Hi, thanks for this board, its helped me immensely, never knew so many people suffered the same condition, heres my story, would be grateful for any advice or suggestions.
Female, 49 Years old, hectic lady, works 60+ hours a week, not got time for sore bottom, hardly ever been constipated, regular as clockwork, every day at 7.30am, out it slides, down it gets flushed, and on with the working day ....................until......................
April of this year it all started, at first with a tiny sting after i had been on the throne, never used to last long, and by the time i had showered and got dressed, i had forgotten about it until the next day, and the same would happen.
This went on for a few weeks, til i gave in and purchased some Anusol from our local chemist, , the stinging that occured when i used this I can only describe at how it would feel if you shoved curry powder in your eye, or a chilli pepper up your nose! OW, Ow, Ow, the cream went in the bin and I decided to take the self help contortionists option, grabbed a mirror and tried to see what was causing the problem.
All I could see was a tiny red lump, smaller than a pea, just on the edge of my you know what. It wasnt hard, it wasnt soft, it was sorta mushy, and under the skin, so i dolloped some savlon antiseptic cream on it and presumed it would go away .
A few days later, on using the loo, it felt as is I was passing slices of broken glass, razor blades were hitting the pan, and all of this was joined by several blobs of bright red blood.....................pretty scary, and I made a docs appointment, couldnt be doin with this hassle.
That was in June, and I was diagnosed, WITHOUT any inspection, as having an anal fissure, handed some steroid suppositories and told to use two a day, and see how I got on .
Yes, they worked, within about a week, the pain was back down to mild and how it used to to , although there was still some blood, and the odd bout of itchy butt.
However, by the end of June, Freda The Fissure returned, this time much worse, accompanied by burning, bigger razor blades, and more blood.
Back to the docs, still no examination, 2 weeks worth of steroids suppositories this time, asked if i was ever constipated, which i have never been, and sent off with a pat on the back .
By the time i got to the second week on the steroid bombs, it was agony to insert any, and my poor little bum was so red, swollen and sore, but, as ordered by the doc, i continued to use them, believing that she was the doc, not me, what the hell did i know ??
To cut a long story short, the bombs didnt help this time, and i resulted to warm baths as often as i could, nurofens, nd basically put up with the pain.
On further examination of myself, it could now be seen that the little red lump had grown, wasnt red anymore but skin coloured and was twice if not three times the size, although it didnt hurt, it was what was beyond it that hurts, hell knows what that is??
So, this morning i went back to the doc, and this time i was actually examined, although not internally, as I am too sore, yet she did say she could see a couple of cracks from the outside. A COUPLE???
How many more of the little buggers are hiding inside? Is that possible?
Hence, i have been referred to a specialist for what they call 'stretching surgery', I gather this is the dilated job thingy, and given one months supply of steroid suppositories to help me along while i wait!!!
Am in two minds to throw the bombs in the bin, and carry on with the warm baths and the nurofens, dont particularly want surgery, dont have TIME for surgery, yet I am sore, burning, itching, and every poop I now dread, surely there is another way to resolve this ?
Any advice would be adored
Thankyou xxx