Hey Steve, thank goodness you are improving! I was saddened when I read your post yesterday, so I am very happy to hear that generally things are getting much better for you.
Great news!

Thanks cheryl and phil..
You know, it's been a tough ride but I have to admit, I'd do it again in a heartbeat, sure there's been plenty of post-op pain but it's payed off in the long run.

This will be my last post in this thread.
8 weeks post-op..
I truly believe that I've turned a corner, my sphincter is a lot calmer and passing BM's is a breeze, the majority of the time there is NO pain whatsoever, but sometimes there's a little bit of discomfort if I have lots of BM's which is to be expected, my life no longer revolves around the bathroom it's kind of weird that it doesn't because it's what I was used to for the past 2 years or so.
My "now" diet consists of just about anything, I can eat pizza, chips, pies and even cheese (in small amounts) I'm still in the experimental stages though, the fissure diet is no longer required as I no longer feel I need it, I still drink copious amounts of water and have some fibre intake which I think is enough.
I've also stopped the Movicol as of 4 days ago and substituted it with Fybogel (Ispaghula Husk) which bulks up the stool, I never thought I'd give it up but thought it was time to give my bowels a well deserved break plus to see how my digestive system reacted without it, sure my stools are a lot firmer but not rock hard and funnily enough they don't cause any pain, I seemed to have more discomfort with the soft/runny stools, but I can honestly say there's no pain associated with well formed stools and the bonus is that there's not a lot of wiping/dabbing required after BM which keeps my ass happy!
Finally, I would like to thank everyone that gave me support through all this you have been the BEST!! this forum R O C K S.

Awesome news Steve
It took awhile but you made it!! Stick around until mines over though,LOL
I may need some advice. Hoping I do as well as small change. Your post will be very helpful and encouraging for all the future AF sufferers.

Hey Steve-
That is awesome news. Hopefully, the last two years of fissure hell will become a distant memory.
I also find well formed (not rock hard) stool to cause the least amount of pain.

Thanks dawn and Paul..
Dawn, I'm not going anywhere, I will always be around regardless of whether I'm healed or not, so I'll be right here when you've had your surgery, don't worry
Paul, thanks and I hope you're doing well, the pain is just a distant memory now, I'm just so relieved that I no longer live in the bathroom! BTW, it's right about the well formed stools, I'll never go back to soft stools if I can help it

Thank you

Steve! DUDE! I'm so happy to read your positive post. Eating garbage *plus* stopping Miralax, who are you and what did you do with StevePain hahahaha!!! Seriously, it's awesome to hear that you're kicking ass. Hope everything continues swinging waaaay upward for ya.

Hey NG, Thanks buddy, hope you're doing great by now, I'm over 90% better I'd say, my decision to stop the Miralax came as a result of my poop being too soft and burning like hell plus I was getting some leakage so I thought it was time to toughen up the stools, although it hurts a bit it isn't as bad as the Miralax stools, I'd like to say I'm 100% healed but I'm not, I guess 90% or above is good enough for now.

Steve,
I love your new avatar and your revised mood!!