Hello everyone. So glad to see there is a forum for this horrible condition. I have had IBS since i was very young and just recently figured out that I can't eat gluten. I also have had mostly diarrhea but occasionally I do have a bit of constipation which is when I have a whole cycle of pain and irritation. I also have bouts of hemorrhoids. I was having such a hard time with what I thought were hemorrhoids when I decided to look in the mirror and see what it looked like down there I saw a horrible looking growth and made an appointment for the doctor. I also was having a discharge of some kind, it kind of looked like mucous but I was concerned that it was pus.
The doctor said it was mucous, and that he didn't know what the lump was and referred me to a surgeon to do a biopsy... I was so freaked out that I insisted on getting a rx for antibiotics which he gave me. But I have a medication phobia and since I never took this particular antibiotic before I haven't take it yet. I did a search on this board and don't see much comment about mucous and discharge.
Does no one else have any mucous discharge with their fissures? I did an in depth image search and my lump looks just like a sentinel tag. Combine that with the fact that my symptoms match exactly the description for fissures, and that the dr. said he saw a "cut" down there, I am pretty sure that is what I have.
Plus, my appt is next week and they want me to do 2 fleet enemas before the exam. I don't know if I can do that, especially with the pain!!