I had a huge hemorhoid, removed, painful, butt fine, in June, then a hard bowel movement in July cased a tear in the newly healed wound, more like a fissure. The healing of this caused an abcess and now a fistula and now a staff infection. Scheduled for surgery next week. What do I have now to look forward in comparison to the the hemorhoid surgery. Does anyone know?

What type surgery? Is it for the fistula or fissure, or both?
There are several surgery stories, including mine, on the surgery board, but you'll have to jump to page three of that board. Mine is call "Hugh, A Perfect #ss" I had the LIS for fissure. There are several more surgery recollections there.
If you're having LIS, the recovery will be harder than for hemorrhoid, but different people tolerate the recovery in different ways. For LIS expect it to take 2-3 weeks.

My fissure also got infected, but the drs wouldn't believe me until it erupted. Mine was e-coli. By that time it erupted, it was too large and the barriers surrounding it too impermiable to be treated by antibiotics, so I had to go in for anal surgery to have it laid oped to drain. I was cut from the outer edge of the pucker up along the length of my anal canal down to the muscle. It took me about 7 mos to heal.

If you are haing your fistula/abscees laid open it is difficult to know how long/deep your wound will be. It will need to be left open to drain and heal from the inside.

If you are just having surgery for a fistula, as for a fistula plug. That way you don't have to be flayed open. In fact, they sew the openings shut around an antibacterial, absorbable pad.

You may also think of asking for botox as a preemptive so that the muscle spasms don't delay healing.

yeah, check out having your fistula being resolved with a fistula plug option. it seems more healthy than just leaving it open to heal and less time for recovery and less painful.