Has anyone had the joy of going through these at the same time? I feel like I may die from the pain. Appears the fissures are from the intense dilation I had - surgeon prescribed diltiazem but it hasn't seemed to kick in yet. I'm doing hot soaks in the bath after going to the bathroom. Any other suggestions for me? My pouch seems to be working pretty well but I'm having a really hard time getting through this. Thanks so much.
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Local anesthetic cream (there are some long lasting ones that give you up to an hour of relief)...there are also aloe vera gels with local anesthesia which are great on delicate parts (hubby's hemoroids!) and fissures...I had them on my stoma (k pouch) and they were living hell, I cried every time that I had to put the tube in and ripped them open again and again...soaking and keeping the zone clean and dry helps plus I am sure that there are tons of topical ointments out there...
Good luck
Sharon
Good luck
Sharon
Thank you Sharon. I really appreciate the advice. I think one of my problems (maybe contributing to the fissure?) is a really tight and spasming sphincter. I think I jinxed myself thinking that the 2nd takedown would be easy... boy was I wrong.