by restoringfaith » 17 Feb 2016, 17:19
On Friday I had awoken to a bout of horrible stomach pains/diarrhea. For the rest of the day my anus burned and stung. I was able to find relief by rubbing coconut oil onto the affected area followed by sitz baths. The following Sunday I began to experience a pinch like sensation back on my anus. The pain was not constant but intermittent. On Monday a small hard lump half the size of a pea had appeared at the 1 o clock position of my anus. It was pinkish red, not hot, slightly swollen, and hard. The pain followed with it was not really that bad but just enough to notice. On Tuesday I went to the doctor and they said they were unsure of what it was. The doctor said that it looked a little far away to be a hemorrhoid and that she didn't think it was an abscess because the pain had been slightly subsiding and the mass hadn't grown in size, there also wasn't any signs of infection. She basically told me to play the waiting game, but waiting to see what happened with something like this is truly deteriorating my quality of life as I am a nervous wreck. Today there is no visible lump but when I touch the area and slightly push down on it I can still feel the hard lump underneath the skin. Mind you it is not very big or causing any pain today unless I push on it which still isnt even really bad. What worries me is that I dont know what it is and the doctor doesn't know what it is. I speculate that I might have burst a nearby blood vessel and what I am experiencing is either some sort of clot or scar tissue. I have internal hemorrhoids and I have had a perianal abscess/fistula back in august. I am not leaking any pus or running a fever. The only remaining symptom I have is a hard lump underneath the skin right next to the anal verge. ANY input on this would be greatly appreciated.