I have to get a hemmorrhoidectomy done on Tuesday. I am SO scared about this. I have heard nothing but how painfull it is. I have a small external one and a few lil ones inside..well im not sure if the ones inside are small or not. Im just really freaking out. How much pain is there and when does it go away?
I think it varies for everyone. The official answer is 2-6 weeks, I think. However, people are different and the surgeries are different for each person.
As my Mom told me in first grade when I didn't want to go back, "Other people do it, so can you." ;-)
Plan on six weeks, and if it takes less time that's a bonus. Some people on this discussion board felt good enough to go to work after a long weekend. My wife is at almost six weeks and she's not sure whether she can go to church tomorrow or not.
Afterward, here are some tips:
1. The sitz bath they give you at the hospital to bring home is your friend.
2. Follow your doctors orders regarding regular bowel movements. You should get back to your regular (no pun intended) habits as soon as possible (regarding bowel movements) after surgery. Within a week. In other words, if you are used to going once a day really good, something is wrong if you are going four times a day and it's rabbit turds. You gotta get everything moving regularly no matter whether it hurts to go. My wife suffered a bowel impaction which set back her recovery by a good two weeks. Don't do that!
3. Your new mantra...sitz bath and medication, sitz bath and medication...
4. Put a couch in front of a TV. You might want to join NetFlix and Blockbuster at the same time.
5. As soon as you are able, try getting up and moving around to get everything moving inside.
You'll do fine.
As my Mom told me in first grade when I didn't want to go back, "Other people do it, so can you." ;-)
Plan on six weeks, and if it takes less time that's a bonus. Some people on this discussion board felt good enough to go to work after a long weekend. My wife is at almost six weeks and she's not sure whether she can go to church tomorrow or not.
Afterward, here are some tips:
1. The sitz bath they give you at the hospital to bring home is your friend.
2. Follow your doctors orders regarding regular bowel movements. You should get back to your regular (no pun intended) habits as soon as possible (regarding bowel movements) after surgery. Within a week. In other words, if you are used to going once a day really good, something is wrong if you are going four times a day and it's rabbit turds. You gotta get everything moving regularly no matter whether it hurts to go. My wife suffered a bowel impaction which set back her recovery by a good two weeks. Don't do that!
3. Your new mantra...sitz bath and medication, sitz bath and medication...
4. Put a couch in front of a TV. You might want to join NetFlix and Blockbuster at the same time.
5. As soon as you are able, try getting up and moving around to get everything moving inside.
You'll do fine.
Hello,
I had the surgery in March of 2005. It was much more painful and difficult than I was prepared for to recover. I think my doctor was negligent in explaining the recovery process and in not giving good directions to help with the recovery. Be sure to take mineral oil after surgery as passing stool is extremely painful. Also be sure to get and take the pain medication. I spent most of several days after surgery soaking in a hot tub for relief from the pain. My doctor left a very large and disgusting skin tag on my anus which required another surgery with a different doctor to make my anus something that was somewhat normal again. Make sure your doctor understands that just because it is your anus does not mean you want to have hanging skin tags after surgery. I feel the excess skin could have been removed during the surgery. I took a year to start feeling normal again. Recovery from this surgery made a vegeterian out of me. No more hemmorroids so that is a good thing. I quit my doctor because of his callous attitude about this procedure. Found another doctor for the followup cosmetic surgery and a great nurse who had the surgery herself and she gave me the best advice. Many women have this surgery after child birth. Best of luck. Would I do it again? Probably however I would take time off work, take the mineral oil, talk to the doctor about making my anus smooth again and become a vegeterian years earlier.
I hope this helps.
I had the surgery in March of 2005. It was much more painful and difficult than I was prepared for to recover. I think my doctor was negligent in explaining the recovery process and in not giving good directions to help with the recovery. Be sure to take mineral oil after surgery as passing stool is extremely painful. Also be sure to get and take the pain medication. I spent most of several days after surgery soaking in a hot tub for relief from the pain. My doctor left a very large and disgusting skin tag on my anus which required another surgery with a different doctor to make my anus something that was somewhat normal again. Make sure your doctor understands that just because it is your anus does not mean you want to have hanging skin tags after surgery. I feel the excess skin could have been removed during the surgery. I took a year to start feeling normal again. Recovery from this surgery made a vegeterian out of me. No more hemmorroids so that is a good thing. I quit my doctor because of his callous attitude about this procedure. Found another doctor for the followup cosmetic surgery and a great nurse who had the surgery herself and she gave me the best advice. Many women have this surgery after child birth. Best of luck. Would I do it again? Probably however I would take time off work, take the mineral oil, talk to the doctor about making my anus smooth again and become a vegeterian years earlier.
I hope this helps.