So I went to my doc yesterday, she examined me (externally) I told her of the sharp pain & burning I'd been having with bowel movements, she saw no sign of fissure, she acknowledged my skin tags which I already know I have.
Yesterday & today, the sharpness with BM has been a bit better, but the area is still sore. This morning, my right side skin tag is swollen & more inflamed. I am beginning to think the doc who diagnosed me with fissure may have been wrong, maybe it was just swollen skin tags/external hem the whole time..
Anyways, it was suggested I get some witch hazel medicated pads, so I am going to try that to see how it works. I've been using Lidocaine/Nifedipine for about 3 weeks now, with minimal results. Maybe they have helped, not sure..I'm reluctant to stop them altogether because for all I know they helped a bit with the pain if I did in fact have a small tear at one point.
I got some Preparation H ointment, I had heard that the best kind was the kind with hydrocortisone, the only one I could find was the anti-itch type, with 1% hydrocortisone..I'm going to try that for awhile. Even though itching hasn't been a major problem for me, someone told me the hydrocortisone can help reduce inflammation. Worth a shot! In meantime, going to keep alternating between ointments, fiber, etc, and hope the skin tag swelling goes down & the soreness goes away.