Hello all,
Let me thank you in advance for reading this, and especially if you share your thoughts in response.
Just under six weeks ago I had a fissurectomy with botox. I had been suffering from a fissure on and off for about eight years; it was never anything more than a temporary nuisance, but I just got sick of it re-tearing and wanted to try something that might solve the problem.
Just under six weeks out, I've improved from the way I felt right after surgery, but I'm basically feeling similar to the way I did before the surgery. The only significant change is that while my bowel movements are still painful, there is no more blood (that's a big change, actually).
My doctor reviewied me one month post-op and said he had hoped my fissure would have healed more, but that I am at about 65% healed (sure doesn't feel like it) and am on schedule. I trust his expertise, but I can't shake the feeling that having had a fissure for so long, some factor is at play here that makes my case unusual. Perhaps an unusually tight sphincter or just unusually weak tissue.
Also, while my doctor did say some people take four weeks, some eight, and some twelve to heal, most of the scholarly articles I've read say almost everyone heals in eight weeks, and I can't imagine I'll be healed by then.
My question is this: has anyone had surgery where they weren't healed after six weeks (even were continuing to feel a relatively significant amount of pain) but ended up healing completely eventually? I don't really care how long it takes, I guess I'm just looking for a reason not to feel I'm on the wrong track and that total healing is still possible even if I feel relatively unchanged six weeks after surgery.
Thanks!