Painful & throbbing outside of anus

grandmaof1Member

I hate to sound gross but I am sure one of you all can help me. I am finally doing much better and things seem to be getting easier. But in the last two weeks I am having throbbing and pain right at the opening of my anus. More on the outside then the inside. It was throbbing so bad last night that I had to get up and take two tylenol. The doctor gave me Levisin thinking it would help with the spasms. I thought at first they were more like spasms. But now it is staying longer the pain. It doesn't hurt to have a bm and I use desitin cream and dubicaine together. I love that stuff. I am not straining to go. I don't even get up in the night except for last night. I just don't understand. Sometimes it is hard to walk and harder to lie down and get comfy. Any advise to what anyone thinks it is? Or what could I use to help it down there. I do use either the bath tub to help it or our hot tub. But I haven't been in the hot tub in about a week. Also, I don't have any hemorrhoids either and there is no blood or any type of swelling.

Any help would be great!!! I am desperate. Other wise I am doing good for once

Thanks so much,

Brenda

10/27/123:36 PM

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Jan DollarModerator, RN, retired

Hmmmm. Sounds like you've ruled out the usual suspects of fissure and cuffitis. I suppose it is possible there is a deep perirectal abscess brewing, and I guess time would tell, if it were that, as it can take a while for more definitive symptoms to develop.

Hopefully, it is just he annoying healing process that can cause discomfort as the nerves heal and wake up. If Tylenol helps, that is encouraging that it is not something more major.

Jan

10/27/125:16 PM

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grandmaof1Member

Thank you so much Jan Dollar. I never thought about an abscess. That is why I love this site so much. I will continue with Tylenol and lots of praying. If this is what I have to live with and all else is well then I can do that

Thank so much.

10/27/126:55 PM

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liz11Member

if this is possibly an abscess, ths is not somwething you want "live with". Please take yourself to the doctor and get checked out before things potentially get worse.
best wishes

10/28/126:37 PM

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Jan DollarModerator, RN, retired

I agree, this if it is an abscess, it is not something to live with. But, it sounds like you are keeping your doctor up to date, so you can wait to see if this gets better or worse. If you go looking too soon, there may be nothing to see and it may give you a false sense of security.

If this does turn out to be an abscess, new symptoms will emerge, but not necessarily all of the. Typically there will be a fever, low grade at first and later rising; increasing pain and tenderness in the area; fatigue and malaise; and loss of appetite. If it forms a fistula, you can develop drainage either inside your pouch, exterior in the perianal area, or in the vagina. The pain would increase significantly before this.

Jan

10/28/126:52 PM

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