I don't know what you can do Linda, but i just wanted to say I hope it all works out great for you and send you some huge

I had one big one this pregnancy, but had problems last time post birth with a persistant fissure, and i'm also terrified of problems down there... The pain is horrendous, you wouldn't of thought something so little can cause so much pain! My mum is a midwife who does primarily colo-rectal nursing, so she has been a big support for me.

I don't know what to do to stop them, i had a big one that i thought was thrombosed, but it seemed to clear up by itself.. It was bleeding and very painful (like fissure painful).

The only thing i know about having a local (i had local with a vac extrac), was that there is so problem giving it depending on where the head is as they don't want to accidently hurt the baby, but i'm sure Alan can answer that one better.

I just hope it all ends up ok for you! And that you don't see any more of these ever!