hi all, hope this helps for those who havent had a procedure done yet and will give yall the encouragement to go for it depending on your situation. im 30 and For about 10+ years ive dealt with internal hemorroids (2 big ones to the front of the anus each the size of a pecan, atleast what it felt like, and a small one in the rear). Daily activites didnt affect it very much unless i lifted heavy items numerous times in the day or constantly standing for long periods of time cause it would sometimes cause them to slide out and then bleed, woudlnt know it was bleeding til i felt somethign wet dribbling down my leg or someone says hey you have a red spot on the rear of your shorts (mainly khakis, very embarrassing) Furthermore, about a month ago i guess from today 7/20, i had a colonoscopy done to make sure there wasnt anything cancerous in my rectum prior to surgery. Leading up to the colonoscopy wasnt the greatest since i had to drink this yucky liquid stuff to cleanse my rectum. let me tell you THAT STUFF WORKS LOL. Results from that were good nothing cancerous. Ill go striaght to post surgery, prior to being discharged the nurse said i had some packing inside my rectum that will becoming out eventually and having some blood will be normal. the packitn finally came out after 3 days plus a little bit of soft stools, i was so exited i told my parents "i crapped i crapped!" lol i was so thrilled to pass it cause i was worried about how long to wait for it. surgery happened on a monday and that first week was very tough, could barely move around without having pain but glad i had hydrocodone. i soaked in warm water in the tub with bath salts (forgot the actual name for it) to make it easier for the stools the pass through, it worked but was hesitant on going fearing it would be painful but to my surprise it wasnt very painful. i cleaned myself up and just relaxed, during each day after surgery i used metamucil powder and stool softners to aid in bowel movements. After about a week after surgery Each day was a positive step to healing BUT i was still in some sort of discomfort cause of the two stitches down there and the growing hairs that was shaved for surgery, i think that was more painful at times believe it or not lol food wise about a week after surgery i was slowly creeping back into my normal diet but being careful in what i eat. Oatmeal and apple sauce are great to eat cause of it being soft. about 2 weeks after surgery i was doing well, crapping good in the toilet with very minimal blood dripping. its quite satisfying to make bowel movements veryy easily now compared to years ago when it would be very arduous to do so. i spent about 2.5 weeks out of work and was able to return to work under light duty and gradually do more stuff. its extremely important NOT TO RUSH BACK INTO STUFF. you must take it easy to avoid unnecessary bleeding , so far its been a great recovery and ive been at work for a week and a half now i think thanks to my parents for lettign me crash at their place for my recovery it all went well. hope this helps and ill try to add more stuff if i happen to think of it
Thank you so much for all the details. I turned down the opportunity of an op last year as all I could find were horror stories. You’ve given me the confidence to go back to th gp to get something done.
ill be honest, you will read horror stories about the procedure but hopefully it wont scare you into putting off the procedure, let it be educational and motivate/encourage you to get positive outcome i wish i hadnt put off the surgery for so long. Yeah it will take atleast a month, some sooner or later than others to recover but its well worth it. i STRONGLY encourage you to get your situation taken care of. its been about 6 weeks since my surgery and i feel great, living life normal now. just be prepared to be out of work for a few weeks possibly and have some one take care of you cause you’ll need it.
good luck in your future with your situation and if you dont mind i would like to hear about your post-op whenever you get it done. take care