noticable, painful lump. what is it?

Question

i have a lump around my anal region and im unsure about what it is. i have a feeling that it could be the start of anal cancer but im not sure if it is.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/helpseeker/Picture113.jpg

theres a link to what it looks like.

if anyone can identify it please help

shyan · Answer

good!!
keep in touch!
shyan

helpseeker · Answer

well the dense feeling inside has gone softer ever since ive turned up the heat on my baths/showers but im not aware of much change. ill keep up the bathing and see what happens

helpseeker · Answer

its not bothering me as such. i was just worried it was cancer. is it serious though? can it be fought off naturally?

shyan · Answer

go here http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/10120.html#treat
and it will tell u the usual and differents kinds of treatment.
but i would see a doc. if i were u, it looks like it's getting pretty bad..
good luck and keep me posted....
shyan

helpseeker · Answer

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/helpseeker/ex3.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/helpseeker/ex2.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/helpseeker/ex1.jpg

there are more images if it helps. im a 19 year old student and i only want to do whats necessary. any more information on what it could be?

thanks for the previous advice though!

shyan · Answer

to me it looks like external Hemorrhoids, i would definitely go see a doctor, especially if it's bothering u.
read this and see if it helps and if it sounds like what is going on w u.
http://www.medicinenet.com/hemorrhoids/article.htm
and here is a pic of an external hemorrhoid, so u can compare.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010701/77_f8.jpg
hope this helps.....
shyan

charley1986 · Answer

Hey, it sounds like a cyst or boil to me.  I would try doing sitz baths with epsom salts a few times a day until it comes to a head and starts to drain.  Once it starts to drain, keep it as clean and dry as possible.  My doc told me to use only gold Dial soap in that area.  When you do the sitz baths, try to get the water as warm as you can stand it - or instead of sitz baths, you could use hot compresses...hope this helps if that's what it is.  If nothing else, the wet heat will take some of the soreness away.

helpseeker · Answer

it soft skin and theres defenately something more dense under the skin. i dont want to squeeze it and its itchy a little (maybe just because of the fabric or something) but the skin over it is soft and theres something dense under

shyan · Answer

it probablt is an ingrown hair, but if it bugs u, u should see a doc, in case it gets infected.
shyan

shyan · Answer

is it soft or hard?
is it cyst like??
i think anal cancer grows slowly and u probably would have noticed it when it was smaller.
??
shyan

helpseeker · Answer

im not aware of any leaking and i would say its on the rim (more outer rim)

shyan · Answer

is it leaking from that pale pin point center or is the center more califlower like (kind of ruff)????
if it's leaking it more likely a boil or abcess.
is it on the side of ur anus or does it look like it's coming out of the anus???
this info will help alot in telling what it is.
shyan

helpseeker · Answer

in addition to the above info, its about the size of a small pea.

helpseeker · Answer

in addition to that theres this pale mark in the middle of the lump thats barely visible if that provides any more help.

helpseeker · Answer

yes it does hurt and the picture i had to take on the spot with the webby. it does hurt a little when pressure is applied or i tense around that area.

shyan · Answer

it's really hard to tell by that photo, it's really blurry.
but from what i can tell it kind of looks like a boil, but i could be wrong. the possiblities that i can think of is a boil, hemmorroid (sp?), or an abcess.
does it hurt??

noticable, painful lump. what is it?

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