Hi Arun,

I am Tripti from India. I have fissures and a skin tag. I have been provided an anesthetic cream (sitcom) and a stool softner. Also my doctor gave me a painkiller in case of acute pain. It's been a month now and my pain now occurs very rarely. But I do have discomfort especially when I walk for say half a kilometer at a stretch, there is absolutely no bleeding. I dont feel pain while passing my first motions of the day, however if I do pass motions again (which I invariabily do now, I go at least 2-3 times, primarily because I don't put pressure so I kind off already know Ill have to go again) especially my doc is asking me to wait for a bit before I go into surgery. I have a few questions however:
(a) How many times can I apply the anesthetic cream? Currently I apply it about 3-4 times a day. I tried avoiding it but then I start feeling discomfort so as a precautionary measure I now apply it.
(b) My skin tag keeps varying in size everyday. Sometimes its really huge, sometimes its quite tiny. Will this agrrevate my fissures.
(c) I have increased my fiber intake and ensure I eat a lot of oats and greens. I have also increased my water intake to about 3liters a day. Is there anything else I need to ensure
(d) I have not consumed alcohol at all in the last month out of fear of aggrevating the pain. Can I consume an occasional drink or two?
(e) I wanted to avoid the operation as I heard that a side effect can be loosing control over my bowel movements. Is that true?
(f) How long can I avoid the surgery if I have to do one?
(g) If I do the surgery how long will I take to recover the doc said I would have to be in the hospital for 3 days. How long would I have to take bed rest for (as per my doc 7 days should be good but my job involves absolutely no field work so I got to sit in front of my system for 8 -9 hours a day) so my GP told me that I'll need about 12-15 days off work to avoid sitting at continuous stretches?