Hello everyone,
2.5 years ago I had a perianal abscess/fistula; it all healed fine after the fistulotomy and I had no further issues with it specifically. Then about a month ago I had a particularly hard bowel movement which created a small fissure in the scar tissue. It has also healed thanks to fiber and some medicated ointment. But there is one problem that has been plaguing me for the past 2 years...basically ever since the fistulotomy healed. I get frequent feelings of stinging and aching in my perineum. I can only feel it when I touch the region, so it isn't something that bothers me constantly. It does, however, have me puzzled. If it were on the fistulotomy scar specifically I would understand and not be surprised, but this stinging/aching occurs on the opposite side of the perineum as well, where there never was an abscess or fistula. It is almost exclusively limited to the "taint" area between the testicles and my rectum and also on both front side of the perineum (but nothing in the middle or back of the butt). Do you guys have any idea what could be causing this? Its been going on for years (varying in intensity). Is it possible that the fistula surgery messed with the nerves and is causing problems all over the area, even in areas that weren't cut? Or is it something as simple as me rocking back and forth on the toilet wiping way more often than I used to? Does anyone have any similar pain? I've pressed hard on all of these areas just to make sure there is no mass or anything like that and it all feels normal with the exception of the stinging. It seems very tender to the touch (stings easily)...almost like a "hair pulling" feeling.