how do i care for myself after hemroid surgery

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Thank you, this is a helpful post and I hope you are continuing to do well. I had my surgery over three weeks ago and I have just started to be able to go out of the house for a few hours in preparation for going back to work next week. Before now the pain was very severe and also I had urgency which meant I had to be beside a toilet. Also I was awake during the night with pain and spasms in my rectal area.
My doctor said before the op I would probably need one or two weeks off work. In fact I am now anxious about whether I will manage back at work after four weeks. If I had known I might need fours weeks off I could have planned it properly in advance rather than feel stressed about returning to work and then having to cancel arrangements.
I have to say my recovery from this operation has been very painful and difficult. Hopefully the result will be worth it but I am sure I still have at least one haemorrhoid. My doctor did say there may be some tags left And she would review them.
I am taking lots of prunes and having a high fibre diet. Lots of baths and showers and also I am taking paracetamol and diclofenac. My doctor prescribed movicol but I found that a single diclofenac at night seems to be better.
All in all I am doing better now but I still dread BMs. Hopefully next week I will be ok at work.
My advice would be to take the pressure off and expect to need more time off than your surgeon recommends. Doctors just do the operation they don't suffer the recovery period. Also I suppose it depends on the extent of your problem before the op. My haemorrhoids were apparently very severe and my surgeon said she needed to do 'a lot of work down there'!
Let's hope we all return to normal after this very painful operation. I hope I never have to go through this again though if I get a good result and am pain free I would consider it worthwhile.

thank you so much for your words of encouragement..I had 3 large hemmroids taken out on sept 26.. I have had good and very bad days all depending on the bowel movements each day. also I ran out of oxecodone and my surgeon said to just use tylenol and advil, and that doesnt touch it...so thank you for giving something to look forward to maybe one more week and I will be more normal and out of pain..good luck to you!

I am on day 4 today post surgery. I had 5 hemorrhoids removed . The doctor didn't answer my question regarding if he got them all , which concerns me and I asked him more than once. He said something about needing to leave space for healing and scar tissue? I know that my hemorrhoids were very extreme.It is what it is I guess and I think he was quite shocked at how bad mine were. This was my second surgery, with the last one being a combination of banding and closed hemorrhoidectomy , I can not remember how many were removed last time though it was at least three,plus the banding. I don't think the banding really worked for me. My last surgery was around 5 years ago.
So this time I did not go have a colonoscopy at the same time only the sigmoidoscopy which is supposed to be less invasive you don't have to drink that disgusting prep stuff. It also means that your bowel isn't cleaned out beforehand.
I was totally unprepared for my first bowel motion after surgery. I have had an appendectomy, four Cesarian sections, and a previous hemorrhoidectomy but nothing prepared me for the pain of this!
I had an open hemorrhoidectomy this time and I have experienced a lot of blood loss - much more than last time though I had staples before. The worst thing is I seem to have several small external and internal hemorrhoids - maybe a dozen? The doctor wouldn't say much about that either though he did say something about swelling. I have done a lot of research and I am hoping that indeed this is only swelling that will subside in time. Does anyone else have experience with this. I feel them with every bm just like before surgery and they add to the pain. I was and try to be hopeful that this is the hemorriodectomy to end all others. However this will be my last surgery definitely as it is the most horrendous experience I have ever gone through.
I want it to be worth it.
It was a huge decision to have this surgery. This is something I have been living with for 30 years since I was pregnant with my first child at 18! I just want this nightmare to end. I don't want my experience to be a negative one and stop others from getting the help they need to live a normal life without the pain and inconvenience of hemorrhoids. I have read a lot of blogs and there is a lot of negativity about the op and I have to believe that for some people it ends up being a positive thing after the healing etc . I accept that there are lifestyle changes I may need to make in order to prevent recurrence and I am more than ready to be on that road. I have been working on increasing my fitness and have lost 14 kg this year.
So I am fully committed to recovering to the best of my ability. I would appreciate any help with suggestions for diet esp over the next week or so. I am only taking panadol and was prescribed endone but wont take that as it gives me migrane and nausea (as if I don't feel bad enough) also I am taking aspalgin which helps when I need a little extra help with pain and gives me a nice sleep. I am also taking mettamucil and coloxyl senna tabs twice a day. I am very bloated though drinking a lot of water.
I would appreciate some feedback from others who have come through the surgery positively and some tips to help me through recovery , thanks. :)

Hi, I'd like to no how you got on after you posted this? What has it been like for anyone 2 months on. I had surgery 4 days ago and nearly passed out this morning after a bm!!! Thanks

I had the surgery 14 days ago and let me tell you I WILL NEVER DO IT AGAIN! The pain is almost unbearable and I am not being dramatic. Since this is my 14th day of revovery I am feeling a lot better from the first few days post-op. I recommend that if you are considering the surgery; reconsider and reconsider again. If your hemorrhoids do not bother you (like mine wasn't)(only had one) leave them/it alone! Hopefully the 3rd week of recovery brings no pain because it is really frustrating and exhausting :( but also I hope the pain was worth it.

I had inside and outer hemorrhoids removal today & it seemed to be ok they were gone leaving only bruises and stitches and numbness I’m already on pm so I kept same pain meds he just told to tak 1-2 tid prn for pain and I was extremely numb until few hours ago I’m only bleeding no bm but I suffer from chronic constipation for years now and take Linzess 145mg, Amitiza 24mg and 1 dulcolax several times a week for over a year now and I’m wondering if it’s ok to resume as still softeners do nothing for me and ice and hot showers have eased some pain but don’t want to take to much meds as they constipate but pain is at

I have had surgery it’s been one week today and I have never experienced the amount of pain I am in and I mean severe pain or I have taken baths to try and calm things down and it seems like nothing works I know it’s the only thing to do in this situation but this is the first week And I hope things are getting better in the second week third week I have to see the doctor and I am already out of the pain medication that he gave me what should I do to relieve this pain I cannot take aspirin because I had Gastro bypass surgery and that creates ulcers So what should I do I would really appreciate if someone could get back to me my email is ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** posting of private information such as name, phone number or email address is not allowed in order to protect your privacy*** Please read our Terms of Use If there is a doctor out there that is reading did this I really would appreciate an answer back this is been the worst surgery I’ve ever had I am 62 years old by myself and like I said in pain constantly I have no energy I tried to clean myself daily I don’t know what to do so I’m on please tell Mr. Michael LaCaria

Hay brother am have done my surgery 32 a
Days ago still i feel pain after b. M what should i do