Hi all,
Sue - I really don't think you're a hypochondriac! :) It is SO easy to become self-obsessed with this issue because it's always there! I was terrible, kept focusing on every new twinge and ache, thinking it was the start of something else....and because the healing process is so slow, you just don't think it's going to end!...I really hope you get your CRS date through soon. Will be good to get an update and hopefully put your mind at rest with your "dimple" issue too. Your symptoms to me describe more of a tear than anything else...Do you have a bump or pussing or any other symptoms? Definately, get it looked at if it's worrying you. It may be nothing new at all & still be related to your fissure.
I had an abscess in March that was very painful but popped, went and everything seemed to heal nicely. Then I found a little tiny soft flesh coloured bump near the absess site, which itched a little. My CRS suspected a fistula and scheduled the EUA for Weds for further investigation. In the meantime, the bump started pussing and became more sore and itchy. It had also developed a visible "hole" in it by this stage (about half a cm long) and I'd had some mild coccyx pain at times when it flared up a bit. Two GPs diagnosed it as a Pilonidol Sinus and could see no evidence of a fistula and ever since, I've been totally confused to what it is!! It fits the description of a fistula in that it pusses, itches and could have stemmed from the original abscess but it's also in the right location for a perinidol cyst/ sinus and has the same pus/ itching/ sore symptoms....Guess I'll find out Weds!!...Hopefully you don't have this...
Keep me updated on that & healing hugs and hope you find some reassurance Thurs x
Whatwhat.....can't believe you're doing a half marathon! Good luck with that. I guess I could if I put my mind to it but haven't run in years!! Glad you are feeling well enough to tackle that challenge...Also Good Luck with the Recto, hope you get used to it soon (if not already) and you are on the way to healdom! Oh - Keep laughing too...and yes, once I opened up to everyone about my poorly bum, it was amazing to receive the reassurance and support I did, hear similar stories about others and endure the crappy toilet jokes that followed!! Make me continue to laugh....Healing hugs x