Make that three installments with that still-gotta-go feeling. Each installment gets smaller and smaller. I thought the last one was the end because it was very light in color, small in volume, and contained clear mucous. But I'm not sure. :/
I've been up for about three hours. The goal is to get this BM business out of my face (arse) within a 1/2 hour every morning. My office job is closed for the week, so hopefully I'll be able to practice for the next week and get.it.right!
I've been up for about three hours. The goal is to get this BM business out of my face (arse) within a 1/2 hour every morning. My office job is closed for the week, so hopefully I'll be able to practice for the next week and get.it.right!
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Yesterday took about 6-7 trips to the bathroom! Argggh! With so little food in me? I'm thinking that I would actually be too loose if not for the Metamucil and hoping that drinking it twice a day will take care of that.
Still a little bit sore. The surprise farts which haunted (and petrified me - never knew if something other than air was coming out) seem to be over.
The best thing is I can now go without pads or liners. I worked a busy shift at the restaurant last night - liner free. Not a spec of anything came out of me! This is really fantastic. It was seriously putting a damper on my summer wardrobe and my comfort.
Another positive - I'm not so embarrassed about the appearance of my rear so that makes my sex life better - not that it's bad at all. I have a great mutually exclusive "meaningless" relationship and we have a lot of fun. Now I can position myself anyway I want. :)
Been up for three hours and no urge yet. I wonder if that's the Metamucil working or the fact that I had things I wanted to do right off the bat - bring my daughter to work, run errands, play with partner.
I'm not going to worry about it. Going to make some French toast with bananas and what will be will be. I know it won't take me a long time and I also know that even if I'm "incomplete," it will keep until after work.
The BM issue is the last problem I have to lose. This makes me happy. No more Sitz baths, no more special diet, no more leaking.... Ahhhhh. I'm feeling pretty optimistic about my BMs going down to once a day, even if yesterday was hard. I think my body knows when I have time to make a lot of trips. So it's probably psychological now. The less I worry, perhaps the quicker I will be 100%.
Oh, this is day 30.
Still a little bit sore. The surprise farts which haunted (and petrified me - never knew if something other than air was coming out) seem to be over.
The best thing is I can now go without pads or liners. I worked a busy shift at the restaurant last night - liner free. Not a spec of anything came out of me! This is really fantastic. It was seriously putting a damper on my summer wardrobe and my comfort.
Another positive - I'm not so embarrassed about the appearance of my rear so that makes my sex life better - not that it's bad at all. I have a great mutually exclusive "meaningless" relationship and we have a lot of fun. Now I can position myself anyway I want. :)
Been up for three hours and no urge yet. I wonder if that's the Metamucil working or the fact that I had things I wanted to do right off the bat - bring my daughter to work, run errands, play with partner.
I'm not going to worry about it. Going to make some French toast with bananas and what will be will be. I know it won't take me a long time and I also know that even if I'm "incomplete," it will keep until after work.
The BM issue is the last problem I have to lose. This makes me happy. No more Sitz baths, no more special diet, no more leaking.... Ahhhhh. I'm feeling pretty optimistic about my BMs going down to once a day, even if yesterday was hard. I think my body knows when I have time to make a lot of trips. So it's probably psychological now. The less I worry, perhaps the quicker I will be 100%.
Oh, this is day 30.
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Glad to see your condition making progress. Keep up with a healthy lifestyle and all your current efforts, and you can definitely return to your normal life eventually!
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Thank you!
Today was day 31. Had urge first thing and, as usual, it was productive, though not done. Had one more trip and then another that didn't produce anything but a very black, tarry, grainy substance. It was weird. A quick look says that could indicate an upper GI bleed, but I'm trying not to worry about that. Maybe it's part of the healing.
I left for work with that uncomfortable urge and worry that I would lose it, but I went liner free again, and got so busy with work that I was fine. I do think some of this is psychological. I'm fine right now, as has been the case with every night for the last 3-4 weeks.
Today was day 31. Had urge first thing and, as usual, it was productive, though not done. Had one more trip and then another that didn't produce anything but a very black, tarry, grainy substance. It was weird. A quick look says that could indicate an upper GI bleed, but I'm trying not to worry about that. Maybe it's part of the healing.
I left for work with that uncomfortable urge and worry that I would lose it, but I went liner free again, and got so busy with work that I was fine. I do think some of this is psychological. I'm fine right now, as has been the case with every night for the last 3-4 weeks.
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Great! See.. you're on your way. Just get through the next couple of weeks and you will look back at this in a few months and say although the healing was literately a pain in the butt the results were well worth the experience. That's how I feel anyway.. .Good luck!
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I am hesitating between hemorroidectomy and HAL/RAR. Does anyone have good experience with the Doppler guided ligation? Thanks.
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Days 32 and 33 (today) involved several trips to the bathroom. I fell asleep the last two nights without taking my second dose of Metamucil and it shows. I will not forget tonight! Today, I've made three trips - one productive, one slightly productive and another hardly worth it. I feel like I have indigestion and very loose...this is why the Metamucil is so important. Been drinking the last couple of nights, too. Probably not the best idea, but I'm tired of being so careful. I'll just have to get up early enough tomorrow to evacuate before my 11-9 shift. Right now, I'm jumping in the shower and going on the "ignore" plan.
Still no liners! Getting there. Slowly.
Still no liners! Getting there. Slowly.
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I am scheduled for my hemorrhoid surgery in November
I have both internal and external. She said she would be using a "pain balloon" for afterwards to help with the pain. Apparently it is a catherer that goes on either side of the anus and when you are in pain you push a button and it injects pain medicine right to the source. It lasts for 4 days. Has anyone ever heard of this?! I can't find anything about it.
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Day 35 or FIVE WEEKS! Today and yesterday my "installments" went down to 2 - very close together, first thing in the morning and then I was okay for the day! I worked 9 hours at my waitress job and only got up 90 minutes before I had to be there. At time I felt worried, like I had to go, or that I was leaking again but NOPE! Maybe the feeling will finally go away now that I see how much better I'm operating. I do tend to get a "nervous stomach." Almost took an anti-diarrhea med, but thought better of it and I didn't need it. Got some rice in me for lunch and was fine.
Today I discovered a disconcerting little problem - a lovely boil which is likely the result of an ingrown hair from shaving. (This is habit I must seriously rethink.) I've had this before - just this year was the first time - and it's a pain, but at least I know it's not debilitating like this surgery was. Though it's not going to be in my way, it did actually take the forefront of my mind today. I wasn't the least bit worried about my butt or my bowels today! Seems like the worst is over and my days are sooooo much better now!
I was still a bit sore after being on my feet all day, but nothing major. Nothing like those first days at.all.
Today I discovered a disconcerting little problem - a lovely boil which is likely the result of an ingrown hair from shaving. (This is habit I must seriously rethink.) I've had this before - just this year was the first time - and it's a pain, but at least I know it's not debilitating like this surgery was. Though it's not going to be in my way, it did actually take the forefront of my mind today. I wasn't the least bit worried about my butt or my bowels today! Seems like the worst is over and my days are sooooo much better now!
I was still a bit sore after being on my feet all day, but nothing major. Nothing like those first days at.all.
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I've never heard of that before and it was not offered to me by my doctor. If it's a reliable thing it would be helpful though.
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Tomorrow is six weeks, and I think this will finally be may last post. I am about 95% recovered. Like, it still hurts a little when I cough. The residual problems are subsiding, but I've no more fears of pain, leakage, diet, BMs, Sitz baths, etc.
On a normal morning, I wake up with the urge, evacuate as much as possible and go on with my day. I no longer pay attention to the possibility of installments. By now, it's like, who cares? So you spend 30 seconds going and another 30 cleaning - which is now way more easy/effective than with those annoying 'roids!
No BM yesterday, but as I mentioned, I had celebrated my 'roid free behind by shaving myself where no woman should ever shave. Vanity hurts! Blade was expensive, clean and I didn't nick myself, but I covered a LOT of ground, developing at least two abscesses, most likely from ingrown hairs - one right next to the anus! That one is actually small and not painful. The other, in the front, is AWFUL. Hurts way more than recovering from the hemorrhoidectomy!
Part of the exam involved what felt like a 10-inch finger in my rectum. That was VERY painful. Obviously, some healing is still going on inside.
Normally, I would have treated an abscess at home but when it's on one's rear, it does require attention. I have a deep open wound there now - just what I need, so I didn't have a BM yesterday. Just a bit gassy. Today, I had to really force myself to go - opposite problem than I've had recently. I haven't been drinking as much water, so that might be one problem. The finger/rectum torture may have been an issue. But I'm not spending too much time thinking about my butt and my digestive system anymore.
In short, my new medical problems have distracted me from the older ones - plus the body is healing. It doesn't interfere with my life anymore. It is now better than my pre-surgical condition. :)
On a normal morning, I wake up with the urge, evacuate as much as possible and go on with my day. I no longer pay attention to the possibility of installments. By now, it's like, who cares? So you spend 30 seconds going and another 30 cleaning - which is now way more easy/effective than with those annoying 'roids!
No BM yesterday, but as I mentioned, I had celebrated my 'roid free behind by shaving myself where no woman should ever shave. Vanity hurts! Blade was expensive, clean and I didn't nick myself, but I covered a LOT of ground, developing at least two abscesses, most likely from ingrown hairs - one right next to the anus! That one is actually small and not painful. The other, in the front, is AWFUL. Hurts way more than recovering from the hemorrhoidectomy!
Part of the exam involved what felt like a 10-inch finger in my rectum. That was VERY painful. Obviously, some healing is still going on inside.
Normally, I would have treated an abscess at home but when it's on one's rear, it does require attention. I have a deep open wound there now - just what I need, so I didn't have a BM yesterday. Just a bit gassy. Today, I had to really force myself to go - opposite problem than I've had recently. I haven't been drinking as much water, so that might be one problem. The finger/rectum torture may have been an issue. But I'm not spending too much time thinking about my butt and my digestive system anymore.
In short, my new medical problems have distracted me from the older ones - plus the body is healing. It doesn't interfere with my life anymore. It is now better than my pre-surgical condition. :)
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One correction: TOMORROW is six weeks since the surgery. Not today. I had three "installments" today, but I attribute that to an unrelated issue I'm having in the same general area. It's fine either way.
Full recovery time from my view 4-6 weeks.
Full recovery time from my view 4-6 weeks.
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I am probably going to have the surgery in a couple of weeks. I am so scared, I think after all these years if i should just put it off. The horror stories are too much, and seems to be all the same.
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Hello everyone, I'm a 34 yr old woman who gave birth to a 9pound baby 12 years ago and bc of the type of pregnancy i had since i was only 120pounds when i first got pregnant and he is my 2nd baby i had developed the hemorrhoides, i never had any problems untill i decided to joint th gym and work out almost everyday well apparently lifting 10 to 20 pounds weight started to make the hemorrhoides to bleed and cause lowe back pain. had a colonoscpy done came back ok but with abnormal hmrrds so my Dr at Cleveland clinic here in weston FL did perform the ligation and placed the rubber band. But after 6 months i started to bleed again.
Went back to Dr Eric Weiss and requested to have the surgery i did it 2 weeks ago in a friday, already had my 1st BM yes it was very painful, i felt like i was giving birth naturally to another baby literally i had to push bc the pain was too much. but before i went to the bathroom i took 2 pills of DULCOLAX they worked pretty good even thught the movement was painful because of the stiches, i was able to get everything out of my system and that happened 6 days after surgery. I haven't bother my Dr about the pain he did advised me about it before surgery but i think they did an excellent job at the clinic. Since i'm very healthy i always eat fruits and veggies i have no nausea or any kind of fatigue can't wait to be better so i could back to the gym. As i speak i'm on my 2nd BM after 4 days from the 1st is not that painful like the first but i'm struggling just a little. I have been drinking lots of water eating fiber such as beans, wheath bread, strawberries, lots of brocoli and carrots pineapple and grapes. every surgery is diferent every body is diferent. its all depends how well you treat your body by selecting the right foods. But i'm glad to hear that i can use the blow dryer to keep the area dry good luck to anyone who is having the surgery first. keep in mind the pain goes away eventually after the 1st BM.
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If you've been told you need surgery, which means you've been through the non-surgical options and your condition is advanced enough, then bite the bullet and get it done. It's one week of PITA but after that it's awesome! Plan on a one month recovery but you'll have your whole life to look forward to thereafter. I did mine a year ago and while it was tough for a couple of weeks I now recommend it to anyone who's daily life is affected by this affliction. You'll look back and feel happy about your decision.
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