My hemorrhoidectomy recovery

Digestive health
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Hi there, this is my first time posting to a forum of any kind regarding this issue, I have however read countless stories from all different places (over 99% horror stories) in the last couple of years. 

This post is to share my personal experience, answer any questions and also to get some feed back from people who have had the procedure done also. Forgive me in advance for the long post but I am trying to be as detailed as possible. 

First of all, I am a 33 years old male, 5’6 and 110 lbs. I have suffered from hemorrhoids since my teen years but within the last few years they have seriously affecting my life. I had 2 very large grade 3 internal,  2 external hemorrhoids and an extremely painful anal fissure. I had the 2 internal ones banded in April of last year but it didn’t work. 

My surgeon suggested that I do a complete Hemorrhoidectomy of int and ex hemorrhoids along with a sphinterotomy, HOWEVER, I have decided not to do the sphincterotomy because I was afraid of getting incontinence. 

DAY 1: I woke up in recovery at 6:00pm in excruciating pain, was given dilaudid thru IV with no relief and again about 15 mins later and then fentanyl about 10 mins after that and then 10mg of oxycodone by mouth, all which didn’t even touch the pain. I was then taken back to my room to get discharged. While waiting for the discharge nurse I decided to try to urinate but only a few drops came out. I then Signed my discharge papers and was wheeled out to my car and my father drove me home. During the car ride home (about 20 mins) the pain was still the same, I got home around 8:00pm, took stool softeners and ran a bath which offered some welcomed relief, repeated the bath about 30 mins later, ate some soup and crackers and took my second dose of 10mg of oxycodone and 1,000mg of Tylenol at 10:00pm. As I am writing this post it is 11:30pm and am in the bath again (3rd Time since I’ve been home). I Also would like to add that I am using extremely hot water because that seems to help better but am wondering if that could be harmful to the surgical area (any input would be greatly appreciated). The pain meds make me really tired but am not able to sleep for more than 15 mins because the pain wakes me up. 

All in all so far it is every bit as painful as advertised and i ABSOLUTELY DREAD when I have to have my first bowel movement. I am hoping that this doesn’t become one of those horror stories but so far it has been. But on the bright side, it has only been about 6 hours post op. 

I will be updating this frequently so feel free to any questions. 

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Hi bas84, Thanks for sharing about this, I haven't had surgery yet, but I'm in a desperate situation with chronic bleeding from hemorrhoids, and today I had an iron infusion. I've have a referral to see a surgeon. I hope the pain eases up for you soon.

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I, literally, feel your pain. I'm 9 days into recovery from removal of a large persistent hemmi and removal of some skin tags. I don't want to be the bearer of bad news...and keep in mind that everyone heals differently...but I am still in agony. I cry every morning anticipating the pain a bowel movement is going to cause...then I cry during and after.

The bath is a great relief...I run the tub with hellisly hot water before my movement and ease myself in immediately after. My doctor recommended the scalding hot water so I doubt it will have any ill effects to the area.

I also woke up in the recovery room in tremendous pain and begged for relief. They shot me up with everything short of heroin and it didn't help so the nurse finally gave me fentanyl and gravol and I musta passed out because I woke up again 2 hours later. They couldn't wait to get me dressed and out the door it seemed.

I also didn't sleep for close to 4 nights because of the pain...and when I finally did sleep, the oxy gave me terrifying nightmares. I had my meds changed to Tramadol and the nightmares are gone. This doesn't work quite as well on the pain but in the mornings I take 1 oxy 2 hours after 2 of the Tramadol and it works well.

I don't remember if you mentioned you were taking anti-inflammatory but I was prescribed prescription strength Advil to help with swelling...not sure if it's doing anything but I'm taking it.

Take as many hot baths as you need to get relief...first few days I took 5-6 a day. Also, I found a spray of ice cold water on the area immediately after a hot bath felt wonderful. I have a hand held shower head I use for this but you can also just pour a glass of ice water down your backside...or use a spray bottle.

IF YOU CAN GET YOUR DOCTOR TO PRESCRIBE SOMETHING CALLED PROCTOFOAM DO SO!! I was prescribed it post surgery to help with the pain...and I'm using it now externally and it helps a lot. I just dab the foam on my anus and it provides instant relief.

Anyway...hope you are doing well. I honestly didn't think I would still be feeling this way after 9 days...but here I am. Everyone heals differently and don't let anyone tell you how you should be feeling...your body tells you.

Hang in there my friend!!!

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Sorry...I made a mistake in my post.

I was prescribed the PROCTO-foam to help with pain pre-surgery, not post as I indicated. I used it while waiting for surgery and decided to try it after as well. It must have some kind of topical anesthetic in it because it works well as a short term relief. My surgeon didn't prescribe it post surgery so I don't know if I should be using it or not...but I don't give a s**t at this point. It helps. It's only available through prescription anyway so if the doctor says it's ok get him/her to write you a scrip.

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So I’ve run across this post in hopes of finding some sort of relief.  I just had the hemorrhoidectomy done on two sides and had a fissure corrected at the same time.  

Ive not felt pain like this in a very long time.  Hydrocodone and the keterolac are barely touching the pain. 

Im typing this from the bathtub.  

I was was having so many issues over the last 2 years as a result of these combined issues I’m pretty sure once the pain dies down that any complications of the surgery will be far less of an issue than what I was dealing with before.   

Your comment about dreading the first bowel movement is no joke.  I tried but it hurt so bad that I couldn’t do it. 

The local anastetic that they used is still in force to some degree going to the bathroom (#1) feel very strange.  Unfortunately it’s not doing anything for the interior pain, which ebbs and flows and is horrific at times. 

How is are you doing?  

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Hi Rob,

I am currently 8 days post-op. Since my last post I could tell you that it has been a huge rollercoaster. Right now you are in the worst stage of the surgery as far a my experience goes, the first 3 days are brutal not only physically but emotionally. I had a first BM on the 4th day and it wasn’t too bad, I mean it was bad but not what I thought it would be. I drank magnesium citrate to have a BM. The pain after BM was a constant burning and stinging that only the bath tub could help, not much but it does. The next day I felt good and thought I turned a corner but day 5 hit me like a ton of bricks. I am in pretty much constant pain but over the last 4 days it’s been 1 good day and 1 horrible day. Today was a good day for me. I’m still taking the oxycodone but not as frequently. I was able to go out and have a pretty normal day a few days ago for the first time since the surgery. All I can tell you is that to this point is that it’s up and down, you will feel like you’re getting better then it will come back and make you think something went wrong. Take your baths, don’t try to avoid BM, take your meds every 4 hours because once the pain sets in you won’t be able to stop it. Let me know how you are. 

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How is your recovery going?

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Hi everyone I always go to this site to check some tips from all who have undergo this surgery and see if there is any who were related to me. I had serious bleeding everyday from July 23 2017 - August 17 2017, so it was about 25 days I was bleeding streak everytime I use the toilet. at first 3 days I was crying thought it was cancer, btw I was in UAE that time and my employer didNt want me to go home, I was run in different hospitals for 4x due to bleeding and pain everywhere in my tummy specially the left and right side, I have hemorrhoids internals and external, before I can manage to push it back and the bleeding is only little whenever I eat so much junk, however july 23-august 17 is a much different incidents. my back and glute hurts I cant even walk properly those times. Different doctors have different opinions. First they check you for a digital rectal exam, some says I have anal fissure, some says acute hemorrhoids, some says rectal bleeding.

But when I got home here in philippines I didnt bleed for a month and that was a good relief, but still having cramping pains most of the time and it affects my day to day life, I go for a colonoscopy I didnt see all things because I was put to sleep, but my mom and wife saw most of it, there I was diagnosed with Chronic non-specific colitis and Internal hemorrhoids. I dont know if "Non-specific" is justifiable?? but Im pretty much confident that my colitis is cured because I only consider fish and veggies on meals I eat chicken meat sometimes. sweet potatoes on breakfast and boiled eggs most of the time. and Im much focused on my hemmies every bm However last month December 13 I bleed again after bm streaks of blood until December 25 and its my 13th day of bleeding, I tried to consult in a different doc and I was prescribed Dioxel more like daflon, and I take it every 6 hours, my right side and leftside hurt in a seperate time specially at night. the medicine had no effect at all. All I can do is pray and wait for a hemorrhoidectomy, the doctor said if this medicine doesnt work for the first week I have to take the operation. I dont know where the bleeding comes from all I know I have large internal hemorrhoid maybe 4 or 5 inside that bulge outside every time I go to the toilet like a size of strawberry everytime I poo and some large external ones. my only concern is "IM GOING TO HAVE THE SCHEDULE OPERATION TOMORROW" from a surgeon and not a colorectal surgeon actually. . . can they diagnose me right before or during the operation. I dont know anything because its my first time having this kind of surgery in my entire life, I was praying alot that I could overcome this condition and live a good life again after. I appreciate all the advice. and I keep you updated. . 

 

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Update Guys 6 days post op. . 

Last Friday I was admitted to a room and take laxatives for good 6pm and strictly told not to eat anything from 12am to 8am that night I cant help but to think what I have to go through but i keep myself brave and brace for the worst

Saturday 8am when I am still pooping from the enema I have taken the burse and helpers looking for me but im still in the loo, and I dont know how many bm my tummy wants to release. and the nurse keep telling me that i must go for the operation time. when I go they wheeled me back to the OR. and 8:30am there I have 2 anesthesiologist and two nurses talking but the surgeon was not there yet. I was positioned backside when he arrived. He's not a colorectal surgeon actually but my mom told me that doctor was a professional when it comes to this type of surgery.

they injected something through my iv and then the last feeling I got is when someone tap my back and then thats it. Im drowsy and cant move my legs its paralyzed. Maybe that is what they've called General anesthesia. I heard the surgeon and the anesthesiologist talking while they cutting me down there they are talking that i was bleeding whenver they cut or remove something. I just cant feel nothing except when they start to stitch me down there it feels like he's pulling my intestines out but can tolerate because of the GA.

it was a good more than 1 hour operation and 3 hours they monitored me in the recovery room. i felt nothing its just like if its end of the world for me. 3 hours all I do is to see my beeping line and blood pressure maybe in every 15 mins they injecting something in my iv but I dont know what it is. last time I ask they told me that it was antibiotics and painkillers. All I know when I am still numb down there the pain killer makes me drowsy that I want to puke and sleep but didnt happened.

Diet= oats and water and take all of my medicines

Day 1=the pain is not a joke even if you are a boy you will cry eventually in excruciating pain imagine that they do the operation without GA. thats what serves me.

On top of that Im stil worried about the packing I cant poop like there is blockage down there. there is but I manage to drop it off in day 2 while trying to poop I say everyone can. Just that still I cant poop normal until now it feels like somethings blocking maybe its just the swelling area and I just havent eaten any solid yet.

DAY 2= pain level 10/10 sitz bath is only your friend specially the injectible pain reliver that it male me drowsy and sleep the pain away. pain killers didnt even touch the pain. sits bath everytime I go to the bathroom crawling and making the noisiest voice i HAVE ever been in my life that the nurses really annoyed by it. Tips to get through day 2 and 3 

#1 you must have somebody to take care of you your medicines, foods, and cleaning your bum

(Wife is must!!!)

#2 Sitz bath= you sit in a steaming medium warm water it was my bestfriend everytime for toilet visit

#3 sanitary pads. I wear it on day 4 after my discharge dont be ashamed it will help you because you will bleed little for many days I was still wearing now.

#4 I only eat oats. if I have rice i must sure it has steamed veggies in it because i really didnt enjoy eating oats. kinds of soup with rice is okay for me.

DAY3-6=  I talked to my surgeon because I still cant poop normal it feels like still there is something blocking He says its normal the poop will dilate the size of my passage. ( so it means it really narrowed down there!!????) I keep on pushing to release the big one but it feels like its just really a blockage not a poop and there is a pressure like A big hemorrhoid and a large serve blood will explode if I really push much more harder and im aware not to strain.

did anyone does experience the same?? If does how many days for the feeling of buldgeness and blockage goes away??? I appreciate any answers and advice.. I keep you posted and now its my 6 days post op.

 

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Well, after the set back I had with the bleeding on day 10 (you can read about it on another post on here), I can say that on day 20 from original surgery and day 10 from second surgery, I am doing great. It wasn’t a progressive thing, I felt pretty bad on day 17 but by mid day on day 18 everything changed quick. I felt almost completely normal. As of right now I am pretty much able to do anything I did before the surgery, my pain level is way down to almost nothing, I do still have some pain after BM but nothing to really talk about and I do soak in the tub afterward as a precaution. There is still some swelling but that has gone WAY down and gets better every day.  I am hardly taking any pain meds. I am still gonna take it easy for a couple more weeks as far as strenuous activities go just as a precaution. I will not be updating this forum anymore but will check it every once in a while to answer any questions. 

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I almost talked myself out of the procedure after reading different patient forums. 1 persons post convinced me to have it 3 days ago as he said he had it that way and never used pain pills and felt fine. I am in his boat!

So here is some good news to someone considering fissurectomy and hemroid removal. I had 2 tears and 2 hemroid. I started having pain issues with bowels a year ago, after csection. I finally went to doc and 1 attempt of hemroid banding worked for the 1 internal hemroid but the real issue was the anal tear and the expensive compound pharmacy cream didnt work, nor tea tree and coconut oil. However, I finally was healed of It! For 3 weeks no pain so I got off still softeners and was so happy but then my cycle time came. I dreaded the week of cycle as the constipation and bloating made the anal fissure worse and sure enough, I tore again. My cycle was due this week and I said nope, I cannot do this horrid pain every month. Doc said at this point it was chronic and surgery was done the next day, which was 3 days ago.

I was in pain and extreme dry mouth upon waking up. I just wanted ice and pain meds. I have the med log of everything they did from entry to surgery to exit but I'm too lazy to get the form but I know the pain meds started with a D and did not help. Ww tried hydrocodone at 230 amd that did it. I felt no pain lol. I woke up at noon and left facility at 3. I called uber to just drive me right after they gave me the hydrocodone. I only live 5 miles from facility so I just had uber turn around and drove myself home. Picked up kids meal chikfila. I could only eat 1 nugget and 1 fry. I went Thru 3 cups of their ice though. I dropped off pain meds and picked up the other meds doc called in.

I had a huge bm within hours of coming home. I was sooooo nervous. But it was all soft and no issues. I still felt numb from hydro. I went to work at 6pm. By the time I got off, that 1 hydro she came me at 2pm had wore off and I felt pain. But they told me only use pain meds as last resort as it'll make you constipated. So, it's been 3 days and thank God I haven't touched a pain pill. Only Tylenol and Motrin 2 times a day. I take the 1 antipiobitc but refuse to take the metal tasting flagyl.

My period was due this week but I'm so scared of how that will affect my great healing that I googled it and realized thousands of woman skip the inactive 7 day pills and start a new pack immediately to keep period free. I wish I had known that before as I'm certain that the extreme constipation the week of period is what made the fissure return months ago. So, thats my story. I had surgery Thursday, went to work Thursday. I was supposed to work Friday and today Saturday but I took off because my son's birthday party is today. I know all pain tolerance is different and I've had a lot of people praying so I just post this to encourage someone to not always think post op will be bad. My surgery unit prepared my in every way and I have countless faq forms they gave me. Friday, day after surgery I ate small bites of greens, peed, smothered turkey, macaroni. Enough to fit a small toddler plate, like 8 bites. I am taking the 2 stool softeners a day but not the Miralax as she said too much causes diarrhea and I've had soft bowels each day so I'm ok.

I feel pain when I need to pass gas actually. Like the pressure sitting there on top of anal area hurts. But once I pass it, I'm good. My doc and surgery unit were rated amazing and better be for the 4k I had to pay for deductible to be met.

I was hoping I'd lose some dogfone weight lol but not yet. Today I've just had a yogurt cup. I'll try a small plate of the greens, beans, cabbage later again. But I honestly am hungry but still scared to eat more than 4 or 5 bites a meal.

I'll keep you posted as days and weeks continue. Oh, doc said no creams and keep area dry. I bathe in morning and try to have a bowel movement before I bathe. So far it's been once a day right in morning. I blow dry butt area after I get out of shower. I know I need to up the water drinking asap so that's my main goal today and rest of recovery time.

With a 1 year old and 3 year old and teenager , I haven't had luxury of laying around so I've had to change diapers and cook and play at park these past 3 days and now birthday party. But, I can say when I do take the Tylenol I do want to take a nap and I doze off for an hour or 2 and I think that is my body forcing itself to recover.

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Guys Im 3 weeks post op, pain doesnt bother I guess it goes away on scale of nothing at all, 2 stitches fell off on the 2nd week, sorry to mention or to gross you out but im still discharging some brown leakage and I dont know if it was a pus but pretty felling...My doctor only gave me vitamins 1x a day and daflon 3x a day. I still have some wound and it itch after bm and clean ups, my concern is the other stiches still wont fell and these smelly discharge.. Im still using sanitary pads.. is someone experience the same? I appreciate any advice.Thank you.

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Hi Annie

I have suffered similarly for some time and after deciding to resolve the problem I was seen by a specialist called Mr Jonotan M. Gilbert last week who mentioned how painful hemorrhoidectomy was. He suggested that he had been performing another procedure called HALO-RAR successfully for some eight years and would recommend I had that instead. I agreed immediately and will be having the procedure on 17th April. Have you heard of this option and might it work for you? Good luck.

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Hi paolo how are you now? I read your post and feel bit of relief that im not the only one who feel like how you felt during BM.  Do you still have the same issue during pooping now? 

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I am now 17 days post op. I required 3 columns of internal and external hemorrhoids removed, with cauterization of the site afterward. I did a clear liquid diet and colonoscopy prep before hand, to postpone the initial bowel movement. Unfortunately I have had an unusual side effect of the anesthesia in that my sense of taste is almost completely gone. I also have a cotton mouth. This has made it just about impossible to get in any calories or solids. I have lost about 20 lbs post op and if I'm lucky I get in 500 calories a day; everything just tastes slimy and weird. I get hungry but can only drink fruit juices and I take in 2 protein shakes per day (dairy free due to other gut problems). One bite of normal food kills my appetite. In online forums there are a few patients with various kinds of surgeries who get this effect and all you can do is wait for it to improve; apparently it starts to get better after 2-4 weeks.For what it's worth, this has delayed resumption of normal bowel movements; I will pass small stools every few days because there is basically not much in there. I do not know if that has slowed my recuperation from the pain because bowel movements can still elicit excruciating pain. I have zero energy and I have just had to take off a 4th week from work, which is very worrying to me. All I can hope is that my sense of taste recovers.

One big problem I had is the surgery team was reluctant to prescribe adequate pain medication. I got a prescription for 20 oxycodone 5 mg and ibuprofen. They refused to refill anything; I wonder if they were following their protocol and wouldn't allow for outliers? I was able to get hydrocodone/tylenol 10 mg from a local doctor. I have slowly been weaning myself because I hate the drugged feeling but if the pain really kicks in and I did not intervene right away I may be fighting pain for more than 12 hours. 

The only good news is the pain is slowly abating. I am going for a 2 mile walk each day to build up stamina. I basically only use the hydrocodone once or twice a day now, depending on bowel movements. I use fiber supplements to keep stools soft. It is very important to get in enough water because dehydration makes stools harder. So far I have no great ideas how to improve my caloric intake.

My suggestions are to emphasize the sitz baths;I still use the tub for hygiene after stools, using the faucet like a bidet. A good soak15-20 min in hot water helps after stools or if I am otherwise uncomfortable. I try to avoid any other medications that affect bowel motility like benadryl or antihistamines. Ibuprofen, gabapentin and Tramadol don't do so much. I think my experience has been tough because of the very extensive surgery and my inability to get in normal food.

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Hi bas84, thanks for sharing. I had the same surgery (hemorrhoidectomy) about 3 weeks ago and the pain was out of this world,after I woke up from surgery I was having IV meds every 10mins which wasn't helping. I am still sore but getting better. FYI the hot water do gives u some relief of the pain..THE PAIN WAS WORST  THAN GIVING BIRTH 

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Hi Annie

I forgot to come back here and report my experience. Probably because the treatment I had was so successful and relatively painfree that I was out the other side and too happy about it to even think about the previous alternatives.

HALO-RAR Is brilliant, exactly as described by the consultant. I had about a week of diminishing pain ranging from directly the pain killing post operative injection wore off when it was quite painful but nothing to shout about and easily handled with a few paracetemol to seven days later when I had no pain at all. And no bleeding at all. 

I am now back doing trenuous sports regularly and I wish I had done it years ago.

 

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okay..i had my surgery on July 31st and it is now November, and Im finally comfortable talking about it. First off, I read this forum before surgery and i will go with the others and say PLEASE REALLY think about having this surgery before you actually do it. As my surgeon told me, it is the most painful surgery he knows of. I woke up screaming in pain post-op and morphine didnt even touch it. i had to go ti the ER multiple times because the pain meds werent even touching it. It truly feels like you have a rusty hot knife just shoved in your butthole sitting there..and theres spasms on top of that pain..which feels like 2 of those knives at once...and that pain lasted me 3 weeks. It still took about 5weeks just to sit properly. I couldnt sleep because of the pain. you cant cough, sneeze, stand/sit/lay, sit up or sit down, roll over, move in general...nothing. Anything i did HURT. i was in tears all day every day. I regretted it so much, i said it every day in tears. the worst part- i can NOT stress it enough...you NEED to poop after surgery. i went TWO WEEKS post-op without any poop...I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days to get me to go. they gave me EVERYTHING they had in the hospital laxative wise multiple times..nothing but extreme cramps the whole time. since i never pooed..my stitches were so tight, they couldnt even get a fingertip in. As the nurse told me the reason why you have to poop so often is one- they dont want you getting constipated becayse it makes it worse. But either way..soft poo still hurts BAD. But two, because when they stitch you when you have a BM each time it stretches your sphincter (inner and outer) so it DOESNT stay one size and making having a BM even harder. Just imagine your poo trying to go through a stitched hole smaller than your pinky. Which is why my butthole wouldn't even stretch enough for a fingertip..because i never went. The only thing that ended up working was an enema (just getting it put in HURT)...and with my butthole not even letting a finger tip in the pain was EXCRUCIATING. I screamed, i bled a ton, i ripped stitches, and i ended up passing out from the pain on the toilet. it was the most embarrassing time of my life between all the nurses and doctors (more than 20) coming in to check me out. Then having nurses fish through the toilet to make sure i got the impacted stool and everything out. thankfully my night nurse has had the surgery before and understood (she had it twice, because first time was botched). i can not stress it enough..POOP. it felt like surgery all over again. after that i was able to go normally...but after that up until 10wks post op, i screamed and cried when i had a BM. it took forever. it hurt so bad. i was always shaking. and so nauseous. i dreaded every morning when i had to go. 10-13wks it slowly got less painful and i still bleeding occasionally. now it doesnt hurt, but does take awhile at times. do NOT get constipated or it is horrid. stool softeners...DO NOT FORGET. go EVERY DAY. ive had 4 children, and i would go through childbirth again and again than to ever go through this pain again. it mentally took a toll on me. my butthole looks weird now lol. i had multiple internal and external and surgery was my last and only option..im only 28 but part of me wouldve rather dealt with them than have the surgery. if you REALLY need it...then do it. but if you have other options first, try those. my surgeon would only do it as a last resort because how painful it is. you WILL need help at home, and you will NOT be able to return to work at 2 weeks. im not doing this to scare anyone..but to prepare you. i read this forum pre-op and was scared, but it was nowhere near what i thought the pain was going to be. it was 100x worse. i couldn't pee the first 3 days because the pain, i had to stand in the shower for a half hour to pee. and to poo...if you have to stand in the hot shower or hot bath..do it. or in the sitz bath..do it. plenty of stool softeners, TONS of water, laxatives, pain meds galore, ice like crazy, hot/warm bath/sitz, lidocain, hemmoroid pillow to sit on. lidocain & ice before and after BM seemed to help a bit..but this was also 2.5wks post op. I did have to wear my kids diapers/pads at times because of incontinence..but that was only after my 1st BM after the hospital because the ripped stitches. After CTscan i was told i was backed up all the way through my colon, and about "a foot worth" of rock hard stool..but the smell..the smell of blood and stool is HORRID. HORRID. Stay home. The hardest part is the percocet is what backs you up, but you need so much and it barely covers the pain. I was double dosing and sooner than the recommended time..barely touched the pain. Expect your stitches to be hanging too. I had an internal one that just hung there until 10wks post-op. Do not touch it, it will come out with a BM eventually. Sorry this is so messy, my kids are going crazy and reliving this kindas hurts my heart. But if anyone has any questions, just needs support before or after, or just someone to talk to that understands (because honestly..family will say they do, but after awhile i just felt like a burden and it sucked complaining to people that just didnt get it)..feel free to email me any time. Because i wish i had it when i went through it. A friend meant well, and said she understood because she tore during birth..but it is nothing like that. At all. Email me, without the spaces, at: Justmesince1990 @ gmail. com Im an open book. If you just need someone to yell at or vent to,..Im here. But please...take all this advice. Dont overlook any of it. And REALLY think about it and make sure you have no other options. This surgery is no joke. You dont realize how much you really use your butt until you cant use it at all. Which is for everything. Have someone there who will help you. My amazing husband, bless his heart. Helped with my lidocain being put on, checked the incision sight, even helped trying to "break up" impacted stool (hence the fingertip- last chance before enema) after the 25 doses of diff laxatives (normal lax's, mag citrate, and even the giant jug gallon for colonoscopy prep..NOTHING helped just extreme cramps that brought me to tears.) Stood in there and wanted to hold my hand after enema, but i just couldnt. Its an embarrassing surgery..so have someone there to help you that youre comfortable with. Even if theyre not going to help you like "that", you will still need help. Oh and NO TOILET PAPER. Baby wipes or water. Again...email me if needed.

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Moderator: my apologies! first time in the forum (I've only read this page) and i was thinking more of helping before i thought about privacy..especially on a public forum anyone can see and use my contact information. so thank YOU. I also didnt know there was private messaging on the website, i guess i shouldve looked around first lol. So yes, please, ANYONE looking for support/questions/to talk or vent..send me a private message.

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Advice after a HALO procedure for hamorrhoids I had 2 small hemorrhoids inside, and two skin tags, and when they did the op the found a very large lump at top? and cut it out! never ever have i felt pain like it worse than Childbirth, as soon as I woke up from the operation it was instant pain, i think i just slept for a whole week!! and i was finding it very difficult to pass wee even going back to hospital thinking i had an infection. I am on day eight i seem to be alright in the day but by night my god the pain still wakes me up every 3 hrs, did anyone else have more pain during the night? i have been to toilet around three times since having the op thankyou andrea