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LIS surgery

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kim79934
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Can anyone describe the pain they had after a lateral internal sphincterectomy surgery while recovering?

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  • Betty786
    Betty786 kim79934

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    I've had two.

    First one I had, no pain after surgery because the surgeon had made such a small cut. Thus the surgery failed.

    Second LIS, recovery was very painful but the surgery was successful. Pain peaked at day 3 but eventually calmed down. I was out of the worst pain after a week and everything calmed down after 2 weeks. it took over 7 weeks for the incision and the fissure to heal. though it still took several months for the pain to go away.

    so even if you're not feeling perfect after 6 weeks, don't worry. it could just be that the scar tissue needs more time to heal.

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