I've had this AF for 2.5 months and it was itchy for about a week in February but went away... today it became itchy again. It's also very raw and sore, like if I do touch it it just hurts more. And the itchiness isn't overwhelming, it's mainly just a raw feeling, very hard to explain. I've been using coconut oil, but aside from a cool feeling, I don't notice much of a difference.
I'm really scared to have a bm because I haven't gone in 3 days (which is normal for me, but with all the diet changes I've been making I had been going once a day) and it already hurts. Usually it just hurts until I've had a shower after a bm. Is it getting worse? I'm scared to be honest. I've heard a lot of people saying they can't sit or drive. I'm making a 3 hour drive tomorrow, and I have 6 hour class days on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Most people my age are partying it up for St. Patrick's Day weekend right now; and I'm lying here worried about my butt. Such is life with an AF though!
I'm just trying to figure out what this itchy/raw feeling is. Does it mean I'm healing, or...? I had kind of settled into a pattern of having a bm, PAIN, immediately taking a shower, 30 minutes later, NO PAIN. but now it's different. I can't get a doctors appointment until after April 11 when I'm out of school for a bit before exams. Should I be doing something for this raw/sore/itchy feeling or just proceed as usual? I hope it goes away after my next bm.