Perianal Hematoma
Hey, I had a similar problem weeks ago, a small lump -around 1.5 cm- close to the anus, and I thought it was external haemorrhoid. Really painful the first three days, I started with Anusol cream... few days after the lump opened and I could see the blood clot and all the area swollen. I went to the GP -in London- and told me I had external thrombosed haemorrhoid, gave me the treatment, one week after it was all the same, bleeding sometimes. After two weeks of anusol treatment you should stop it cos the hydrocortisone.
So I went to a private doctor -consultant colorectal-, and as soon he saw the area told that it was a Perianal Hematoma, immediately he told me to take a deep breath and took out the blood clot with his fingers -it was like a black bean size and shape-, put some kind of chemical product to stop the wound bleeding that burned as hell, two minutes after it was all fine. Some treatment with an antiseptic cream twice a day and told me I could have sex in three or four days, still I waited one week.
Thanks to all that wrote here, I read it almost everyday when I had the clot, and I tried most of the recommendations here (including the peppercorns).
Seems that it is common to make a mistake in the diagnosis of a Thrombosed Haemorrhoids and Perianal Hematoma.
More info in the link [think before following links] https://www.healthline.com/health/perianal-hematoma#TOC_TITLE_HDR_1
