Rectal Pain Need Help

[VC856]

While Googling I found this forum and I hope someone has some ideas.

I am 24 years old and going through hell.

In December I had a UTI for a while.  It was cured with antibitoics...and I was fine for maybe 3 weeks.

The I started having pain again in what I thought was my vagina.  Of course, everyone assumed the UTI was back and I was given more antibiotics.  The pain got so bad I was having trouble sitting and standing.  I am always in some type of pain sometimes dull...sometimes I can sit in certain positions but the second I move it hurts again.  At one point I limped when I walked.  I wound up in the ER the Sunday after I was given the UTI meds.

But once the test came back, I did not have a UTI again, it was all negative.  I was sent back to the GYNO and pointed to her where the pain was she said "Wow, that's low down"  low meaning it was almost near my rectal area...but I really felt like it was vaginal still.  She saw discharge and I do have a history of yeast infections, so she started to give me yeast treatment, a few days later I was STILL in pain...I called her back and the test was NEGATIVE.  I went back to the gyno a week later...she saw discharge a lil but it was all "normal" I have no yeast infection and no STDs.  She was baffled and gave me some Metro Gel to restore my PH thinking maybe I was just irritated from my normal discharge.  Once I took the Metro Gel...and my vagina was "perfect" I suppose...the pain was still there and thats when I realized the pain source is coming from my butt and maybe was just reflecting into my vaginal area.

This whole thing has been going on for a month and a half.  I am in pain everyday.  I actually feel lucky that my company closed and I was laid off because I don't know how I could work right now...I can not sit comfortably for an hour sometimes let alone eight.

Sometimes the pain is dull, then at times I call it a "spike" suddenly there is a surge...feels like something is STABBING me.  I just want to cry out loud and sometimes I do.  The past few days I have spent hours sitting on heating pads, taking baths, taking multiple advil at a time and I have no relief.  I feel like I live my life in constant pain and I feel so alone.  

It is effecting my attitude.  I feel depressed and cranky cause I am miserable.  It's my birthday this weekend and I had to cancel all celebrations because I can't party in this pain.  I am afraid to find a new job until I can figure out what is wrong with me.  I suffer 80% of the day at minimum.  I feel so desperate.   I almost wanted to go back to the ER today but I am trying not to.

I do have a lot of constipation if that counts as a symptom.  SOMETIMES i have random I will see blood on the toilet paper but not a lot.

I have an appointment with a regular doctor tomorrow to discuss the problem and he is supposed to find me a specialist.  I have a fear that no one will be able to help me or that I will have to wait weeks to be seen.  I can not live with this sharp pain, I need my life back.  I am so restless because sometimes I can not stand or lay in any position and be at peace.

If this sounds like anything anyone has gone through, I am open to all suggestions.  Thank you so much for listening to my rant.

[gls2824]

I had the same thing.  I went to the gastro doctor and he said it's hemmorhoids and constipation (even though I also get diarrhea, which he said is the same thing as constipation).  Straining and even sitting on the toilet too long can do it.  I have meds and he put me on a regimen.  First I am "cleaning out" and then add a lot of fiber to my diet and see what happens.  I have my fingers crossed.

[VC856]

The only thing the specialist found was rectal inflammation and gave me a prescription for suppositories.

He said that he isn't sure inflammation would cause constant pain...but there is a chance.  I am supposed to do the suppositories and go back in 3 weeks.

I almost felt like he wanted to send me back to the gyno...because where I kept pointing to the pain felt so low.

I feel like a mystery to everyone.

[VC856]

Thanks for your answer everyone!

I actually did see my regular doctor and pointed to the spot of the pain.

He suspects there is some type of problem in the area between the vagina and the rectum.  Luckily, he gave me some prescription pain killers and now I can at least relax a bit it brings the pain down from a 9 to a 1 or a 2.  

I have an appointment with the specialist tomorrow.  I will update if they find anything.  I am praying they do!  

A girl I know from college once had similar symptoms and she had a fissure removed...but everything I Google a fissure it makes it sounds like a pain only when going to the bathroom...mine is almost 24/7.  

[mercedes_baby_boo]

also this thread may help

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/236142

[mercedes_baby_boo]

my husband seems to be having the same symptoms too! he sees the dr in the morning i will update as we go in the meantime I heard that muscle relaxer flexeril helps along with hot baths and heating pad.... i hope you feel better hun. goodluck

[Genevieve98]

I am having the exact same pain! I haven't had any tests done so let me know what the doc thinks! I've heard that it's probably constipation, but even though I'm a "slow mover". I don't understand it because usually when I am constipated I just get abdominal cramps at the most.