So, I'm going to see the CRS on Monday and I have a lot of anxiety about going, mostly because I've been feeling better for the most part, and I'm afraid the examination is going to hurt. The last time someone looked at it a couple weeks ago, I was in extreme pain for days (grated that person was a general surgeon and did not seem to know what he was doing). I feel like I've been doing so well since I've been on the diet, doing sitz baths, and taking Metamucil which I started doing about a week ago after I posted the first time on this forum. I'm just afraid that I'm going to be in pain all over again come Monday. I'm going to tell the Dr. that I know what it is and where it is and I'm hoping that I won't have to have that horrible rectal exam again.
On another note, I have had no pain at all since I've been on my new routine until this morning when I had a BM that was a bit wide. I didn't have bleeding, but now I have some stinging. Granted, it's not nearly as bad as the pain I was experiencing before, but it's enough to be concerned about since I haven't had pain at all really for a week. I hope I didn't re-tear it, but if I re-tore it, there would be blood, right? I'm really hoping I'm not back at square one because of this.