I was wondering have you mention you abdominal pain to your doctor? And vomiting also? Has he said anything about that?
Are you sure about bananas? Are they really good for your condition right now? Maybe they are producing your abdominal pain. Bananas are heavy load, so they might be a little hard for your stomach.
What do you think?
I want to wish everybody here the best and to those considering the operation that it is well worth having it. (IMHO).
Go into the operation armed with knowledge, get a Surgeon that does them, try and get laser surgery (seems to heal faster).
Also get your diet into gear before and afterwards.
I have extended my regime where straight after a bowel movement I have a glass of Metamucil (stool softener) straight afterwards. Regardless if I am about to have a meal... no excuses... it preps your stomach and keeps the body on the right path.
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Since you have been posting the exact same thing on other health boards.
if its that easy you thing would go through month of agony like this? Many of us spend decades with these problem this this is always the last resort, Stop spamming these forum with these scam
To all I feel your post hemorriodectomy. Dave from the UK. I'm post op 12 weeks. This operation takes up-to 6 months to fully heal. There are some rules I would love share with all who experience this operation. Tips I guess to help. That really has worked.
1/ Ask the hospital for instillagel. Local anesthetic in a syringe. Prior bowel movement. Post movement for two weeks post op.
2/ Have a shallow bath. Add a little salt to the bat water, bathe Straight after BM. As your muscles down there are relaxed. Soak 20 minutes.
3/Use Fibrogel, sachets 2-3 a day. These are a god send. Bran sachet . They help to keep your BM formed but soft. Not runny. Which will cause more prone to infection if your BM are liquid. After week 6-8. Drop down to 1 sachet per day. Drink at least 3 pints of water through the day.
4/ You will experience a yellow discharge. Some poop leakage too. Don't be alarmed. Your muscles have been opened to extreme. Lol. Anyway. When you feel this leakage. You must try to clean up straight away. Little water, soap etc..
5/ So take a dip in a warm/hot bath for 20 mins after BM. Plus have another bath at night before bed. All this helps with healing the area.
6/ I get all the degrading leakage, one thing I forgot to mention. If your a man. Be glad of lady monthly pads. There another god send. Helps to suppress the leakage. Change 2-4 tines a day. Happy days. the pain is hard mentally, physically drains you in and out the tub. But there is light at the end of the tunnel. Use the items, make a list. You won't go far wrong.
7/ Don't sit on your butt for any long periods for the first 8 weeks. Try an walk when you can, not to much. Little by little. This operation will take up-to 6 months. Due too the area. It's a roller coaster of 1 step forward. Two steps back. Blood, tears, anxiety, frustration. But listen. Use the things above with a good diet. Bingo you will come through this. It's a long one. Good luck to all. Feeling your pain and discomfort. Dave. England. UK.
Ok, so I'm now on day 10 of my recovery and nearly back to normal with the exception of a little pain going to the restroom. I'm off all pain killers and doing great. I'm driving and sitting any time I like. I hope my advice helps someone else out there with this ridiculous procedure coming up! Like others have said, it's very very very important what doctor does the procedure, so make sure you're confident in their abilities. Get a second opinion like I did if necessary. Anyhow...
First, treat this as a natural disaster that's coming your way, aka "Hurricane Hemorrhoidectomy". It's not something you can avoid, but you can stock up on key things that will make the healing process that much easier. If you have a few weeks before the procedure, you should be stocking up, don't take this lightly. I'd also map out your bed, shower bath and restroom paths. Here's what I'd recommend stocking up on:
-Salt, lots of salt. I bought 15 or so 26 oz containers of salt for salt baths. 3 times a day is what you'll be looking for, more if you want to get relief after the restroom. about 1/3 to half a container each bath for 5 minutes or a little longer.
-Coconut water. You need to stay hydrated and the electrolytes do the trick.
-Testosterone (if you're a man). I started taking a great supplement from bodybuilding.com and will take it through the month. It gets your body ready to heal itself the same way it helps you build muscle in recovery from the weight room. I'd suggest starting 5 days before the procedure so you hit the ground running.
-workout recovery supplement. Again, ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** posting of web addresses is not allowed*** Please read our Terms of Use has some great options. And again, this helps your muscles recover and heal from a workout, but the same concept applies to healing the muscles cut in surgery. I took half a serving 3 times a day, letting it mix over 20 minutes, and drinking it over the 20 minutes after that so that things could absorb.
-Vitamin C. I took 5-7 Emergen-C supplements every day that you can find at your local grocery. Some studies show Vitamin C cuts healing time in half. Actually did the trick for me along with other things.
-Protein shakes. Your muscles will need building materials to repair.
- Adult padded undergarments (aka, diapers). Taking the gauze pad off after surgery was as painful as the actual wound itself. The diapers were a bit embarrassing, but worth every bit. The big pack at costco was the ticket, for plenty of changes as your wound will continue to leak.
-stool softeners. They prescribe them, use them faithfully. Going to the bathroom is the single most painful aspect of this process, so soften things up as much as you can, I'd even advise taking extra the first few days as the pain killers will stop you up.
-Neosporin. I found some with some pain relieving ointment included, was amazing. I also found a vitamin E oil to put on along with it that's supposed to also cut healing time.
Ok, so onto the actual procedure. They put me out, did the deed and I was on the recovery bed when I woke up. 10 minutes later I was headed home. No pain at all, as the anesthetic was still in effect until through the night. I took my steroids and pain killers thinking the pain could hit in the morning.
Next morning the pain hits, and it hits hard. Opioid pain killers were prescribed and boy was I glad I had them. The pain, prepared or not, is very intense. That next day I spent walking around trying to take pressure off my nether regions.
I took stool softeners, but things weren't happening, and by day 3 I had a Milk of magnesia with a straw out of the bottle. First trip to restroom is hardest, but trying to get things going can go overboard, and I went several times that 3rd day.
The rest of the first week was pretty much the same: a lot of pain, especially going to the restroom; taking painkillers and walking a bit to keep the stitches from getting stiff. I took 3 salt baths a day plus after I went to the restroom.
Day 7 was a breaking point. Going to the restroom was a little less painful and everything else was functioning a bit better. Day 8 was like waking up to a new lease on life. I used half doses of painkillers only for when I went to the restroom. Kept up salt baths and all vitamins/supplements to keep the process rolling.
Here on day 10, my stitches are still a bit noticeable but everything is shrunk down. I don't take painkillers other than an ibuprofen every now and again. Going to the restroom is hardly painful at all, and I'm thinking that by day 14 I'll be in the clear for everything, but that may be optimistic.
Anyhow, I really do hope this helps anyone out there who cares to try it. I'm so relieved to recover so quickly and get on with my life after hearing the horror stories of taking 4-6 weeks of recovery.
Blessings in your recovery journey!
Josh