Hey guys,
So I've had two fissures since May 2009. After months of nitro and a shot of BOTOX in October, I think the little buggers finally went away around late December 2009. Since that time, BMs haven't hurt, and I haven't seen any bleeding. I was still taking Miralax every day just to keep things soft though.
Over the last two weeks, though, I've had a new kind of rectal pain. It's not like the fissure pain where there's sharp, excruciating, hellish pain during a BM.
This pain is dull, more like a bad soreness. It's only on the left side of my butt. It's there pretty much all the time, but worse when bending over to tie my shoes, sitting on it while driving, and walking up stairs. Sneezing also makes it hurt a lot more. It's bothersome but frankly not nearly as bad as the fissure pain from before.
I was wondering what the heck it was, so I had my wife ummmm "take a peek" and snap a picture (sorry if that's TMI). It looks like there are two little bumps around the anal opening on the left side. So I'm guessing it's a hemorrhoid, probably of the external variety. But I know I've had hemorrhoids for years, and those bumps have been there for years, and it's only itched in the past. It's never actually hurt.
So my question to you all is: have you had hemorrhoids that actually hurt (as opposed to just itch)? And does the pain usually present during a BM, or can it be there all the time, especially when bending over and sitting? I've scheduled an appointment with my CRS for next week but was just curious in the meantime.
Thanks for any info.