For both fissures I had what appeared to be a hard, red hemorrhoid near the fissure. Everything I read on-line said that this was a sentinel pile, but that sentinel piles don’t hurt. That puppy sure did.
So my question is: do sentinel piles cause pain?
Now that the second fissure is healaing, the sentinel pile (if that’s what it is) is almost gone. Does that make sense? My doc is an idiot and knows nothing.