<human>: In the logical part of my brain I'm thinking - we've been together 3 years, we know each other head to toe, we've already had other embarrassing occurrences and been fine. (I've thrown up on him, he peed his pants once, we're great) So this shouldn't be awkward or weird and he won't look at me differently or be grossed out, right?

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Sure - but emotionally I can't reconcile that. I'm even embarrassed to write it here but basically I've had stomach issues all my life. It's never been great but it has improved over the years when a very stressful time of my life passed. Anywho. Two weeks back I had a bug and it lasted about a week. Now I have this extremely, extremely painful thing in the .. fuck, my ass. I'm guessing a perianal hematoma. It has been with me a week and it's excruciating at its worst and at best its very uncomfortable - to stand, to sit, to lie down, to fucking breathe. 

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I hated writing that. I just feel so gross. But it REALLY hurts and it's still legitimate right! I just don't know how to explain to my boyfriend why I am getting jumpy when he grabs my ass or why I look like it takes such an effort just to stand up. Earlier I got shooting pains and went to the other room to grin and bear it and when I recovered and came back he was like, what's wrong? I couldn't tell him. 

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But I clearly need to. I just don't know how. Anyone in LTRs had a situation like this? I mean I could see how in a marriage it would be easier but I dunno it just feels insanely private and UGH I don't know. Did anyone ever have an SO tell them about an issue that was less than cute (ha)? How did you feel/react? 

(oh, and for the record I am seeing a doc on monday if it's still this bad)

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<bot>: I have butt pain problems. I want to be able to tell my boyfriend and stop hiding it when I barely can. Help