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What does your fissure feel like when touching it?

Postby whatisthis » 02 Jun 2012, 01:15

I am asking this question because i am still not sure where my fissures are located. Doc never told me.
When you are applying nitrogylcerin with your finger, what does your fissure feel like?
A rip in the skin that is easily noticeable? How far deep in? 1 inch?
I know it varies with everyone.
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Re: What does your fissure feel like when touching it?

Postby sweetcheeks » 02 Jun 2012, 06:45

Mine is posterior, I read that most are, in the back about the six o'clock position. There is a bit of a tag on the outside with mine. The only way I can tell I am getting medication in the right spot is when I feel the pain, that is when I know I'm touching it. Otherwise, I don't think I could really tell. Mine is like a half an inch deep I guess, almost in a fold so it takes a little work to get the meds in the right spot.
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Re: What does your fissure feel like when touching it?

Postby jr2 » 02 Jun 2012, 09:06

For me it feels the same way it feels when you touch any deep cut on your body, only the pain is even more concentrated and more intense. I know exactly when I've touched on it. And then most topical medicines will then cause a lot of stinging for a time, like when you put alcohol on a cut.
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Re: What does your fissure feel like when touching it?

Postby Snowwinds » 02 Jun 2012, 15:30

How far deep in?

I really would like an answer to this too, since I use lidocaine and diltiazem topically. I feel that I am applying these way too far into my rectum - about 2 and 1/2 inches maybe. What is the potential maximum depth of an anal fissure?
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Re: What does your fissure feel like when touching it?

Postby jr2 » 02 Jun 2012, 16:01

Snow,
Kind of hard to say. 2 to 2.5 inches is probably further than needed, but not necessarily, and it isn't really going to hurt anything to go further in. In fact, dilating a bit with a finger insertion and the resulting bit of massage the muscle gets in the process is probably mildly therapeutic so long as you are being very gentle and careful not to aggravate the fissure in doing so.
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Re: What does your fissure feel like when touching it?

Postby Snowwinds » 02 Jun 2012, 16:03

Thanks jr2! I suppose that I'll have to... experiment a bit :)
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