26 male. Anxiety sufferer. Over the past few months, I have been getting my anxiety under control. Not freaking myself out over things that normally would. etc. I am no longer on medications either.
At the moment, my anxiety isnt too bad, but its lingering... This is very embarrassing, but here it goes....
A couple of days ago (Saturday Night) I crawled into bed, and noticed I was having a discomfort in my rectum area. At first I thought it was my tailbone aching or something... realized it was my rectum. It just felt like pressure or something. I was so tired, and fell asleep...
The next day (Sunday) was fine! I totally forgot about it. Well, Sunday night after my shower, I crawled into bed, and started having the discomfort again. I didnt sleep at all that night...
Monday I woke up and went to work, and was still having this feeling... it was hard for me to sit still in my seat... the longer I sat... the more uncomfortable I got... I started to panic a little bit thinking "what the heck is wrong with me?"
I called my mother, and she said it sounds like an internal hemorroid. But I have no itching or burning... just this PRESSURE feeling if you will... like my anal muscle is pushing but its not!? It's hard to describe...
Another way to describe it is as if I have been sitting on a hard bicycle seat all day, and my rectum is sore on the inside. Or it feels like I've been sitting on a golf ball all day, or it feels as if there could be a golf ball up in there. lol.
I have not been constipated... although some of my stools have been a little on the dry side, which do sometimes requiring more pushing...
I checked myself out in a mirror, and couldnt see anything on the outside...
I called nurses hotline, and the nurse said to 1st try peperation H. And so I bought the bottle that you insert... and that didnt seem to help too much...
I did sleep good lastnight... and the pressure has been a LITTLE more bearable today than yesterday/last night.
I called my Dr. today and he's supposed to call me back to talk to me about it...
As an anxiety sufferer, I worry THE WORST!
I automatically think "oh man! its gonna be anal cancer! or prostate cancer! etc."
The nurse on the phone last night said "rest assure, if it was cancer, you would be bleeding." And I'm not bleeding.
Any thoughts guys!? Thanks so much.