I saw the CRS last night and he recommended LIS as I have had fissures on and off for ten years. He was only able to carry out a visual inspection yesterday as everything is too tight. He said he will have to knock me out (his words) anyway to get a better look. He said he can band my hemorrhoids and do the LIS and I should be back on my feet the next day. He said to expect to be fully recovered in two to four weeks.
I was going to hold it off until September as we have several vacations booked over the summer. The first one is on 25 June and I hope I'm at least in less pain than I currently am.
I've got another appointment for next week and I will ask him then but I will ask here in the meantime. Does anyone know whether it's fine to travel by air four weeks after the surgery above? It's two European flights, one is around two hours with a layover then a three hour flight to Lisbon.
Update: I asked the medical secretary about flying 4.5 weeks after LIS and hemorrhoid banding. She asked where I will fly. I told her and she said it shouldn't be any problem at all. She wouldn't recommend long haul but I'm not doing that until mid-August.