I'm hoping some of you lovely ladies can help!
So, back between Christmas and New Year I was in a bit of pain at my bottom, turned out it was an external pile. I think it probably thrombosed as was really painful and OTC cream didn't work. Managed to get prescription steroid cream/suppositories from the doc over the phone. Have had piles before, but this was painful all the time! Took several weeks to shrink and now I'm left with a skin tag.
However, since then I've really been struggling with a strange sensation at my bum area and pain/pressure at my tailbone when sitting (desk job) and to the right of this. Such a deep ache and into my right buttock too. I assumed that maybe I had internal haemorroids too, perhaps, so got an appointment with the doc. She did a rectal exam and could see the skin tag, all good, and couldn't feel any lumps and bumps inside. Have had to do a faecal sample for occult blood and get blood tests to see if I'm anaemic. I was whisked in and out so fast, I didn't get a chance really to say much. She shrugged her shoulders and said she couldn't understand my symptoms.
As someone who suffers from health anxiety, you can imagine I'm thinking all sorts! Anyone experience anything similar?