Hi Everyone-
My name is Nancy and I'm a recurring fissure sufferer. Here's a history of my problems. Got my first fissure in 2003 and immediately had LIS surgery. Had a day or two of bad pain, but then started to really feel good. Thought the problem was gone until a year to the day later, the fissure was back! I tried nifedipine for a while, it did nothing. Had botox injections in January 2005 and finally started healing sometime in April. I did really well for a while, had a few episodes through 2006, but they seemed to never be really bad and were gone in 2-3 days. Then in October 2007 the fissure cam back, blood and all. And since then I've been going a couple of weeks and then it comes back. Until last Tuesday. I've been in pain ever since and feel like I'm losing my mind. I've been living on All Bran and triscuits for the last week, I'm very depressed and am royally confused about what to do. One doctor wants to do another LIS surgery (he feels the first one was not done properly) as well as remove some hemorrhoids that he feels might be keeping things from coming out smoothly. Another doc wants me to have a manomotry test, colonoscopy and then depending on the results either do another LIS or Advancement Flap Surgery. I'm sooooo confused - I don't know whose advice to take. Am going to another doctor in NYC on Thursday for yet another opinion. However, in the meantime, the fissure is not being treated, I'm in pain, and I'm about to lose it! Is there anyone out there who has a recurring fissure, a 2nd LIS surgery, or any information about the Advancement Flap Surgery??? Please help before my husband and kids find me curled up in the fetal position in the corner of my bedroom!!