Hello,
I found this board the other day and have been reading the many posts and am shocked at how many people suffer from this. I had a hemorrhoidectomy 5 months ago (horrible --AVOID at all costs!!!) and seemed to heal nicely. A couple of months ago I thought the bleeding and 'butt on fire' pain that returned was payback for not keeping up on the fiber intake. Finally called the CRS and talked to the nurse and she said it sounded like a fissure and when I said it felt like I was passing broken glass, she said "yep, that's how people describe it". I got the diltiazem cream and some lidocaine and started that while I wait for my appt. It doesn't help that I have a sit-down computer job and squirm all day trying to find a comfy position to sit. I never found anything comfy to sit on after the hemorrhoidectomy either. This board is very helpful so far!