oh gosh Kazbah - that sounds terrible.

Sorry Kelly I only just saw this thread again. Yes the suggestions helped. I've up'ed my fliuid intake and doing things to avoid the constipation which has helped a great deal. The pain went away after a few days and now only hurts when I have a very solid movement - and then only from time to time.

Reading the other stories I'm beginning to think that maybe it wasn't a 'roid after all?