I have being seeing an Board Certified colorectal surgeon for a fissure that I have had for 4 months. The lotions, potions and creams are not working and I am in terrible pain for several hours a day, so I told him today that I want surgery. I was shocked to hear him say that he doesn't believe in the LIS and only does fissurectomies. He is 70+ years old and I am concerned. He said that he does the surgery in his office and he will do it a week from today. I will lay on a table, get 3 shots on Novocain in the area and he will be done in 10 minutes. I will also get NO pain killers as they constipate.
He said that the pain will be excruciating for the first few days but I will be pain free in a week. I thought that fissurectomies alone were no longer really done, and I have NEVER read of Novocain alone for surgery and no pain killers. I know that pain killers constipate, but sweet Jesus, if you are going to rip me open, I am going to need something, am I right? I made an appointment with another doctor for a week from today and I don't know what to do. Do I delay the surgery to find someone to do the LIS, or does a fissurectomy alone with a few shots of Novocain in my rear not as crazy sounding as I think?
Thanks for any insight!