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My colonoscopy was early August and since that time, I've been on Prednisone & Lialda. My symptoms immediately got better once I started the Pred, however, I'm now tapering. I started on 40 mg, and was on that for about a month, took 30 mg for a week, and as of today, I'm on 20 mg.
I'll start Humira once my insurance approves things.
About four days ago, I started to feel a soreness somewhere between my vagina and rectum. I feel is the most when I sit down, stand up, or tighten (like a kegel). It's very isolated, in that it feels like the size of a marble or smaller, but I can't actually "feel" it with my fingers. In fact, when I try to investigate, I can feel the area where it's sore (as in, I know I'm there because it's sore), but I don't feel a hardness or lump or anything.
I've used hot compresses, but it hasn't helped.
In 2006 I had a fistula that was surgically treated by my CR, and with that, there was no pain, but just a large lump that I went to have checked. I only knew it was there because I could feel it when I wiped after using the bathroom.
So...thoughts on this? My CR can't get me in until Oct 2, but the NP at my GI is going to squeeze me in tomorrow. I've searched for information about how to know whether you have an abscess, but I'm coming up empty-handed.
Thank you.
Cathy
I'll start Humira once my insurance approves things.
About four days ago, I started to feel a soreness somewhere between my vagina and rectum. I feel is the most when I sit down, stand up, or tighten (like a kegel). It's very isolated, in that it feels like the size of a marble or smaller, but I can't actually "feel" it with my fingers. In fact, when I try to investigate, I can feel the area where it's sore (as in, I know I'm there because it's sore), but I don't feel a hardness or lump or anything.
I've used hot compresses, but it hasn't helped.
In 2006 I had a fistula that was surgically treated by my CR, and with that, there was no pain, but just a large lump that I went to have checked. I only knew it was there because I could feel it when I wiped after using the bathroom.
So...thoughts on this? My CR can't get me in until Oct 2, but the NP at my GI is going to squeeze me in tomorrow. I've searched for information about how to know whether you have an abscess, but I'm coming up empty-handed.
Thank you.
Cathy