i just had my hemroidectomy yesterday. didnt feel pain at all during the surgery but my butt was numbed when i was awaken; i felt fine when i left the outpatient surgery center. i went on a diet - tangerine and lipton soup so that i wont have bowl movement for the next few days because i have been reading horror stories from here that during the 1st bowl movement it is very painful. i am taking 2 weeks off from work, hopefully i will return to work then. i'll keep posting here to let u know how everything is going.