by Deleted User 6607 » 25 Nov 2017, 18:28
Hi - I’ve done one post on this site but not in the “new to” forum.
I’m having severe anxiety about my fissure due to its location off of the midline. It’s on the right side at the 7:00 or 8:00 (or maybe the 4:00 or 5:00?) location. I have one fissure.
Here’s what’s going on: this thing has completely healed and then re-opened. A few weeks ago, I went to the CSR office and they did a very thorough exam that included a DRE and Anoscopy. She confirmed the fissure and gave me a vaseline cream that is a mixture of two components. After starting this cream a few weeks ago, the fissure completely healed. Two days ago. I had a BM that was harder and requires straining. Sure enough, it re-tore and now I’m back to square one. I couldn’t believe this happened. I looked at this fissure every day and it was completely gone.
So I’m freaking out because of this fissure’s location not being on the midline. Everywhere I look, everything says that these fissures are often due to other diseases like cancer. How do I know that this isn’t because of cancer??
When I asked the doctor if she was worried about it’s location, she commented that it wasn’t in the typical location, but wasn’t worried about it being cancer. She said other than the fissure, everything looked and felt completely normal.
I should also mention I had a flex sigmoidoscopy in July and that was completely normal, too.
If anyone reading this has had fissures in atypical locations off of the midline, will you please let me know your situation? What did your doctor say about it? Did any of your doctors tell you that you can have fissures in this location that are NOT due to underlying conditions? Pleas, any help or insight here will be much appreciated. I feel like I’m going to lose it!
Thanks