Chronic anal fissure losing the will to live
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GOOD AFTERNOON
IVE BEEN SUFFERING THE HELL OF THE ANAL FISSURE FOR A YEAR (chronic) AND ITS REALLY TAKING ITS TOLL ON ME NOW IM SCARED TO GO BM BECAUSE I KNOW I WILL BE IN TORTEROUS PAIN FOR HOURS AFTER ALL THE CREAMS DO NOT WORK ME IVE TRIED MANY
IVE TRIED SITZ BATHS ETC NO RELIEF THE ONLY SLIGHT RELIEF I GET IS SITTING ON A HEAT PAD
IM DUE TO SEE A SPECIALIST NEXT MONDAY ALLTHOU ANXIOUS AS THE AREA IS EXTREMELY PAINFUL
IF IT WASNT FOR BRING A MOTHER I HONESTLY THINK I WOULD OFF TAKEN MY OWN LIFE BY NOW
THE PAIN IS SOMETHING I WOULDNT WISH ON MY WORST ENEMY I FEEL SO DEPRESSED AND ANXIOUS ALL THE TIME ITS INTERERING WITH MY WHOLE LIFE SOCIAL WORK HOME ETC
LITERALLY CAN NOT COPE ANYMORE
PLEASE HELP 😦
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ami58435 lou7272
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I am the same only I'm almost 4 years in 😠I've had botox and it didn't work. I've tried everything. My consultant doesnt want to try the next stage surgery as I'm so young and worried about the risks. I dont know what to do anymore or where to turn. it truly is reducing my quality of life and taken over my life
lou7272 ami58435
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hi ami
thanks for writing
how old are you if u dont mind me asking? im 34 and this has got to be the worst thing ever
i would happily do child birth over this torture
i use a heat pad to sit thats the only thing that gives a small amount of relief
ana63083 ami58435
Posted
Botox didn't work at all?
joseph4445 ami58435
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For 3 months been in so much pain and spent a lot of money on different creams, everything the doctor gave me was fir pills and made my life hell!!!
After 3 months the doctor prescribed me this ointment it's called rectogesic 4mg rectal ointment
Omg it works I was so bad with the pain I was crying like a baby on the floor of E and A hospitle at 3 in the morning
The cream costs 175 pounds but I got it on the prescription so was 10 pounds
It's my life life normal again with in 4 minites of putting it on I get a head ach every time that lasts 20 minites it works
I would pay 300 for this as its saved my life don't try anything else apart from this
I'm sharing this as my life has been hell xxx get the cream it works
daz1967 lou7272
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hi, i was also the same Botox was a complete waste of time you both need LIS surgery without delay. it is no more painful than where you are with the pain now! risk - what risk? the slim chance of a bit of incontinence.. so what!!! u get your life back!! are you both washing your bums not wiping? a very hot wheat bag saved my life sit on one Immediately after BM. good luck don't give up stop drinking orange juice get more advice on diet too!!
daz1967 lou7272
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stress and anxiety are the worst two thing as they contribute to your anal spasms be careful about what pain relief you are taking some pain killers cause spasms and the viscous cycle will continue
lou7272 daz1967
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hi thanks for writing
i suffer with mental health as it is and this is the last straw for me i try to be positive and calm but the pain gets the better of me
i feel sorry for my children having to see me in tears everyday and not being able to do much as can not function when the fissure is really kicking off
its the worst pain isnt it
glad your on the mend i hope one day soon i will be to
lou7272 daz1967
Posted
all i take is paracetamal and ibrufofen not that it works 
im still using GTN but again hardly touches the pain just makes me throb in that erea
joseph4445 lou7272
Posted
For 3 months been in so much pain and spent a lot of money on different creams, everything the doctor gave me was fir pills and made my life hell!!!
After 3 months the doctor prescribed me this ointment it's called rectogesic 4mg rectal ointment
Omg it works I was so bad with the pain I was crying like a baby on the floor of E and A hospitle at 3 in the morning
The cream costs 175 pounds but I got it on the prescription so was 10 pounds
It's my life life normal again with in 4 minites of putting it on I get a head ach every time that lasts 20 minites it works
I would pay 300 for this as its saved my life don't try anything else apart from this
I'm sharing this as my life has been hell xxx get the cream it works
curtis59654 lou7272
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My recommendation is to get the LIS. I tried every cream, suppository, etc. they prescribed, its all a waste of time and money. I suffered for 18 months, constant pain, pressure, cutting, itching, burning etc. Im 7 weeks out of surgery. Im not 100%, but I believe its getting better (I'm a pessimist about everything). I still have very little blood, and I believe its from the incision site. Day 3-5 will be really rough, but it gets better. I was mentally where you are now, you're not alone.
lou7272 curtis59654
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hi curtis
thanks for writing
as scared as i am for the op i think its the way forward
i literally can not cope anymore its taking over my life
glad your allmost healed what a relief
daz1967 lou7272
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Yes I hated my kids watching me in agony as well are used to hide myself in the room it was a horrific back then its been over a year now, I still have some bad days but nothing like it was you really need LIS surgery
lou7272 daz1967
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it really is
i think mine has stemmed from last january i had severe sciatica and was on tramadol etc which caused constipation and i kind off remember feeling numb down that erea and struggled to pass a stool so thinking thats where it started
i just get concern as hear so many storys that lis hasnt worked but then i guess you hear about the bad more then the good reviews
i just really hope is there is light at the end of this
fingers crossed
ami58435 lou7272
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I'm 27. I dont know how I've managed to cope with this for 4 years. I'm going to try and completely change my diet to just meat fish and veg and I hope this will help with my constipation. if this doesnt work I really will have to go for the surgery I cant take this anymore. like said above it all seems a waste of money everything I have tried so far
hope you feel better soon. I know how hard it is physically and mentally.
lou7272 ami58435
Posted
i feel your pain
iam due into work tonight i do night shifts so kind of hoping i have bm soon in time for pain to ease
this is how much it rules life
i would defo go back and try get surgery
for something so small has such a huge impact
good luck
blunir ami58435
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If you are suffering more then 6~8 weeks, nothing will work... Believe me, I've been there almost 3 years and tried everything there is, waist of money. Final stop is the LIS.. Did it yesterday, I'm in pain now as I'm writing those letters, but pain and smiling because it not the pain I had before the surgery, pain that goes away and return the next day, the pain will ease down in few days. Don't wait if you want your life back. Do not be afraid, in the end you will thank all of those who said "get the LIS"
joseph4445 blunir
Posted
For 3 months been in so much pain and spent a lot of money on different creams, everything the doctor gave me was fir pills and made my life hell!!!
After 3 months the doctor prescribed me this ointment it's called rectogesic 4mg rectal ointment
Omg it works I was so bad with the pain I was crying like a baby on the floor of E and A hospitle at 3 in the morning
The cream costs 175 pounds but I got it on the prescription so was 10 pounds
It's my life life normal again with in 4 minites of putting it on I get a head ach every time that lasts 20 minites it works
I would pay 300 for this as its saved my life don't try anything else apart from this
I'm sharing this as my life has been hell xxx get the cream it works
julie.h18 ami58435
Posted
i haveny hot an anal fissure but i do get a lot of anal pain/burning.
for your constipation try dulcosoft soultion. i take 10ml every other day and i havent strained to have bowel movement in nearly 4 months
x
julie.h18
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sorry that was meant to say
*i havent got
celine52634 joseph4445
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You are so lucky! I have now used rectogesic 3 times and 5/8 weeks every time, it's amazing while I use it I am pain free but as soon as the treatment ends the fissure appears again I don't know what to do anymore. I am on a waiting list to see a specialist but they won't see me for a while because of covid. I'm so done with this it's ruining my everyday life. Any advice is welcome!