Well, heres a thing.
I had a proctectomy 12 years ago,and apart from the healing which took about 6 weeks, it has never troubled me.
Until recently.
I have had a hernia for a couple of years, one in the groin, finally 8 weeks ago it got too big to be lived with so I booked myself in for surgery. In the meantime so I could work, Iwore a support belt. Within three days of wearing this, my rectal area started itching, feeling sore, feeling cold etc. Yet there was no outside signs of any soreness or anything.
My GP said it was probably the belt pushing a piece of my gut against the inside of my scar tissue, and I would get used to it or it would go after the hernia op.
It sort or wore off a bit, then I had the hernia op.
All was healing up for about two weeks, my sore butt seemed to disappear, then I went for a 3 mile walk about 2 weeks post op.
The day after my rectal area seemed to explode. Itching, sore, cold and hot feelings. Feeling that I could feel my insides working near it.
Have seen 3 GPs, two of whom said it was a fungal infection, even tough it wasnt sore.
All have said that there is no new hernia, no cyst no lump there, and it is certainly not inflamed
Then one said that indeed it was possible that something could be pressing against it from the inside, after all without a colon, or a rectum, my guts could move down into that cavity,
Then the surgeon who did the hernia op, categorically said that this couldnt possibly happen, yet other doctors have said that it can.
Who do you belive eh?
Funny because sitting down relieves it to an extent, I stand up
and within a couple of minutes I get a feeling of downward pressure there.
Maybe its muscular? Seems to get worse when I walk and stand for a while.
Maybe its circulatory, and sitting down squeezes blood out of the tissue, standing up lets it get full again
Very odd and very annoying, and a feeling that it with me nearly all the time, apart from when I lie down
Anyone else get this or have any ideas?