Update..
I seemed to be doing ok again until yesterday when I pushed a bit too much, I now have a burning pain and dull ache after BM, it feels like inflammation inside, that's what I'm hoping anyway rather than a re-tear. I'm using petroleum jelly around and inside the anus to help with BM's, also applying Rectogesic twice a day and taking Ibuprofen to help with any inflammation, I'm really hoping that I don't have to have surgery down there again after last time but if I do then so be it, I cannot keep living this way.
I guess I'm one of those people that thought LIS would give me back my life quickly, how wrong am I? In all honesty, this whole experience has NOT been a walk in the park and whatever I do seems to have a negative effect, it's not through lack of trying! I've been through so many stool softeners and laxatives/ointments/creams and diets all to no avail, I take one small step forward and two giant leaps back, I feel like I'm destined for a life of pain, sorry if I sound a little discouraging for anyone getting LIS but I like to be truthful, I must fall in the % of patients that LIS doesn't work for and now it looks like I may be heading for LIS #2 (at best) or even a different kind of anal surgery, just the thought of it is scary, although my first surgery was 6 months ago the pain from it is etched in my mind and still to a certain degree I have pain, pain free days are few and far between, in total I've probably had 3-4 weeks of very minimal discomfort followed by the past 3 weeks of moderate-severe pain mainly brought on after BM which can last anything from 8-12 hours or until I go to sleep.
I could have this all wrong and it could be a minor setback, I know from reading other's experiences that healing times can drastically vary from person to person, when I look at it logically then 6 months isn't very long for such traumatic surgery to heal, this could be a much much longer battle than I could have ever anticipated, the constant analysing of food/BM's and regime consumes my whole day, I always worry about what I put in and what it will come out like, always checking for blood and the consistency of my BM, these things will never go away even after the pain has long gone, fissures definitely leave a mental scar as well as a physical one.