Hello all! I was really happy to find this website after freaking out the other day after having been to the doctor. Here is the story of my nightmare. My problems all began because I was prescribed an antibiotic for another problem. The antibiotic basically wrecked my system and got rid of all the good bacteria. I had massive diarrhea followed by constipation. I got a yeast infection after I had finally rid myself of chronic yeast infections for six consecutive months from another antibiotic nightmare. I told the doctor my rear end was also bothering me. He said it might be hemorrhoids or a fissure and gave me a referral. The weird thing was, that the referral was to a general surgeon, but he said this is where I needed to go. The first doctor didn't even look at me.
So, I trusted the doctor and went because I was still experiencing pain with bowel movements, but I wasn't seeing as much blood as I had weeks before. I thought I was slowly getting better, but I wanted it checked out. The doctor gave me a rectal exam that hurt like hell, and he kept poking me even though I was screaming. He told me I indeed had an anal fissure, duh. Then he told me I was going to have surgery and should have it next week! This is the first person that had ever looked at me! I asked him if there was any way it could go away on its own, and he said he'd never seen that in his 30 years of practicing. After he left the room, a quick Google search told me that wasn't true. I left the place in tears and went home did a little research online and bought psyllium fiber and I've been taking sitz baths religiously since and taking my fiber. I also have been eating nothing but veggies and beans. The next morning after the exam, my rear hurt worse than it had this whole time and now there is a bump outside that wasn't there before. He made it a thousand times worse and now I'm so worried I will have to have surgery. I don't want to go back to that doctor though. So, do you think I should just keep treating this at home, or I should make an appointment with another doctor? I really don't want to have surgery already. I've been dealing with this particular problem for about three weeks now. I really felt like it was getting better until the doctor wrecked it. I don't think he knew what he was doing. I have lost all faith in the medical profession. It took so much courage for me to get myself to go in there, and now I felt like I made a huge mistake by going.
I will be doing a lot of traveling this month and next which really worries me. I really wasn't freaking out until I met with that doctor, but now I can't stop thinking about the thought of having surgery, and it feels worse than ever. I'm so stressed out! I can't believe such a small problem could cause so much pain and trouble!