Hello fellow AF sufferers, I'm new. I'm a 27 year old mom of two. I am not new to AF. I started having pain and bleeding during pregnancy with my second who is now two. I was scared to get anything done so I let it go until he was about 5 months. It got pretty bad and I got in to see a surgeon. I did two rounds of diltiazem ointment. The first time I felt completely healed, but the AF came back after I stopped the cream. Same the second time. I tried other things like a suppository and another cream but they were no help. I switched to a different surgeon that is with a hospital that I preferred. I got scheduled for LIS, fissurectomy and IRC of hems back in April of this year. I had the surgery and seemed to be healing great. I thought my problem was over but around 6 weeks post op I had pain and bleeding. I went to the dr and was told I had another AF, a
Smaller one. I did two more rounds of diltiazem which helped a little temporarily. At this point, the surgeon wants to go back and do this again. He said he was conservative with cutting the first time. I am scheduled next Thursday for abother LIS and fissurectomy. I am hesitant but want this taken care of. I'm afraid of incontinence. Has anyone else had to have a second LIS? Should e be doin the fissurectomy as well? I trust him but just FYI he isn't a crs. He's a surgeon who specializes in bariatric surgery and any part of the digestive system including rectal. He said he has not had to do a second one before, but I also seem to have a very tight sphincter that spasms. Even if a BM isn't too painful, sometimes I have pain that starts later on and aches for hours. Any input or advice is welcome. Thanks for listening.