Hello All,
I'm desperately seeking alternative diagnoses. For more than two years my doctors have assumed I have had an anal fissure and have been treating me accordingly. I tried nitro and diltiazem ointments, 3 rounds of botox with sigmoidoscopies, and finally LIS, all to no avail. Most recently, I got an MRI and my test results say "No fissure identified." Is that proof?
My symptoms:
I have some pain with/after bowels, but the thing that seems most unique is the pain/discomfort I have after sitting down in any chair other than a recliner. If I never sat in chairs I would say 80% of my pain would be gone. Sitting in a chair doesn't instantly cause acute pain, but the discomfort develops steadily the longer I sit, and it doesn't go away quickly after I stand. In fact sometimes I don't notice the discomfort the sitting created until later. The pain from sitting stays with me until I've had a hot bath or gone to sleep.
Any advice you can give will be greatly appreciated.