vdang2003, Your post was very helpful to me! I am 35 and I just had hem . surgery in August of this year. It was the most horrific thing I have ever experienced. I had so much pain after that I ended up in the er getting morphine. The recovery period was long and now I have a fissure. I don't have alot of pain with it but it seems to be chronic. How long did you have your fissure before you decided on surgery? Do you have any incontinence at all? This is my fear!!! I am on a high fiber diet now and am using diltiazem from the doctor. Please keep me posted on your recovery! I'm glad things are going good for you! Thanks for the info! (How bad was your pain with bms prior to surgery?)thanx