Thanks for your supporting words guys. It can be a lonely place at times dealing with such issues, and yesterday was a bit of a low point for me, so appreciate you stopping by!
Really sorry to hear you didn’t have a great consultation P&H. I know it’s a long shot, and I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy, but have you ruled out Pilonidal Sinus? I appreciate its predominately male condition, but I also have no spasms but that burning sensation after most BM’s?
As it happens I went to my GP this morning and despite my protestations, he insisted on another examination. In the end I figured when you’re already in a lot of pain it can’t get much worse can it? As he parted my bum cheeks I quickly realised how wrong I could be!
He quickly aborted the examination at that point without an internal, saying I had a long and open wound pretty much running from the back of my anus all the way up to just below the top of my bum cleft nr. my Coccyx. The proximity of the bottom of the wound to my anus could make it difficult to distinguish between AF & PS pain, but it could be why I experience the burning that I do, with the action of the BM likely repeatedly opening the lower part of the wound...
I don’t have the PS specialist’s number, and my CRS who I’ve badgered a couple of times to try and get things moving thinks he could be ‘away’. Nevertheless, my GP says he will chase it up on my behalf as ‘this is not something to be left’. So oddly enough I’m feeling much better mentally this afternoon (if not physically!

) because at least I know fr sure now I do have a problem there. My GP even felt this might be the root cause of all my pain now, and that if this gets sorted my ‘AF pain’, as I perceive it, might be gone too!? Dare I dream...?
P&H, I really hope you get some joy with your Physical Therapist, and that she can help you get back on the road to recovery, I'll be keeping an eye out for your progress... MPB, really glad to hear you're pretty much back to normal now, gives us all some hope and inspiration too...!
Take care,
Mr F