Hi just wondering if anyone can look at this & tell me what it looks like. Bear with me, it's kind of graphic in a way but I'm sure many of you have seen or dealt with similar issue. I have this fleshy thing outside my anus a couple months ago it was very painful when I'd go, I was told by a CRS that it was thrombosed then and he wanted to do hemorrhoidectamy. Another CRS told me if it felt better no need for surgery. I still bleed on occasion. It's still a tiny bit tender but no longer terribly painful. The pain and degree of swelling seems to come and go. Is this something, at age 32, I should live with for now, or have a hemorrhoidectamy? It seems a bit drastic a step to have the full surgery and the second CRS did not think there was
a need for it now. I still have occasional bright red spotting when I have bowel movement. But no major pain. I keep the area as clean as I can and do sitz baths every day and do the right diet things. Is postponing surgery postponing the inevitable, or should I skip it and just keep doing as I am now? Right now it's pinkish looking and not really painful but like I mentioned a couple months ago it was extremely swollen and inflamed. Is this a skin tag or actual hemorrhoid? Thanks for looking.