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I’m 49 and live in Melbourne, Australia. I first experienced anal fissures (2) in 1999 on my 40 birthday. They eventually healed after about three years with topical treatments, but in late 2006, like many others here I developed a large painful swelling near my anus on the left side. I waited two days until I couldn’t walk and was having rigors from fever. My GP diagnosed a peri-anal abscess and sent me straight to the A&E department.
I had the abscess incised and drained by a ...Read the full article