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sassy · 08-19-2011, 05:21 PM

Hey Beans,

I had the fissure problem and finally had surgery on it. It made a world of difference. Its a problem that just makes you miserable--lots of times I had to just stand up, couldn't sit because it was so painful. I also had a perirectal abcess that had to be drained and packed. Seemed like two ends of the spectrum for a problem on my "end".

I recommend the surgery--was not difficult to get over and made me feel like a different person!

08-19-2011, 05:21 PM	#11
sassy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mountains of Virginia Posts: 2,267	Re: My News Hey Beans, I had the fissure problem and finally had surgery on it. It made a world of difference. Its a problem that just makes you miserable--lots of times I had to just stand up, couldn't sit because it was so painful. I also had a perirectal abcess that had to be drained and packed. Seemed like two ends of the spectrum for a problem on my "end". I recommend the surgery--was not difficult to get over and made me feel like a different person! __________________ Rhonda (Sassy) dx age 45 DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes Triple Positive 4 DD A/C 12 Taxol/Herceptin 33Rads Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk Herceptin for total of 18 months Lupron Monthly 4 yrs Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!) Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement) Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk Back to Arimidex for year seven Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix Stop Arimidex 5/13 Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa 5/14 Start Tamoxifen 3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing 5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs 9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen 3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects! NED and no meds....... 14YEARS NED!