Thank you for the tips! I'm scheduled to see a surgeon this wednesday I've had terrible hemmerhoids for years and after having two kids they got worse. I've also been having rectal bleeding (a pool of blood in the toilet) when I have a bowel movement. I heard the procedure to have them removed is very painful but I'm about ready to get them removed for good!
Do the pain meds help relieve the pain much? How long did you guys take it for? After how long would you say the pain became bearable to the point where you didn't need pain meds?
Thank you in advance!!
Yes, I had a fissure. It will heal but will take more time. I bled a significant amount for about 4 weeks. This past week the bleeding has resolved.
As for your fear, I totally understand. I carry a bag around with wipes, clean underwear, and cotton balls. I still have urgency and while the response time to getting to a restroom is a little better, I can't be too far from one.
Stay well.
I had surgery yesterday ... i havnt pooped since Sun ... i feel like i really have to go but cant ... i dont want to push to hard. I called the nurse and she said mirolax every hour. Hard laxatives wont help. Just drank my first cup ... wish me luck 😊
I had the surgery yesterday. I had bloody stools for years and once i got pregnant with my son developed hellashis external ones as well. Be prepared for pain. I havnt had a bowl movement yet but heres my advice stay ahesd of your pain management take ibuprofen every 6 hrs along with your pain meds as directed. This has kept me comfortable. Last night i should have set an alarm to take my pain meds but foolishly thought id sleep through the night. I woke up feeling every bit of the excruciating pain the meds have kept me from. Also mirolax every hour if your having trouble having a BM as i am. And no matter what take stool softeners. Warm baths are fantasic i take 3 a day. I hope this helps .. also rest a lot dont try housework or anything really. You should move around some but dont over do it. Wish me luck and keep me posted. Good luck to you as well.
I had my surgery at the beginning of this month. You will probaby be in pain for about 10 days. After that, you should have tolerable pain. I'm not sure if my pain meds helped because after having a BM, it always hurt. And yes, you will be in a lot of pain when you have a BM and you might cry, like I did. But everyone I read about, had similiar pains so it's normal. You'll be miserable for awhile but do set a timer so you take your pain meds on time. As for a BM, that might not happen for a few days since you emptied your bowels prior to surgery. Make ice packs for after BMs and just set everything up before surgery so when you come home everything is the way you want it. I moved my tv into my room so I can lay down and watch tv all day. I got really sweaty at nights so I moved my fan and had it pointed in the right direction. I only had enough pain meds to last me about 6-7 days .After that I just took Tylenol. Have a water bottle handle so you drink lots of water. I found I drink more water since using this method. I fill it up and it's about 2-3 glasses and I can drink it while laying down. Good luck to you. Keep us posted. You'll be fine. It's almost 3 weeks now and I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel and starting to feel normal again.
It might help if you have your BM in a sitz bath or fill up your tub. It sounds gross but honestly, it helped me on some days. I just couldn't when I was sitting on the toilet because of the fear of pain. But if you sit in the tub, that helps with the pain and comfort. Just bleach it afterwards.
Thanks for the tip i finally went. It hurt like nothing ive ever felt before. Ive gone a few times since and its been a bit easier. Its been a week today and i can usually walk around and get things done around the house but i still cant sit. My butt is so tender and feels swollen even after sitz baths and ice packs. I still bleed a little everyday too .. i wonder if i will ever feel ok again 🤔
Trust me, I felt the same way. I felt regretful I ever did this just like everyone else said. The pain was horrible, I cried, and pain meds didn't help much I felt. Just lay down lots, drink lots and rest. I laid on my side or on my back lots and just watched Netflix, TV, and Youtube to pass the time. I also found I was tired lots so I just napped to pass the pain and time away.
Bleeding is normal. I'm almost 4 weeks into it and have just stopped bleeding as much. I still wear period pads just in case, except to sleep. But I don't think it's really neccessary.
The only problem I have right now is having a BM. At first it was so easy because everything just came out on it's own, but now that I'm better, and I haven't changed my diet much, I find it takes a little longer and with a little effort too sometimes which I'm worried about. The last thing I want is to have another issue down there and have to go through this process all over again.
This advice was great. I was so nervous after reading the comments that I almost cancelled. I'm 4 days in and the pain hasn't been that bad at all... partially thanks to those frozen diapers. My first bm wasn't bad either because it wasn't hard at all. I followed all of the instructions and I'm able to get around pretty good thanks to you.
Try Psyllium or ishpagula juice before going sleep at night, this will heal ur piles also stools will be softness. Psyllium products are marketed under several brand names, such as Metamucil, Fybogel, Konsyl, and Lunelax.
You must eat vegetable everyday. Avoid any kind of red meat also chicken.
Do not use painkillers so often.
Hi Joyce,
Cancelling would be your biggest regret. I did the surgery early June and I'm SO glad I did. After 12 years of suffering in silence, it's great to know I can finally be more "normal" again. Keep up with the icing and yes, eat your veggies and avoid meat. Basically you eat like a rabbit... hehehehe.... veggies all the time and salads is what I did. Warm baths and just lay around. I'm so glad to hear you're 4 days in and the pain isn't that bad. OMG, most people say the pain is THE worst pain ever, and it is. But if you're feeling great, you're lucky! Happy Healing!!
I'm on the 3days after the surgery. The first day 1 can't even poop out as I was scare of the pain that I have to endure. On the 2 nite was my first poop. It was so pain that I sweat and almost cry for help. It was much painful than giving birth. Today is the 3 day and I poop 3 times. My legs feel shaky after every poop on the 1st and 2nd. But the 3 poop was so much better. But I still feel that I have not finish pooping. Still I'm worrying to poop as I'm afraid what if I fainted in the toilet.
This blog and all the comments give me hope to go on. I had my hemorrhoidectomy 1 day ago. Thanks to this blog I went in prepared. Bought supplies ahead of time and asked my doctor to prescribe lidocaine for me post op. The surgery went smooth and I came home and in about 4 hours excruciating pain started coming. So I dosed up on percocet. Today, day 2, I had my first BM. This is what I did to combat the pain and prepare for the post op BM and the severe pain:
1- I started a diet of clear liquids and taking psyllium supplement about 2 days before the surgery. And after the op I continued with clear chicken and beef broth, fresh apple juice, fresh mango juice. I intend to do this for one week at least.
2- I'm on Metamucil 3 times a day and docusate stool softer twice a day
3- when I feel the pressure I apply lidocaine on a gauze and sick it on top of my anus
4- then I take a percocet
5- I started my BM in a sitz bath of warm water but it was seriously too painful. So I got up and moved to the shower. They I ran hot water over my body. Then half bend my knees and with legs apart I let my derrier go and the stool eased out with the help of gravity and very little push and very little pain.
Luckily my mom was there to help me clean out and sanitize everything. Tomorrow I'm gonna line up a bucket with a couple of trash bags and poop aiming at it.. Same as today. Wish me luck with the recovery.... And I wish everyone else reading this good luck as well... Hang in there the days go fast and soon we'll be victorious...
I am scheduled for surgery in about a month and wanted to research about the procedure. I am very grateful for all the tips and I am more prepared now (well I hope I am) for what is to come. My doctor just simply stated that it takes about 6 weeks to heal. I am scheduled for a colonoscopy at the same time and he said he can just take them off at the same time, sounds easy enough.....at least now I REALLY know what is going to happen!! Thanks again and hope all is recovering well!
Thank you all for all the tips. I had my surgery yesterday and currently still not able to go for BM. Finding it difficult to pee too. Already tried to drink lots of clear fluid and took stool softener but no go still. They told me that they can only remove half of my Hem since it was so big. I have to go back in a couple of months for the rest. OMG. As other previously posted, the pain killer doesn't seem to work. I can't imagine I have to go through this again in a few months while still recovering now and have not reached the worst part yet. Thank goodness I have a great family support "behind" me.
I wish I would have seen this group before my surgery. I am 10 days post op and I'm pretty sure I'm broken more! I went 8 days with no BM! Then when I did go I think I popped a few stitches and pushed everything back out. I had 3 done on the outside and 3 on the inside.
Has anyone else taken pictures to see how it is healing? I did and now I'm scared since my BM it has gotten a lot worse. I don't have my follow up for another week. Also when your taking your sitz baths can we use soap to clean? How do you get your butt really really clean?? So worried about an infection.
Just worried now because it looks so much worse today then it did at the beginning of the week :-(
After 10 days you should feel a lot better. Peeing will be difficult at first but that goes away within a week. Is it any better? Also, don't push. I just drank lots of water and ate a veggie and fruit diet mostly, no meat. I found I was going up to 7 times per day. It was very uncomfortable and painful. Talk to you doctor and bring up your concerns.
As for clean ups, I used a squeeze bottle with a pointed nozzle to get up into the area. A hand held spray shower would be very useful too but my shower didn't have that. I've heard it can take up to 6 months to fully heal. I'm about 2 months post op and I still have discomfort at times. Today I saw a little blood in the stool but I'm not going to worry about that unless it sticks around for a little longer. But I'm feeling great and trying to live a life without the worries I had before.
It does feel better and everyday I can sit on it a little bit more. I think because I was constipated and it took 8 days to go to the bathroom I may have pulled a few things. I have severe IBS-D so I try really hard not to push. I am so scared of being constipated again I'm trying to stay up on the fiber and water in take.
I do have a shower head but I wasn't using it each time. I was just sitting in the tub and moving my bum around. I guess I'll start using that every time!!
When does the leakage stop? Or when does it stop burning every time you go? I have my follow up next week. Nervous to see him because the day after surgery he came into my hospital room to check on me and he asked to see my bottom. I rolled halfway and he ripped my packaging out with no warning. The nurse pushed my morphine button and then they left me there crying. Wasn't the best day of my life.
Also keeping it dry.... my period started yesterday and I'm 10 months post partum so they are really heavy. Any suggestions on how to keep to 2 areas cleaned.. ugh what a stressful time!!
I'm glad your doing better!!! Thank you for responding to me.. it's comforting to know there are other people out there going through the same mess.
I'm glad you're feeling a little better. The leakage stopped probably after 3 weeks to be safe. I just wore period pads until I didn't notice much on them anymore. As for the burning, that was about the same amount of time, 3 weeks.
Baby wipes work best after a shower after a BM. Sometimes I even had to have my BM in the shower in a tub of water to relieve the pain and discomfort. Others I have read have done the same. I soaked in Epson salts everyday and took lots of rinses and baths to keep clean. You can ice the area too if you wish. It's sort of difficult in that area but I've heard all sorts of ways such as frozen diapers, frozen hot dog buns. I just used a towel that I folded flat and tucked it as close to the area as possible.
Take it easy and you'll be good. I know it seems forever until you'll feel "normal" but I was the same. I thought, "OMG, this is agony and taking forever to heal" but some heal faster than others. So reading all the stories, everyone is a little different. Good Luck and stay healthy.
Thank goodness for this thread. Upcoming hemorrhoidectomy in 16 days after failed THD surgery six months ago. With grade 3/4 hemorrhoids the ligation was unlikely to work. Drat! So many good tips. I'm not great with pain, but will have the diaper ice packs ready. Plan to take Valium and Tramadol. Also have Crohn's and IBS or I would have done this three years ago. That's a lot of butt pain. I also like the garbage bag lined bucket idea for the shower because I remember the first bm after childbirth many years ago. For me the post-operative management is the trickiest. I overdid the Miralax with the THD, and I think that led to failure. With Crohn's and IBS it is difficult to get it just right, either diarrhea or constipation. Taking at least 4 baths a day now, because I went on a Specific Carbohydrate Diet which calmed the gut, and then as my surgeon put it...I broke my butt by straining with constipation. Not very smart. I appreciate the honesty about the pain. Even if it takes a YEAR to heal, I look forward to long hikes, bike rides, just plain standing without prolapsing and thrombosing internal and external hemorrhoids. Thanks for all the encouragement. I'll keep you posted. Ready for surgery sooner if someone chickens out that is scheduled with my surgeon. Rapid healing wishes to all! 