New here. 5 months ago, I thought I had a hemorrhoid--similar story to many here. The pain went on and on and was excruciating. After googling, I decided I had a fissure, so I found a colorectal doctor. She prescribed nitro and said if it doesn't work, botox would be next. She's not too keen on doing surgery, especially for women who'd had children vaginally. She said that, in her experience, women who've had LIS tend to have problems with incontinence later in life.
With my regimen of stool softeners and magnesium, I've had consistently soft BMs for a couple weeks. I bought a squatty potty and that helps, too.
Here's my problem: I feel like the fissures are feeling better than they have in a while (I think I had/have 5 or 6 of them). I don't feel raw soreness and stinging any more. HOWEVER, the spasming of my sphincter hasn't decreased a bit and I'm worried that even with complete healing, it won't calm down. When I poop, it's a relief and I don't feel pulling or tearing. But then, the spasming hits and even with application of nitro, it takes my breath away and my makes me shake and sweat.
And that's another thing, I feel like the nitro isn't helping as much now as it did when I first began. I barely feel the "flush" and I don't get headaches any more. That's great, except, its positive effects have lessened, too.
Any thoughts about this? Thank you in advance for your advice.