I am now 2 months (by date) post-op..
I'm now feeling more normal than I can ever remember, there's a tiny amount of discomfort from the incision and fissure site, it's hardly noticeable and doesn't interfere with my daily routine, life no longer revolves around the bathroom and pooping is so much easier, since stopping the Movicol my stools have become a lot firmer but not rock hard but there is no problem passing them and no associated pain, ironically, the very thing that kept me soft and regular seemed to cause the most pain, maybe if I'd of stopped the Movicol sooner I would of felt better quicker, I did start taking Fybogel for a week to bulk up the stools but have now stopped that as well, for the first time in years I'm taking no stool softeners at all and things couldn't be better, I haven't given up the water and fibre rich foods though but am not doing the diet I once used to, the whole point of the surgery was to get my life back, including foods that I used to eat etc, and I'm happy to say I'm on the right track.
Looking back over the years of suffering with a fissure my only wish was that I'd of sought surgery sooner instead of letting things get out of hand, despite the post-op pain my surgery brought I think it was the correct decision, I would recommend surgery to anyone and would do it all again if I had to, please don't be discouraged by some of my other posts, everybody has different post-op pain and different rates of healing.