Hi everyone,
This is my first post on the message boards. I am currently serving overseas as a Peace Corps Volunteer. While in site, I suffered from a chronic anal fissure for almost 7 months. I had tried all the prescribed creams/change of diet/fiber supplements/stool softeners, etc., and they didn't work for me so I was medically evacuated to the US for examination. My surgeon recommended LIS and I had the surgery done on May 11. The surgery went well and my fissure healed after a few weeks. I was medically cleared to return to service, even though the entire healing process had not finished. And by the entire healing process, I mean the incision that was made during the LIS. I still continue to have blood, drainage and a general uncomfortable feeling at the site of the incision, despite my actual fissure being healed. I had pain a couple of weeks ago that reminded me of fissure pain, but that went away. Now, I am not experiencing pain or incontinence of stool, but the small amounts of blood with my BMs and the drainage make me worry that my incision is not healing.
When I originally signed on for the surgery, I was told that it would take 6-8 weeks to heal, yet some people take longer. With now being 4 months out, I'm just wondering if it's normal to still not be completely healed. Has anyone else had similar experiences but eventually healed? Sometimes I worry that things will never be normal again and the incision will never heal. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
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