Hi all! I am new here but have been reading for a while.
I have been dealing with fissures off and on since childbirth and my kiddo is almost seven. Until March of this year I could usually do a lot sitz baths and things would heal enough to stop bugging me for a couple/few months. Since March I have been in sheer misery, but didn't suspect fissures this time at first because my first symptom was intense itching which I typically didn't have prior. I thought I had been blessed with a yeast infection (so did my OBGYN) and tried everything under the sun for that before the pain got worse and bleeding started and I realized that this time I have three small fissures.
My states of existence right now are
1) itchy, like can't sit still want to punch something or tear your eyeballs out itchy.
2) stinging
3) burning
4) something akin to an electrical shock up the wazoo
5) throbbing ache
So I am scheduled for my LIS and not sure what to expect. My husband is thrilled that he can now legitimately call me a tight arse (for another week) hence the user name.
I made the mistake of watching the procedure on YouTube. I would not recommend that. I have read all your success stories and I am trying to hype myself up but I have to admit I am pretty mortified about what's to come. I generally try to avoid letting anyone near my bum, especially with a scalpel.
Will make a full report on the procedure next week.