I just underwent my first rubber band ligation for one of three internal hemorrhoids this morning. I’ve seen some horror stories on this site, and I want to offer my experience as it’s been quite well. The procedure went smoothly, my Dr. applied lidocaine and jelly and put the band on. I felt it and it was slightly painful for a second, but after that I was fine. I did have some burning for about an hour or so after the procedure but I believe it was due to the lidocaine. Either that or it’s the hemorrhoid and the Tylenol I took just took the pain away. Anyways, I am about 2 and a half hours after the procedure now and I feel fine. I am lying down for the rest of the day and eating a lot of fiber and drinking lots of water. I honestly was terrified this morning because I’ve read so many bad things about this procedure but all in all my experience is a 9/10 so far. I had the CRH-OREGAN disposable hemorrhoid banding procedure. I highly recommend this for anyone that has it available to them. I have not had a bowel movement yet but I honestly don’t feel it’s going to be an issue because I don’t feel any pain right now. I will keep updating this thread as I go.
Hi , thanks for sharing. I had banding done Tues. Same thing, CRH O’Regan.. this was my second banding. Had the first one a couple weeks ago. I had more discomfort with this most recent one, I think because of where it’s located (near the back area instead of side). I’m hoping this will be my last one, but never can be sure. With the CRH method it says patients usually need 3 treatments. I’m wondering why that is.. do you have 3 hemorrhoids to treat?
Take care! If you have any questions let me know
Nice, it’s honestly going to be so worth it getting them taken care of now instead of allowing them to get worse. Yes it usually takes three different procedures and my Dr. told me the reason is that there are three walls that supply blood to the hemorrhoids, and they have to cut each one off one at a time. I have three, so I also have to have three. I’m very thankful this was an option to me though rather than having a hemorrhoidectomy. I have heard that is one of the most painful surgeries there are.
Thank you for clearing that up. Maybe I’m not done then after this hemorrhoid. Where are yours located ? Mine are one left on the side, one kind of in back . I’m hoping if I don’t have 3 procedures they can easily come back. 
Not sure how it works .
I got a lot of info from my Dr. in a packet. I’m not exactly sure where they are but I know one is in the back because it poked out for a little bit and then it went back in. The packet stated that as long as you eat well lots of fiber and water every single day, they will not return. A big cause is people eating a lot of foods that have little to no fiber and not drinking water at all. This leads to hard stool that requires straining to pass which in turn leads to hemorrhoids. I want to ask my doctor if I can still eat other foods but include fiber supplements and eat fiber rich foods alongside other foods. I feel that would also be effective in making bowel movements easier. That and drinking tons and tons of water. I literally bought 10 cases of dasani yesterday so I’d have them after my procedure. I hate tap water lol and also 3 hours later I am feeling no pain! I took two Tylenol about 5 hours ago and that is it. These procedures can go well apparently and I’m happy to share my experience with others so they can have peace of mind and know that it’s not always so bad. Drink lots of water! Eat lots of fiber!
Yep, I’ve been drinking lots more water too. Your first BM shouldn’t be too bad, a little uncomfortable but better each day.
Thats awesome. Just out of curiosity how long did it take for your first one to fall off after banding? I just would like to know what to expect as far as that goes. My packet says anywhere after 48 hrs of the procedure.
My doc predicted I wouldn’t notice and he was right. I THINK it took about a week because I didn’t feel that “tug throb” feeling after about 8 days. I didn’t have blood .
Do your internal hemorrhoids leak mucus (clear)? That’s what I’ve been dealing with even before the bands, hopefully will end soon.
I have had a very minor amount of blood the first time I had a bowel movement but wasn’t much at all. Its been about 24 hrs since the procedure and I still feel pretty decent. They hurt after bowel movements but that was happening before the band. Yeah mine leak mucus too. Completely normal. I actually had it happen this morning felt like I had to go but only mucus came out. Packet said if I try to go and no stool comes out just to try again later. I bet you are super excited as you will only have one left after this one!!! 
I have a question for those of you that had this procedure. What exactly prompted you to see the doctor in the first place? Were you in pain? Was it a daily occurrence? I’m just curious about symptoms that lead people to going in to get it looked at and taken care of. I had an external hem about a year ago and since then, I’ve had mild symptoms on and off that are mostly just tenderness that dies down but never the thrombosed issue that I had that first time a year back. Sometimes it’s gone entirely for a while then creeps back in a week or two later. No blood, no pain as such, no constipation. Not sure if I should just get on with my life and count my lucky stars that it’s not worse, or get it looked at and diagnosed. Thank you!
I had banding on 2 on June 12 , on the 16 or 17 the bands fell off. or at least i saw 3. After bands fall off there will be increased blood after bm. And subsequently after the healing starts if you pass anything hard or straining expect more blood. Im just now feeling like the inside is about 90% healed. Im not straining. The unfortunate issue is with leaking,you get irrigation. I was told to use baenoal , but ended up using A&D ointment and seemed to work. My issue was a few times i strained and had gotten a bit of constipation. Which caused myself to re aggravate the area. Hopefully have that under control now. I also noticed that after the banding everything was tight down there, as before any straining would cause a slight bulge (external). Was gone for the first few weeks. Then afterwards i notice a very slight area, same as where the banding was done that looks almost like a small thrombosis,that almost immediately disappears. Its a process, and everyone heals different. HEMORRHOIDS SUCK!
monkeyboy84, What prompted me.. I was always uncomfortable. Never felt like myself. Swelling after each bm, mucus leaking, irritation and pain off and on. This went on for months. It was affecting my life and my family. I eventually realized I wasn’t going to heal on my own.
Jnf, I forgot to ask.. do you know if you had the CRH O’Regan disposable banding done?
i believe i had the Barron ligation
Just make sure to keep up on your fiber so that you won’t have to strain as much. Also stool softeners can be helpful. And lots of water! And in regards to Monkeyb, I had a lot of complications leading up to me getting this procedure. It started with blood in my bowel movements that was extremely scary to me which I’m sure most on here can relate. I had a colonoscopy done and thankfully found out it was just 3 internal hemorrhoids. I was afraid to get the banding at first and they did offer it after my colonoscopy, but I declined. I honestly wish I didn’t. They ended up getting worse, to where I could not stand up for long periods of time without them hurting a lot or sit down. The final nail in the coffin was one day at work (I work retail so I’m on my feet 8 hrs a day) I felt like I was sweating more than usual down there. I ran to the bathroom and pulled down my pants and saw a bunch of blood. This was caused from the pressure of me standing too long. At that point I had had enough. If it becomes any kind of issue for you at all, just get it banded and taken care of. it’s better to take care of it now before it becomes a real problem.
Thanks for your story and insight. I appreciate it. At the very least, I should get a proper diagnosis. I had a fissure a few years ago and the doctor actually pointed out that I had a small hemorrhoid too. I assumed I did prior to this but it wasn’t really much of an issue for me. But since a year ago when it thrombosed, I’ve had more days of annoying discomfort than not, especially the last two months. Again, I feel like I can’t complain too much given that there is never really any pain or blood, but any kind of discomfort down there is distracting and frustrating.
Hey CarissaD, I’m just curious how everything is going. It’s been 11 days since my first banding and I believe it has fallen off. I did not bleed at all, which is confusing. When you went back for your second banding, did they confirm that the first one was successful?
I actually just went for a 3rd banding today. I posted a separate question because I’m not sure what’s going in there right now. The first band he couldn’t feel anymore at my 2nd appt. This appt he said there was still a little swelling in the 2nd band area but he banded a different area and said come back if still leaking in 2 weeks. So I’m at this point hoping and praying the 2nd banded area just needs more time to heal and obviously hoping the leaking stops.
Hi again , did your doctor tell you around where the 3 walls are that supply blood to hemorrhoids?
Does anyone have any more information of the experience after.
I mean I’ve read up to the ten days after but how are people now. Did it work. Was there more pain?