!) Do you need to continue to use those nitro and Ca blocker creams still until fissure heals? My CRS told me "no," and I didn't...
2) Do you need to continue with those stupid baths and for how long? During the 2 weeks after the surgery you will need them more than ever, then after that, i didn't. They even put me in a whirlpool after my surgery in the hospital. My Mom's hot tub saved my life during my recovery...
3) what can you safely use as a pain reliever without causing constipation ? Anything non-narcotic, I would think..
4) Is the pain after LIS worse than fissure pain those first couple of days?Mine was not nearly as bad. Just a soreness. Now, in the minutes immediately after the surgery, I felt like a cherry bomb blew up in my arse. But after that, it just felt sore, with the soreness diminishing every day. Sometimes it would throb for a minute or two, but that was rare.
5) do you have check-ups with your CRS afterward and for how long? Yes, I was scheduled for two, but I only went to the first one..
Fissulyna, below is a link to the write up/thread I did about my surgery. It's pretty long, but if you read it all you'll see that even though I had some complications after the surgery that were specific to me, for the most part it went fine. I went by the name "Hugh" back then, a year ago, but it's me, Kim..
http://anal-fissure.org/considering-surgery-or-already-had-it-f1/hugh-a-perfect-ass-t60.htm