

COnz,
Sorry to hear that! It really sucks!!! Have you had any fresh blood with bm, also?
My doctor said I should be healing faster than I am and at this point I shouldn't be having pain or blood. He put me on
Diltizem 2% Ointment last week. And on the advice of Dawn, I called and spoke to his med. asst. & she spoke to him & he prescribed Valium yesterday for me for the next two weeks. I have another follow up appt. with him on the 30th.
He is already talking another surgery in my future or sending me for a second opinion.
I was really hoping LIS & fissurectomy were the answer. After suffering more than a year with the anal fissure & treating it with Nitro-bid ointment & sitz baths. I finally opted for surgery.
I have been on colace,metamucil,benefiber,prune juice, etc. everything you can think of to keep my bm soft. Also sitz
baths after every bm or every 8 hrs. It's been crazy!
Take Care,
Snow

Thanks for that Snow!
I am in the same situation, have put creams back there for ages and was so sick of it finally got the surgery
I have an apptmnt with my surgeon next week and I am dreading he will want to preform surgery again, The surgery was not that bad but I just don't want to go through with it all again!
Likewise with daily creams up there, sick of that and sick of metamucil!
I have not had any fresh blood yet but defiantly that paper cut feeling came back
It would be so nice if all this would be over with already

Hi Snow. I hope you are feeling better. I'm doing very well. Just posted a 3 months update so you should see it at the top of the page. If you haven't tried Miralax do so immediately. It changed my life. I hope to ween over the next few months but it's helped a lot.

Thanks I will go buy some Miralax today. I've tried just about everything else! I've been reading all the posts I can, I really appreciate all the info.
I don't want surgery again. I really can't afford it. And I just can't take any more pain or emotional trauma, either!

Ok...I went & got the Miralax & took my first dose. I have a question...I was taking Metamucil & Colace...so do I cut out the Metamucil during the day and still take the Colace at bedtime?