Hi again,
I've posted a similar question before but I'm at my wits end, so here I am again.
Wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience!
I am now healed from two anal fissures that lasted about three months. I was booked for LIS, but then the horrendous pain decreased dramatically. The surgery was cancelled to see how I would continue to heal on my own.
It's been a month since this occurred. I have no pain during bowel movements, no bleeding, no sensitivity when even touching the area. I just have extreme tightness of the muscles down there - I'm assuming internal sphincter and surrounding area. To the touch, the muscles are rock hard at the posterior areas of the pelvic floor. And when standing or sitting too long, especially after bm, I get a deep burning ache. It becomes quite painful - not like the spasms mid fissure, but it stops me from being on my feet for more than a few minutes.
I'm still using nifedipine, miralax, sitz baths, and heating pads. Mentally I can't handle being so inactive any more, and the pain is exhausting - after four months of this I just need a day without pain.
Another thing to note - before I got my fissure, I had a "golf ball in the rectum" feeling and tightness that seemed to begin over night, but which was worse after a bm. I'm wondering if the fissure was a symptom not a cause of the tightness/spasms.
Please, has anyone felt anything similar? How long did it take for this burning pain to disappear?
Thanks a bunch