Hi!
I am new to the forum. This is my first post. I am a 28 year old female and I have had my fissure for a year.
I got my fissure after a bout of constipation when my son was one month old. After a year of being misdiagnosed with internal hemoroids by my OB doctor, family doctor, and GI doctor (after a colonoscopy), I went to a CRS a month ago and was diagnosed with my fissure. She put me on .2% nifedipine cream. The cream heals my fissure fast, but does not stop any muscle spasms. I get reoccurring fissures; it heals and comes back. My bum has too much anxiety about going to the bathroom and spasms. My CRS says the only way to cure this is surgery. She says I don't need surgery; people live there lives managing their fissures. She says it is up to me to decided if I "had enough" of my problem. To be honest, I have had enough. I am not scared of surgery in general, just the fact that this surgery can leave me uncontrollable gas and feces leakage. How common is this problem? I have read so many horror stories!
Please tell me your stories! I am leaning more towards the surgery, but need some advise! I am so scared about the possible side effects!
Also, has anyone had any of these muscle spasms that went away without surgery?
Jen