Fissure...how did you deal with it???

[Asparagus and Lemons]

Hi there, unfortunantly I know exactly what your talking about. I too have had the painful and embarassing anal fissure.
I went to the doctors a few times and they told me it was an anal fissure. Only one doctor gave me a cream for it, and it worked! It's not a perscription cream either. I just had to walk up to the pharmisist and tell him that I was after "anal fissure cream" very embarrassing!! but they gave it to me and I had to rub it up my bum 3 times a day. grose. But it worked and I'm so glad I embarrassed myself.
If your in lots of pain, go talk to the pharmisist. hopefully they'll have it and dicreetly give it to you without saying "anal fissure" really loud and embarrassing the hell out of you. )
Good Luck!

[maz]

I could kiss you honey!!!!

Thank you - thank you - thank you!!!!

You can guess were im going now dont you.

[kawazuki]

could you possibly be able to get some ribbon gauze and stick inside it will be painfull to do this but will soak it all up and then when you have your shower at night the water will help pull it out.

this is what we do for patients who come in to have theirs repaired. we pack it for 2 days with antibiotics and gauze to help remove infection then it gets fixed in surgery.

i am hoping im thinking of teh right thing, and if not sorry.

is it where the drain was coming out of the original surgical site? this is common as it disadheres as it is a high tension spot with walking sitting squatting etc etc.

[maz]

is it where the drain was coming out of the original surgical site? this is common as it disadheres as it is a high tension spot with walking sitting squatting etc etc.

exactly. just have to wait but wanted a coping stategy in the mean time.

The ribbon gauze is a good idea...but not when your goign away for holidays...last thing i want to do it try and take it away after being in the car for so long and have a little dignity left so wont be asking jed

[kawazuki]

yeh true.

its a horrible spot as its something you cant physically get to unless you have your bottomr set of ribs removed then you may get close.. lol

you can get very thin small pieces of dressings called telfa they wont stick to you or anything but will absorbe alot of fluid. also comfeel is an adhesive and will absorb fluids and the like. you put it on like a second skin.

[maz]

oh the dressing idea sounds good hon..thank you so much. was actually contemplating makes some long dressings out of flannel causeits nice and thin but I'll get these when I go to the chemist

thanks so much both of you...yourve given me some hope lol

[maz]

WELL

I went to the chemist to get the cream and as my fissure is not actually on my exit hole I was unable to have the cream as it has to be inserting internally

the dressings helped a bit but the pain is still there and is starting to increase. Its friggen starting to do my head in honestly...bring on the 9th of ocotber

[Muffy]

im so glad i found this thread.... off to the doctors i go

Thanks maz

[maz]

im off to the specialist tomorrow....and due to my immune system being down I think I now know why I have this horriblw rash and sore bb