by RNstrong » 25 Jan 2017, 02:59
Hello, I am 38 y/o female. I am a nurse currently working in a teaching hospital. Ive had hemorrhoids in the past in my early 20s and they were easily managed. Last November, I had a severe lower back pain, I was admitted in the ER and was given a lot of pain meds which I took for weeks. These include Flexeril, Naproxen, Oxycodone. In short, I started having constipation and more tha one time I had to strain during BMs and my stools were large. While passing out large dry stools, my anal sphincter feels like it's going to give in. But I havent experienced having blood in my stools. Then just recently I noticed a skin about 1.5 cm long sticking out of my anus feels like it is connected to the side. I can put it back inside if I try to but if I have a BM it will stick right out again. It doesnt hurt though. Just feels weird that something is sticking out there. Other symptoms are itching, moisture, sometimes when I scratch, the sensitive skin around my anus gets irritated, and has burning pain that wont last long. There are times when I wipe my anus with toilet paper there is a dot of blood on it especially when I wipe right after scratching. So I dont really know if this is a hemorrhoid or a tag? I will try and schedule an appointment with a colorectal specialist at work. I tend to google a lot and I get anxious sometimes because googling leads me to scary pages about anal cancer. HELP!