by skoonix » 28 Jun 2015, 21:38
I am new to this forum & new to this medical issue. Had a colonoscopy last year, all good, thank goodness but my doctor mentioned I had an internal hemorrhoid & could take care of it for me. But it NEVER bothered me so I was like no thanks. Over 2 weeks ago, I was straining on the toilet (and I never have constipation or a hard stool problem) but this was hard and when I finally had the BM, it was so painful and there was bright red blood in the toilet. Hmm. But the rest of the day my anus really throbbed & hurt. I felt around and there was a large "bean" - I assumed it was my internal hemorrhoid, but now protruding. I had nothing in the house for relief so went got Prep. H Cooling Gel & Tucks pads. It brought relief at first so I thought I was fine and then by that weekend after another BM (not so hard this time) but still painful, esp. afterwards. I call my doctor, of course he's on vacation - it's mid-June, but his associate can see me because I;m in such pain & discomfort. He looks at it & says I have an anal fissure and that "bean" I feel is a skin tag. I get a compounded Rx cream Diltiazem/Lidocaine, some stool softeners and told to take sitz baths. (and to do this for a month then come back to see them). It's now six days later - at first I had two days of no pain but then 3 days in a row - where the BM was semi-hard but painful with the pain afterwards quite deep and throbbing. I'm worried that even with a Q-tip, I'm maybe not getting the cream on the fissure itself since it seems to be UNDER the skin tag - which is rather big. I also know this can take time but I am astounded about how painful it is. I had been dealing with a bad lower back (3 bulging discs) the last 2years but with Physical Therapy & losing over 25 pounds, that was so much better and now this - literally a pain in my ass. Has anyone else had to deal with a skin tag somewhat preventing the proper application of the cream on the fissure itself? Has anyone had the cream help over time? Any info is appreciated. Thanks.