Thanks SeitenSenshi and Lin. I'm hanging in here. Lollll.
My fissure is deep and my hem problem definitely interferes with it. I have to travel next Friday so I'm hoping I get to a stable enough place soon. Right now I can still go to work, sit, do yoga, (and ahem, have sex - in theory at least) as normal.
It's just that when passing stool, it still hurts a little bit (not passing glass type of pain, just like pressing on a tender/bruised area). No spasms, but I do feel tenderness down there, especially if I contract the muscles. Pushing back the hem doesn't hurt, which is different from the backtrack in August (when it did hurt).
It is just so mind-boggling that "what the heck can possibly be going on down there!!!!???? (that causes me so much trouble and pain)!!!!" Lollll. It's unlike most other injuries where you can examine yourself.
I hope you guys are doing well!!!!