Good evening! I have been having painful BM for 12-18 months now. In March I went to my primary care DR and he said that I have hemohroid and take suppositiories. I did and it got worse. I went to a hemmohroid TX center and was diagnosed with a anal fissure. I used a nifedipine cream and many Sitz baths for about 5 weeks and felt healed up. In may I went to an Ironman Triathlon and when I returned back to the hotel room I not only had pain all over my body, but noticed that the toliet was full of blood! I had tore the fissure again. I used the cream again in may and june and now here I am in July and I am starting to have pain again with BM and blood spots noted on the toilet paper. I know that i have a skin tag from the fissure (left side of anus). But now I feel like the pain is on the right side of my anus. I made an appointment with the rectal surgery after explaining to my DR the problems I have been having. My question is... Will the DR now reccomend surgery? I want to be prepared to hear his suggestion? and how long will I be off work and training as a triathlete? I have a very strenous job and heavy lifting associtated with my job.
I just dont know how much longer I can live with going to the bathroom and sitting on the toilet and feeling like i am " pooping out tortilla chips?"
I also ride my bicycle alot, do the riding cause pain and tearing? My DR said "no"?
any suggestion or information would be helpful!!!
Triathlete in Pain!