Am going on month 4 of this horrible fissure. Am at my wits end (rearend, that is :D ). Seems all I can do is sit. Standing brings pain. Stand to do a few things, then have to sit. Takes me all day to recover from morning BM. If BM happens afternoon/evening, am done for. Have suppositories and nitro, but most of the time am afraid to use either/or because my butt is in such an uproar. Am using stool softeners and have fiber tablets but afraid to take both for fear of getting diarrhea.