oh no! a cold on top of everything! And of course it really hurts to cough. Poor you! :(
Do you think the surgery irritated the fissure and that's what is bleeding? The whole "cleaning" thing is a bit mysterious if there was no fissurectomy.

Valium has really helped some people here with the spasms and pain and to help them get better sleep. It is quite addictive, though, but there are other forms of it that do the same thing (Elphie was taking some kind of non-addictive form of a valium-like med). I really think it's worth asking your doctor. You shouldn't have to suffer more than necessary!