I'm suffering from hemorrhoids right now, and guess I'm a chronic sufferer. I'm thinking about going to see a doctor about the ultroid procedure, but if these things can't be treated, or only through a hemorrhoidectomy, I think I'll ask for a colostomy. I know the risks involved, the major life changes I'd have to make, and I'm willing to sign a consent form in a heartbeat, because a life with chronic hemorrhoids isn't worth living. Besides, even a hemorrhoidectomy doesn't deal with all hemorrhoids...some can appear later in a different area. I know that we can still get them with a colostomy, but the impact on my life would be far less.
I couldn't agree more.