Horrible surgery....pain was bad for 2 days...pain pill fixed that. It's the feeling from- the swelling internally that is driving me nuts. Hate that feeling-telling me about 6 wks for the swelling to subside internally. Ok - 6 wks tomorrow
Just thought I would update so it will help others as they suffer. I'm just over 5 weeks now. Saw surgeon Friday. He removed external stitches causing bumps a couple weeks ago and it make a huge difference. It rarely hurts externally now, even pooping or wiping. I still have internal stitches and he said probably by 9 weeks they would be gone. I still have a lot of swelling internally, can feel it in rectocele inside vaginally, like a small marble, exactly where internal hemorrhoid was he stapled, but it's less painful. Still debating whether to have the rectocele repair March 15, all depends on my leg nerve pain/weakness and extreme muscle cramps from CNS with radiating leg pain. Having it now isn't so much based on surgical stapled area healing. Near as I can figure, it takes a good 8 weeks or a bit longer for the tissues to heal and swelling to go down in rectum from any of these procedures. The swelling internally bothers me more because of this wretched rectocele. Most ppl probably don't even know they are still that swollen inside.
All that being said, I wish there was more info out there on one website. I did extensive searching to find tiny bits of info about healing. It's stressful when you are so miserable, and wondering if you will ever heal. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask. God bless!