I had surgery on 12/15 and it is now 1/6 and I still have pain with a bm. I find comfort in jumping in a warm bath to releive the pain along with Advil.
I to was told only 1 week recovery could go back next, but I took 3 weeks as a precaution and now I am off for a 4th week.
I had the burning espcially with my first bm which wasnt until 5 days after surgery. I thought I was going to die, boy was I glad my children werent home as I was in so much pain and I had to scream when I did go.
The pain is getting better but I wish it would go away completely. I will have a good day then a bad. I too like someone else said had cold chills and was uncomfortable for about 3 hrs or so after each bm.
I wish luck to anyone who decides to have this procedure. I dont know if I could go through it again. And my husband says I better not have any more surgeries after seeing my pain and discomfort with this one.
Good Luck to All :$
I to was told only 1 week recovery could go back next, but I took 3 weeks as a precaution and now I am off for a 4th week.
I had the burning espcially with my first bm which wasnt until 5 days after surgery. I thought I was going to die, boy was I glad my children werent home as I was in so much pain and I had to scream when I did go.
The pain is getting better but I wish it would go away completely. I will have a good day then a bad. I too like someone else said had cold chills and was uncomfortable for about 3 hrs or so after each bm.
I wish luck to anyone who decides to have this procedure. I dont know if I could go through it again. And my husband says I better not have any more surgeries after seeing my pain and discomfort with this one.
Good Luck to All :$
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Hello All!
I would like to thank all of you for your posts. I had my surgery 5 days ago on 1/7/09 and am slooowwwllly recovering. According to the doc I had 6 hemorrhoids removed which is the most I've heard of. My surgery was at 3pm and I had my 1st bowel movement at 3am and it was hard because I hadn't taken any stool softeners or pain meds because I threw them up because of the anesthesia. So needless to say I wanted to just die at that moment. But thanks to a warm bath and a very patient and loving husband I made it through the night and was able to take the pain meds and colace and metamucil.
As of today, I feel about 95% until I move then I'm in excruciating pain. I have a BM every 2 hours which is insane because it burns like hell and I think 1 of the incisions is infected cause it looks like puss is forming. I called the doc and he is not in the office until Thursday when I have my follow-up appointment. Every time I feel the urge to go I cry. i just took the last of the prescription pain killers so we'll see how it goes tonight. I have been doing a lot of praying and crying and missing my kids who I saw for the first time today since Wednesday morning when I dropped them off at school and daycare. They have been at Grandma's house having a ball but I am missing them. I just want to be able to care for my children.
How much longer will I have to be like this? I miss my kids! If I would have known this I would have put up with the hemorrhoids, even with the bouts of pain and bleeding it was better than this.
Thanks for listening I needed to get this out!
P.S. The doc said to use extra virgin olive oil to soothe burning and itching and it is definitely helping. So for those of you who are dealing with a lot of pain after BM try it you have nothing to lose.
I would like to thank all of you for your posts. I had my surgery 5 days ago on 1/7/09 and am slooowwwllly recovering. According to the doc I had 6 hemorrhoids removed which is the most I've heard of. My surgery was at 3pm and I had my 1st bowel movement at 3am and it was hard because I hadn't taken any stool softeners or pain meds because I threw them up because of the anesthesia. So needless to say I wanted to just die at that moment. But thanks to a warm bath and a very patient and loving husband I made it through the night and was able to take the pain meds and colace and metamucil.
As of today, I feel about 95% until I move then I'm in excruciating pain. I have a BM every 2 hours which is insane because it burns like hell and I think 1 of the incisions is infected cause it looks like puss is forming. I called the doc and he is not in the office until Thursday when I have my follow-up appointment. Every time I feel the urge to go I cry. i just took the last of the prescription pain killers so we'll see how it goes tonight. I have been doing a lot of praying and crying and missing my kids who I saw for the first time today since Wednesday morning when I dropped them off at school and daycare. They have been at Grandma's house having a ball but I am missing them. I just want to be able to care for my children.
How much longer will I have to be like this? I miss my kids! If I would have known this I would have put up with the hemorrhoids, even with the bouts of pain and bleeding it was better than this.
Thanks for listening I needed to get this out!
P.S. The doc said to use extra virgin olive oil to soothe burning and itching and it is definitely helping. So for those of you who are dealing with a lot of pain after BM try it you have nothing to lose.
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I'm so sorry to read of all these painful experiences.
I had a very fast surgery after my latest episode on 1/15. I saw my family doctor on 1/17 and he wanted me in surgery right away. I couldn't get into the surgeon's office until the next day. When the surgeon saw me he said that my case was too severe to do in his office and scheduled me for surgery in the OR the next morning.
It was all very sudden, so I came online the night before surgery and this site was very informative but also very frightening. There was one positive experience for about every twenty horrible experiences. I live alone and had planned on being able to do everything I might need to do when I returned from surgery. After reading these posts I got up two hours before reporting to the OR so I could buy a bunch of supplies and specific food items.
I should say that I've never had any type of surgery or broken any bones, so I had no idea what to expect as far as pain levels. The doctor told me that this procedure was one of the most painful recoveries, and everything on this site had me believing I would wish I were dead.
I was out of surgery about 11:00am on Wednesday, 1/19. The first couple of hours were pretty intense, but not unbearable (maybe a 7 on the 1-10 pain scale). Granted, the general anesthesia had me still pretty out of it, and when I was conscious enough I began using meditation techniques to disassociate from the pain. As I came more out of the general anesthesia, the nurse brought me two Percocet.
By about 1:30pm, the worst was over, and I felt surprising normal. There was pain, yes, but easily bearable (maybe a 3 on the pain scale). At 2:00pm the nurse said they would let me go home as soon as I was able to pee.
By about 4:00pm when I still had not urinated, I began to get worried. I had a LOT of liquids, but I just wasn't feeling the need. I began to go to the bathroom at least once every half hour to try.
At 6:00pm, as my Percocet wore off, the nurse asked if I would like two more. I took just one as I was feeling pretty good.
At 7:00pm when I still had not peed, I was particularly concerned as that had been the deadline I had been given (8 hours after surgery) as far as getting a catheter. I was doing so well, though, that the nurse extended my deadline.
At about 8:00pm I became a bit more uncomfortable as my anus started to spasm every few minutes. The first couple of times the spasms were fairly intense, but I quickly adjusted and found them only slightly annoying. The nurse told me that these spasms were a sign that the last of the local anesthesia was wearing off. Since the local anesthesia was probably what was affecting my bladder, she was hopeful I would be able to pee soon.
And, at 9:00pm I peed. Thank goodness. No catheter! I was allowed to go home!
After my friends picked me up and we got meds, I arrived home about 10:00pm.
The first night was certainly uncomfortable, but I was able to sleep pretty well. I ended up waking up every couple of hours, but that was good as I had to pee frequently and I was able to keep up pain med dosages.
By 6:00am I started having gas, but it passed without pain. Shortly after that I had a very small BM (like three or four tablespoons of yogurt-consistency stool) and passed it with no pain.
I took no pain meds the day after other than ibuprofen. I had a lot of high fiber stuff (bananas, oatmeal) and was peeing normally. I felt really good. I was experiencing maybe 10% of the pain I had been expecting to feel based on everything I had read.
I did have quite a few issues around recovery from the anesthesia. Since I had anticipated having surgery two days prior to actually getting it, I had limited my liquid and food intake. As a result, I was exceptionally dehydrated. My throat was very dry and I was coughing up a lot of phlegm. My abdominal muscles became very sore as a result of the coughing and from getting up and down so often while trying to protect the sore area.
On Friday, two days after surgery, I drove myself to the surgeon's office for my appointment. He was held up in surgery, so I ended up sitting in his office for over two hours before he saw me. That ended up being the most uncomfortable time I had experienced so far (I should have taken a pillow with me), but it still was not that bad. One warm soak after I got home had me feeling pretty good again.
I questioned the doctor about my surgery as my recovery seemed so exceptional. He said I had quite a few stitches as one of my hemorrhoids had been really nasty. The nasty one was also the reason I had not been a candidate for the staples. He seemed surprised that I was doing so well and kept saying, "You look great." He said as long as I felt like it that I could do anything I wanted--that the pain should be my limiting factor.
Well, by this point I was a little worried about how unexceptional this experience had been. I still had not had a substantial BM, so I feared that experience might make me feel differently.
On Friday night, I slept through the night waking up only once or twice to go pee. On Saturday I went grocery shopping and did some house cleaning.
It's now Sunday, my fourth day after surgery. I had a BM this morning and it was no worse than with the hemorrhoids before the surgery. I'll be returning to work tomorrow, but probably only for about a half day.
I'm not sure why my recovery has been so exceptional. My hemorrhoids were really bad, so it may be that I was already accustomed to pain/soreness/bleeding. The meditation technique probably helped a good bit as many studies have shown the mind/health link. I'm almost 50 and I'm diabetic. I'm not in particularly great shape--about 40 pounds overweight. Maybe I just got lucky? There has been bleeding, but it was less than I was dealing with on a regular basis prior to the surgery.
I have noticed a few people had a fairly smooth first week only to be surprised in the second week. I'll certainly return and post if that's the case for me.
At any rate, if you're reading these boards prior to your surgery, be aware that there are good experiences out there. The only thing that's still slightly painful are the spasms. They are pretty infrequent, but they have their moments. It's pretty exciting when I shower and wash the rectal area to have it feel more normal than it has in years. So, based on my experience, I would recommend this surgery highly. However, you probably want to be sure it's the last alternative.
Best wishes to you all.
I had a very fast surgery after my latest episode on 1/15. I saw my family doctor on 1/17 and he wanted me in surgery right away. I couldn't get into the surgeon's office until the next day. When the surgeon saw me he said that my case was too severe to do in his office and scheduled me for surgery in the OR the next morning.
It was all very sudden, so I came online the night before surgery and this site was very informative but also very frightening. There was one positive experience for about every twenty horrible experiences. I live alone and had planned on being able to do everything I might need to do when I returned from surgery. After reading these posts I got up two hours before reporting to the OR so I could buy a bunch of supplies and specific food items.
I should say that I've never had any type of surgery or broken any bones, so I had no idea what to expect as far as pain levels. The doctor told me that this procedure was one of the most painful recoveries, and everything on this site had me believing I would wish I were dead.
I was out of surgery about 11:00am on Wednesday, 1/19. The first couple of hours were pretty intense, but not unbearable (maybe a 7 on the 1-10 pain scale). Granted, the general anesthesia had me still pretty out of it, and when I was conscious enough I began using meditation techniques to disassociate from the pain. As I came more out of the general anesthesia, the nurse brought me two Percocet.
By about 1:30pm, the worst was over, and I felt surprising normal. There was pain, yes, but easily bearable (maybe a 3 on the pain scale). At 2:00pm the nurse said they would let me go home as soon as I was able to pee.
By about 4:00pm when I still had not urinated, I began to get worried. I had a LOT of liquids, but I just wasn't feeling the need. I began to go to the bathroom at least once every half hour to try.
At 6:00pm, as my Percocet wore off, the nurse asked if I would like two more. I took just one as I was feeling pretty good.
At 7:00pm when I still had not peed, I was particularly concerned as that had been the deadline I had been given (8 hours after surgery) as far as getting a catheter. I was doing so well, though, that the nurse extended my deadline.
At about 8:00pm I became a bit more uncomfortable as my anus started to spasm every few minutes. The first couple of times the spasms were fairly intense, but I quickly adjusted and found them only slightly annoying. The nurse told me that these spasms were a sign that the last of the local anesthesia was wearing off. Since the local anesthesia was probably what was affecting my bladder, she was hopeful I would be able to pee soon.
And, at 9:00pm I peed. Thank goodness. No catheter! I was allowed to go home!
After my friends picked me up and we got meds, I arrived home about 10:00pm.
The first night was certainly uncomfortable, but I was able to sleep pretty well. I ended up waking up every couple of hours, but that was good as I had to pee frequently and I was able to keep up pain med dosages.
By 6:00am I started having gas, but it passed without pain. Shortly after that I had a very small BM (like three or four tablespoons of yogurt-consistency stool) and passed it with no pain.
I took no pain meds the day after other than ibuprofen. I had a lot of high fiber stuff (bananas, oatmeal) and was peeing normally. I felt really good. I was experiencing maybe 10% of the pain I had been expecting to feel based on everything I had read.
I did have quite a few issues around recovery from the anesthesia. Since I had anticipated having surgery two days prior to actually getting it, I had limited my liquid and food intake. As a result, I was exceptionally dehydrated. My throat was very dry and I was coughing up a lot of phlegm. My abdominal muscles became very sore as a result of the coughing and from getting up and down so often while trying to protect the sore area.
On Friday, two days after surgery, I drove myself to the surgeon's office for my appointment. He was held up in surgery, so I ended up sitting in his office for over two hours before he saw me. That ended up being the most uncomfortable time I had experienced so far (I should have taken a pillow with me), but it still was not that bad. One warm soak after I got home had me feeling pretty good again.
I questioned the doctor about my surgery as my recovery seemed so exceptional. He said I had quite a few stitches as one of my hemorrhoids had been really nasty. The nasty one was also the reason I had not been a candidate for the staples. He seemed surprised that I was doing so well and kept saying, "You look great." He said as long as I felt like it that I could do anything I wanted--that the pain should be my limiting factor.
Well, by this point I was a little worried about how unexceptional this experience had been. I still had not had a substantial BM, so I feared that experience might make me feel differently.
On Friday night, I slept through the night waking up only once or twice to go pee. On Saturday I went grocery shopping and did some house cleaning.
It's now Sunday, my fourth day after surgery. I had a BM this morning and it was no worse than with the hemorrhoids before the surgery. I'll be returning to work tomorrow, but probably only for about a half day.
I'm not sure why my recovery has been so exceptional. My hemorrhoids were really bad, so it may be that I was already accustomed to pain/soreness/bleeding. The meditation technique probably helped a good bit as many studies have shown the mind/health link. I'm almost 50 and I'm diabetic. I'm not in particularly great shape--about 40 pounds overweight. Maybe I just got lucky? There has been bleeding, but it was less than I was dealing with on a regular basis prior to the surgery.
I have noticed a few people had a fairly smooth first week only to be surprised in the second week. I'll certainly return and post if that's the case for me.
At any rate, if you're reading these boards prior to your surgery, be aware that there are good experiences out there. The only thing that's still slightly painful are the spasms. They are pretty infrequent, but they have their moments. It's pretty exciting when I shower and wash the rectal area to have it feel more normal than it has in years. So, based on my experience, I would recommend this surgery highly. However, you probably want to be sure it's the last alternative.
Best wishes to you all.
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KeithinSC:
I do come back here to read the progress of others. I am so glad to hear that you have not had the nightmare experience so many of us have had.
I pray for you a speedy recovery and please do come back and continue to share your experience with others. I have a good friend who posted on this board and she too had an experience much like yours although she had a couple of very rough days. You are both very lucky. It took me 2 months to be pain free. And during most of that time I was ready to chop my head off. It was not a good experience. But was it worth it, you bet !
I do come back here to read the progress of others. I am so glad to hear that you have not had the nightmare experience so many of us have had.
I pray for you a speedy recovery and please do come back and continue to share your experience with others. I have a good friend who posted on this board and she too had an experience much like yours although she had a couple of very rough days. You are both very lucky. It took me 2 months to be pain free. And during most of that time I was ready to chop my head off. It was not a good experience. But was it worth it, you bet !
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Hi everyone.. I'm a 23 year old female who had this surgery done at the end of October. When my doctor suggested I have this procedure done the first thing I did was research it online. Normally doctors do not usually do this surgery on someone so young because there is a chance they will come back when its time to have babies, but my case was severe enough to go through with it. I found this website and read everyones horror stories. Needless to say, I did NOT want to go through with it, but I knew I had to for the sake of my behind.
I cant say that it did not hurt, I would be a liar. It was probably the most agonizing thing I have ever experienced. The first two weeks were hell. I did not have a BM until day 5 post-op and it felt like I was passing a watermelon. I teared most of my stitches. I cried everyday for those first two weeks, wondering how could I have put myself through all this.
My doctor said that recovery time was about two months to completely heal. BM's hurt for about the first month, but got better little by little. Warm baths(esp. after BM's), and non stick gauze were necessities, but little by little the leakage and pain subsided. Also, blood in the BM's for the first month is completely normal. I found that the Sitz baths were not for me. It hurt too much to sit on it, I opted lying in the bath tub (it was much more comfortable)
It's now three months after my surgery and I am perfectly fine and hemorrhoid/pain free. It is an amazing feeling to go to the bathroom and not have to worry if hemorrhoids will plague me. The pain from the surgery is brutal, but temporary. It does get better and once its over, its over(in most cases). Every now and then after a BM I do get a tingling sensation, but it does not hurt and goes away almost immediately, which is way better than having one of these pesky things pop out again.
I cant say that it did not hurt, I would be a liar. It was probably the most agonizing thing I have ever experienced. The first two weeks were hell. I did not have a BM until day 5 post-op and it felt like I was passing a watermelon. I teared most of my stitches. I cried everyday for those first two weeks, wondering how could I have put myself through all this.
My doctor said that recovery time was about two months to completely heal. BM's hurt for about the first month, but got better little by little. Warm baths(esp. after BM's), and non stick gauze were necessities, but little by little the leakage and pain subsided. Also, blood in the BM's for the first month is completely normal. I found that the Sitz baths were not for me. It hurt too much to sit on it, I opted lying in the bath tub (it was much more comfortable)
It's now three months after my surgery and I am perfectly fine and hemorrhoid/pain free. It is an amazing feeling to go to the bathroom and not have to worry if hemorrhoids will plague me. The pain from the surgery is brutal, but temporary. It does get better and once its over, its over(in most cases). Every now and then after a BM I do get a tingling sensation, but it does not hurt and goes away almost immediately, which is way better than having one of these pesky things pop out again.
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Thank you summergirl. I had my hemorrhoidectomy on January 5th. Today I am home again from work because I'm still in a lot of pain for hours after a BM. Even to pass gas causes a burning pain. I had what was described as 3rd degree hemorrhoids whatever that means. I didn't expect this much pain for this length of time. When I asked my doctor when I would be able go back to the gym, he responded "when you feel up to it". When I asked if I had any work restrictions because I have to move computers around, his response was "I wouldn't do that for a few days". I still have blood when I have a BM, have a burning pain when I pass gas or right before I have to have the BM which I pretty much have to get to the toilet as soon as possible. Your post gave me hope that maybe just another week, I can be pain free. Do you have any suggestions to help get past this last pain or at least to minimize the urgent need to void immediately upon the sensation first hitting that I need to go?
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Hey all. Have had 'roids for years with the occasional flare up that's always settled down. Always maintain a good diet and Metamucil capsules daily to keep things flowing. The downfall was a 6 week round the world trip and the way it messed with my diet. Come week 3 when we hit the states I was on Ibuprofin daily due to my painful buddies popping out to say Hi.
Problem is a thrombosed hemorrhoid that pops out with a movement but can be manipulated back in. Having a movement is excruciating (and I have a high pain threshold) and the follow on pain in the 4-6 hours afterwards is equally as bad. Red hot knife, pain spasms, tailbone ache - you name it!
Finally bit the bullet and saw a surgeon yesterday - only 5 months after we've returned home mind you! He's got me going in in two weeks time to remove the big guy as well as a little guy and have a look around for any internals.
After starting to read these posts I was ready to ring up and cancel but kept reading and am understanding that everyone's situation is different. I'm feeling confident in that I'm already taking Metamucil, am as regular as clockwork and pretty "free flowing" and have a good diet - hopefully these things will be major contributing factors in my recovery.
Thanks to the contributors in these posts I've got a list of essentials that I need to get for my recovery plus luckily enough, I've got a week's annual leave from work (had to cancel a trip to New Zealand though!) before quitting my job all together and, conveniently, hubby has got the whole month off on annual leave too!
I'm in a very high level of pain on a daily basis and have put up with it for 6 months now. I'm anticipating that post op will be the same to worse and feel prepared for it.
I will be having morning surgery under full anesthetic and my surgeon has got me staying in hospital overnight to monitor my pain which is great.
My main problem was pride. This is an issue I should have addressed 10 years ago but didn't because I felt so embarrassed - mortified even. So here I am. Trying not to tear up when passing a motion, physically vomiting from the post-motion pain and having all this affect my day-to-day life.
Surgery is a last resort but after spending a couple of hours reading everyone's posts, it's an option I'm looking forward to - sort of!
Wish me luck!!!
Problem is a thrombosed hemorrhoid that pops out with a movement but can be manipulated back in. Having a movement is excruciating (and I have a high pain threshold) and the follow on pain in the 4-6 hours afterwards is equally as bad. Red hot knife, pain spasms, tailbone ache - you name it!
Finally bit the bullet and saw a surgeon yesterday - only 5 months after we've returned home mind you! He's got me going in in two weeks time to remove the big guy as well as a little guy and have a look around for any internals.
After starting to read these posts I was ready to ring up and cancel but kept reading and am understanding that everyone's situation is different. I'm feeling confident in that I'm already taking Metamucil, am as regular as clockwork and pretty "free flowing" and have a good diet - hopefully these things will be major contributing factors in my recovery.
Thanks to the contributors in these posts I've got a list of essentials that I need to get for my recovery plus luckily enough, I've got a week's annual leave from work (had to cancel a trip to New Zealand though!) before quitting my job all together and, conveniently, hubby has got the whole month off on annual leave too!
I'm in a very high level of pain on a daily basis and have put up with it for 6 months now. I'm anticipating that post op will be the same to worse and feel prepared for it.
I will be having morning surgery under full anesthetic and my surgeon has got me staying in hospital overnight to monitor my pain which is great.
My main problem was pride. This is an issue I should have addressed 10 years ago but didn't because I felt so embarrassed - mortified even. So here I am. Trying not to tear up when passing a motion, physically vomiting from the post-motion pain and having all this affect my day-to-day life.
Surgery is a last resort but after spending a couple of hours reading everyone's posts, it's an option I'm looking forward to - sort of!
Wish me luck!!!
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Hi all this is my 2nd op in 15 years o.O and the pain does not get any easier well mybe a little. I thouht i would share my experiance with you all,most the same as everyone here the pain is bad and after my 1st op experiance i was going to let it happen on its own time as i had a prolaspe the 1st time round by pushing to hard,the 1st time i was in hospital for 11 days and on morphine for pain relief for most of that time and then to add insult to injury i got a infection which just added more pain.As you can tell they dont like keeping you 2 long now,i myselt 1 night this time . The doctor told me that i had a bad case grade5 i was told and might have to come back again in 5months or so to have more removed if this does not work( :$ dont think so). the pain is bad but if i think back 2 the 1st time i was worse. the worse thing this time is the fear to go to the toilet ,my 1st BM this time was on the 7th day and i passed a poo the size a rabbit would leave, so there is alot more to come and i am not looking forward to that .This is my 8th day now and felling very sorry for myself and my gut feels like it is going to burst if i dont start unloading soon. Remeber Dont Push thats how most of us got here in the fist place,and through all the reading stuff out of the bathroom and keep it short ! .Just of to the bath again, Wish you all good health
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I had read all the various pages in this continuing thread and found myself becoming more and more nervous reading most of what I would consider horror stories.
I wasnt looking forward to surgery, but the decision was taken from me when I developed two thrombosed hemorrhoids after a bowel movement this past Monday. I checked myself into the hospital the next day because the pain was nearly impossible to deal with. Ive never felt anything so awful in my life. I ended up seeing a surgeon that works on issues with veins and swelling. He took one look at me, said oh my god, and said I needed to have surgery that day. Three hours later I was being cut up and my problem removed.
I was kept in the hospital for three days after the surgery because I had lost a lot of blood before and during the surgery, and the pain from the procedure was extreme due to me having worse thrombosed hemorrhoids than most.
I finally came home yesterday on Friday and things are going as I kind of expected after reading a lot of the stuff here. The doctor prescribed me Percoset which definately works, but Im still always in pain even if its lessened a bit.
It is not easy to pee at all. The pain from my rear makes it nearly impossible to relax enough to pee. I really have to concentrate and try to get anything out. I am drinking a pretty good amount of water though to keep up my strength since being like this is very draining.
I dont really have any appetite and havent since the day before the surgery so Ive barely ate the last five days. Its a combination of lots of pain making me not hungry and nervousness about having a bowel movement. If my thrombosed hemorrhoids were so bad Im sure my bowel movement is going to be extremely unpleasant too. I dont mind letting this heal up a bit before I go down that road considering passing gas makes me curl up in pain.
I still have a pretty good amount of bleeding and discharge from my rear. The hospital gave me a small supply of pads and I bought some male absorbant underwear and heavy absorbtion maxi pads while I wonder how long Im going to be oozing like this.
I get in the tub one to two times a day to soak and then apply something similar to Preparation H ointment that the hospital gave me, but stronger. Its called Dibucaine. I have a pretty good supply of Percoset and a smaller supply of stool softener. I also take Metamucil each night and Milk of Magnesia.
The doctor pretty much said i could go back to my normal diet right after the surgery and he wanted me to have a bowel movement every day. I just looked at him in horror thinking about eating all kinds of junk food after this kind of surgery. I told him Id stick with high fiber food, especially Fiber One cereal. The problem of course is I havent really had any appetite to eat yet which Im hoping will return after the pain and swelling becomes a little better.
The doctor wants to see me in two weeks for a check up and has already told me that I may need to have my insides stapled in a second procedure. Definately not something to look forward to.
After reading all the stories from everyone else and having my own surgery I do have a couple of thoughts. I think that many of the stories where everything went fine are probably from hemorrhoids not as serious as many others. This is not all going to go fine if you really have a serious problem, but my other thought is that this was still worth it. Yes Im in pain, I cant do much of anything, I havent ate, its keeping me out of work for who knows how long, and did i mention pain because it really freaking hurts, but its still worth it to take care of all of this so I can live a normal life again without having to worry about any of this. I will go through this pain now to be free later. I dont agree that you should avoid these procedures at all costs. If you want to suffer for years than yes go avoid this, but if you want this to go away then you need to take the necessary step. Its not enjoyable, but how could the problems I was having for years be better?
Find a good surgeon, follow what they say as best as you can, and things do slowly improve over time. I can already see myself improving little by little since 5 days ago. I hope it continues this way without complications. If you are having problems take care of them and dont wait or be terrified reading all the stories of people saying they would have never done this if they had the chance. You need to do the right thing.
I'll check back as the days go by and report how things are going.
I had read all the various pages in this continuing thread and found myself becoming more and more nervous reading most of what I would consider horror stories.
I wasnt looking forward to surgery, but the decision was taken from me when I developed two thrombosed hemorrhoids after a bowel movement this past Monday. I checked myself into the hospital the next day because the pain was nearly impossible to deal with. Ive never felt anything so awful in my life. I ended up seeing a surgeon that works on issues with veins and swelling. He took one look at me, said oh my god, and said I needed to have surgery that day. Three hours later I was being cut up and my problem removed.
I was kept in the hospital for three days after the surgery because I had lost a lot of blood before and during the surgery, and the pain from the procedure was extreme due to me having worse thrombosed hemorrhoids than most.
I finally came home yesterday on Friday and things are going as I kind of expected after reading a lot of the stuff here. The doctor prescribed me Percoset which definately works, but Im still always in pain even if its lessened a bit.
It is not easy to pee at all. The pain from my rear makes it nearly impossible to relax enough to pee. I really have to concentrate and try to get anything out. I am drinking a pretty good amount of water though to keep up my strength since being like this is very draining.
I dont really have any appetite and havent since the day before the surgery so Ive barely ate the last five days. Its a combination of lots of pain making me not hungry and nervousness about having a bowel movement. If my thrombosed hemorrhoids were so bad Im sure my bowel movement is going to be extremely unpleasant too. I dont mind letting this heal up a bit before I go down that road considering passing gas makes me curl up in pain.
I still have a pretty good amount of bleeding and discharge from my rear. The hospital gave me a small supply of pads and I bought some male absorbant underwear and heavy absorbtion maxi pads while I wonder how long Im going to be oozing like this.
I get in the tub one to two times a day to soak and then apply something similar to Preparation H ointment that the hospital gave me, but stronger. Its called Dibucaine. I have a pretty good supply of Percoset and a smaller supply of stool softener. I also take Metamucil each night and Milk of Magnesia.
The doctor pretty much said i could go back to my normal diet right after the surgery and he wanted me to have a bowel movement every day. I just looked at him in horror thinking about eating all kinds of junk food after this kind of surgery. I told him Id stick with high fiber food, especially Fiber One cereal. The problem of course is I havent really had any appetite to eat yet which Im hoping will return after the pain and swelling becomes a little better.
The doctor wants to see me in two weeks for a check up and has already told me that I may need to have my insides stapled in a second procedure. Definately not something to look forward to.
After reading all the stories from everyone else and having my own surgery I do have a couple of thoughts. I think that many of the stories where everything went fine are probably from hemorrhoids not as serious as many others. This is not all going to go fine if you really have a serious problem, but my other thought is that this was still worth it. Yes Im in pain, I cant do much of anything, I havent ate, its keeping me out of work for who knows how long, and did i mention pain because it really freaking hurts, but its still worth it to take care of all of this so I can live a normal life again without having to worry about any of this. I will go through this pain now to be free later. I dont agree that you should avoid these procedures at all costs. If you want to suffer for years than yes go avoid this, but if you want this to go away then you need to take the necessary step. Its not enjoyable, but how could the problems I was having for years be better?
Find a good surgeon, follow what they say as best as you can, and things do slowly improve over time. I can already see myself improving little by little since 5 days ago. I hope it continues this way without complications. If you are having problems take care of them and dont wait or be terrified reading all the stories of people saying they would have never done this if they had the chance. You need to do the right thing.
I'll check back as the days go by and report how things are going.
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I copied my orogonal post here from another thread and this follow up is about 12 hours later.
Since I posted last I had my first bowel movement about an hour ago. I didnt have to go much considering I havent ate much, but it still wasnt as painful as I was expecting it to be. I definately jumped in the tub of very hot water the second I was done because the feeling of absolute discomfort was the same intensity as the pain.
The night before I took Metamucil, a stool softener, and milk of magnesia, which was the first time I took them all to produce a bowel movement. It definately works. My suggestion to others dreading their first bowel movement is to eat light at first, and when you do eat heavy fiber foods, like Fiber One cereal. Give your bowels a few days to heal if you can, and when you think that bowel movement might be coming make sure your on your pain medication. I guarantee you the pain for me would have been a lot worse if I had not taken the pain meds a hour earlier and had not waited 4 days from the surgery to have my first bowel movement.
The downside of course is you cant have heavy straining or you may tear the area or make your problems worse so be careful however you approach this.
The amount of bleeding and discharge coming out of me me after four days is still pretty large which is bothering me because I wonder when it will really start to go away.
Till next time!
Since I posted last I had my first bowel movement about an hour ago. I didnt have to go much considering I havent ate much, but it still wasnt as painful as I was expecting it to be. I definately jumped in the tub of very hot water the second I was done because the feeling of absolute discomfort was the same intensity as the pain.
The night before I took Metamucil, a stool softener, and milk of magnesia, which was the first time I took them all to produce a bowel movement. It definately works. My suggestion to others dreading their first bowel movement is to eat light at first, and when you do eat heavy fiber foods, like Fiber One cereal. Give your bowels a few days to heal if you can, and when you think that bowel movement might be coming make sure your on your pain medication. I guarantee you the pain for me would have been a lot worse if I had not taken the pain meds a hour earlier and had not waited 4 days from the surgery to have my first bowel movement.
The downside of course is you cant have heavy straining or you may tear the area or make your problems worse so be careful however you approach this.
The amount of bleeding and discharge coming out of me me after four days is still pretty large which is bothering me because I wonder when it will really start to go away.
Till next time!
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I have some comments and questions about this, so here goes:
I'm a 47 year old male, scheduled to have internal and external 'roids removed 3/19. I'm really apprehensive, considering all I've been reading recently. My surgeon was quite explicit that there would be a lot of pain involved, but said I would be pretty well recovered and back to work in 3 weeks.
1) Do you think gender has anything to do with how difficult recovery is, or is it strictly related to the person? It seems that there are more women who are experiencing difficulties, so I'm curious.
2) Do you think the amount of pain/discomfort a person had BEFORE the surgery is related to how much of it they experience during recovery? A lot of people are posting about how bad it was befefore they had surgery....I very rarely experience pain now (and was told by two different doctors that the hemorrhoids are "huge". My biggest problem is blood loss in the toilet, follwed by some itching if I have to have a BM at work and get sweaty from activity, later. Not to mention having to use what seems like 1/4th of a roll of TP everytime. Sorry to sound gross, but judging from thread content I figured you guys can handle it. :-)
3) Which brings up something else....what do you think would be an accurate ratio representing good cases to bad cases, with what has actually been posted? In other words, people tend to be more vocal when they have a bad experience versus a good experience. Maybe there are a lot more positive experiences that we're simply not hearing about because there weren't any problems, per say(?).
4) What types of anesthesia did people here have, and were there any problems from it? The anestheist I spoke with is recommending a spinal anesthesia which makes me a bit nervous....but I'm also very apprehensive about being put under completely, and don't like the though of being totally dependant on their machines for me to breathe. Thoughts?
I'm sorry for those of you who had a hard time with this. I'm hoping it's easier for me, but I guess what it probably comes down to is luck of the draw.
Dave
I'm a 47 year old male, scheduled to have internal and external 'roids removed 3/19. I'm really apprehensive, considering all I've been reading recently. My surgeon was quite explicit that there would be a lot of pain involved, but said I would be pretty well recovered and back to work in 3 weeks.
1) Do you think gender has anything to do with how difficult recovery is, or is it strictly related to the person? It seems that there are more women who are experiencing difficulties, so I'm curious.
2) Do you think the amount of pain/discomfort a person had BEFORE the surgery is related to how much of it they experience during recovery? A lot of people are posting about how bad it was befefore they had surgery....I very rarely experience pain now (and was told by two different doctors that the hemorrhoids are "huge". My biggest problem is blood loss in the toilet, follwed by some itching if I have to have a BM at work and get sweaty from activity, later. Not to mention having to use what seems like 1/4th of a roll of TP everytime. Sorry to sound gross, but judging from thread content I figured you guys can handle it. :-)
3) Which brings up something else....what do you think would be an accurate ratio representing good cases to bad cases, with what has actually been posted? In other words, people tend to be more vocal when they have a bad experience versus a good experience. Maybe there are a lot more positive experiences that we're simply not hearing about because there weren't any problems, per say(?).
4) What types of anesthesia did people here have, and were there any problems from it? The anestheist I spoke with is recommending a spinal anesthesia which makes me a bit nervous....but I'm also very apprehensive about being put under completely, and don't like the though of being totally dependant on their machines for me to breathe. Thoughts?
I'm sorry for those of you who had a hard time with this. I'm hoping it's easier for me, but I guess what it probably comes down to is luck of the draw.
Dave
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1. Not sure. I think its more how bad the problem is for each individual person regardless of gender, but hemorrhoids are a common complication from childbirth which is maybe why you see more women commenting. Like I said Im not even sure, but I do know every case and person is different. Someone with a minor case of hemorhoids shouldnt have as many complications as someone with a very bad case. Everyones pain tolerance level is different too. From the comments it seems to depend on the doctor too. Use a specialist and dont bother with a general practitioner or general surgeon.
2. Yes. I was nervous about taking care of my problem so I built a tolerance to pain as my problem became slowly worse. When the problem gets worse very gradually I think your able to deal with it when your nervous about going into surgery. When I finally went into surgery I had developed multiple thrombosed hemorrhoids to the point I couldnt function and one day the pain just became unbearable. Even the pain after the surgery wasnt as bad, but the pain after the surgery is still very bad and will stay that way for around the first 5-7 days. After that the pain only becomes a bigger problem the first 2-3 hours after your bowel movements which is why baths of really hot water are great. I get the toilet paper reference too. I used way too much for a long time too.
3. Based on what Ive read on these forums it looks like 75% of the posts have been what I would call negative, as in people saying they wish they didnt have the surgery, telling others not to have it, or going on about how its the most awful experience of their lives. I agree it is not even remotely pleasant, but Im still glad I did it. Dont be stupid like me and wait till your problem becomes so bad you have no choice. Im taking care of my issues so I can go back to living a normal life for the first time in years. That may sound odd, but when hemorrhoids start to get worse they really do affect how you live your life and take a psychological toll on you. This is one of the worst surgeries you can have because of where it is, but I would still do it again and I had my surgery just under two weeks ago. You just need to take care of it now while its easier.
4. I cant tell you exactly what drugs they used, but I can tell you how it went. The anathesiologist used a really small needle to give me a shot in my spine which basically made my spine feel warm. It was some kind of numbing agent for the shots I would get during surgery. They then told me the details of how the procedure would work and next put a cocktail of stuff into my IV that made me really loopy. I remember about five minutes after that. I was rolled into the operating room and flipped over so I was face down with my head resting on a special headrest. They then gave me two shots in the spine, which I didnt feel at all, and I was out till just after the surgery. When they do it that way you shouldnt need to be on any machine to breath. Thats the point of doing the spinal. The alternative is they stick a breathing tube down your throat and gas you. While Im not a fan of needles and was not thrilled about getting shots in the back, I barely felt anything, and there was no chance in hell they were sticking a breathing tube down my throat.
2. Yes. I was nervous about taking care of my problem so I built a tolerance to pain as my problem became slowly worse. When the problem gets worse very gradually I think your able to deal with it when your nervous about going into surgery. When I finally went into surgery I had developed multiple thrombosed hemorrhoids to the point I couldnt function and one day the pain just became unbearable. Even the pain after the surgery wasnt as bad, but the pain after the surgery is still very bad and will stay that way for around the first 5-7 days. After that the pain only becomes a bigger problem the first 2-3 hours after your bowel movements which is why baths of really hot water are great. I get the toilet paper reference too. I used way too much for a long time too.
3. Based on what Ive read on these forums it looks like 75% of the posts have been what I would call negative, as in people saying they wish they didnt have the surgery, telling others not to have it, or going on about how its the most awful experience of their lives. I agree it is not even remotely pleasant, but Im still glad I did it. Dont be stupid like me and wait till your problem becomes so bad you have no choice. Im taking care of my issues so I can go back to living a normal life for the first time in years. That may sound odd, but when hemorrhoids start to get worse they really do affect how you live your life and take a psychological toll on you. This is one of the worst surgeries you can have because of where it is, but I would still do it again and I had my surgery just under two weeks ago. You just need to take care of it now while its easier.
4. I cant tell you exactly what drugs they used, but I can tell you how it went. The anathesiologist used a really small needle to give me a shot in my spine which basically made my spine feel warm. It was some kind of numbing agent for the shots I would get during surgery. They then told me the details of how the procedure would work and next put a cocktail of stuff into my IV that made me really loopy. I remember about five minutes after that. I was rolled into the operating room and flipped over so I was face down with my head resting on a special headrest. They then gave me two shots in the spine, which I didnt feel at all, and I was out till just after the surgery. When they do it that way you shouldnt need to be on any machine to breath. Thats the point of doing the spinal. The alternative is they stick a breathing tube down your throat and gas you. While Im not a fan of needles and was not thrilled about getting shots in the back, I barely felt anything, and there was no chance in hell they were sticking a breathing tube down my throat.
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Has anyone tried to utilize a laser for removal instead of surgery? I see that there are a few clinics within a few hours of my home that claim to remedy the problem with a laser technique that does take a handful of appointments to finish. Anybody have any info on that procedure?
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Me again - posted 2/25 at 1700.
Had the surgery 3/11. The surgery itself - I didn't even know it happened! The anaethaesist put me under then I had some woman telling me to wake up. That's all I remember. The doctor pumped me full of drugs whilst under and I had a couple of doses of paracetamol overnight whilst in hospital. Had surgery at around 11.30am and was discharged the following morning at 8.30am. He took out 3, one of which was quite large and thrombosed.
After reading everything here I had a plan to take Ibuprofen every 4 hours regardless and Tramal/Tramadol, one with the Ibuprofen dosage before normal wake up time (about 4am) and if the pain was exceptionally bad, one at night to help me sleep. I also stayed on 3 valium a day just to keep everything loose and cruisy! The only setback to my plan was a pharmacist mis-supplying my Tramal at 150mg instead of 50mg which caused constipation - not good!
Keeping on top of the medication and not allowing the pain to come through really seemed like the key to my recovery. I did sleep in the lounge one night just because I wasn't having a good one but that was when I lapsed on my own meds plan.
The first motion which was more packing than anything was excruciating. I'm a "morning go-er" which is why I pumped myself full of drugs around 4am so come 7am the pain threshold was higher. Non-scented baby wipes are essential. Toilet paper is the enemy!!! The doctor told me to just have salt baths but I found this caused more itching than anything. I actually used Elizabeth Arden's 8 hour cream for any itching - not sure if this was a good thing or not.
I'm just shy of 3 weeks post surgery and there's still a bit of discomfort going #2's but at this stage, it's nothing compared to the pain of my thrombosed and the residual pain for hours afterwards.
Preparation for your recovery is essential. Have a good medication plan in place and if possible, don't allow yourself to feel the pain.
It hurts, but it's worth it.
Had the surgery 3/11. The surgery itself - I didn't even know it happened! The anaethaesist put me under then I had some woman telling me to wake up. That's all I remember. The doctor pumped me full of drugs whilst under and I had a couple of doses of paracetamol overnight whilst in hospital. Had surgery at around 11.30am and was discharged the following morning at 8.30am. He took out 3, one of which was quite large and thrombosed.
After reading everything here I had a plan to take Ibuprofen every 4 hours regardless and Tramal/Tramadol, one with the Ibuprofen dosage before normal wake up time (about 4am) and if the pain was exceptionally bad, one at night to help me sleep. I also stayed on 3 valium a day just to keep everything loose and cruisy! The only setback to my plan was a pharmacist mis-supplying my Tramal at 150mg instead of 50mg which caused constipation - not good!
Keeping on top of the medication and not allowing the pain to come through really seemed like the key to my recovery. I did sleep in the lounge one night just because I wasn't having a good one but that was when I lapsed on my own meds plan.
The first motion which was more packing than anything was excruciating. I'm a "morning go-er" which is why I pumped myself full of drugs around 4am so come 7am the pain threshold was higher. Non-scented baby wipes are essential. Toilet paper is the enemy!!! The doctor told me to just have salt baths but I found this caused more itching than anything. I actually used Elizabeth Arden's 8 hour cream for any itching - not sure if this was a good thing or not.
I'm just shy of 3 weeks post surgery and there's still a bit of discomfort going #2's but at this stage, it's nothing compared to the pain of my thrombosed and the residual pain for hours afterwards.
Preparation for your recovery is essential. Have a good medication plan in place and if possible, don't allow yourself to feel the pain.
It hurts, but it's worth it.
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I just had the surger 03/25/2009. I was told it would be quite painful for 3 to 5 days after. I am still in constant agravating pain 6 days later but it is not unbearable. For the first day, I just took a couple of Tylenol 3s but by midnight, i was in unbearable pain and went to the hospital and they gave my a Toradol dose. For 3 days I went to the hospital every 8 hours to get hooked up to a Toradol IV which seemed to relieve the pain. After those 3 days, I have felt quite uncomfortable (itching, minor pain, always feeling like i have to defecate). I am not taking any codeine based pain medication because of the constipating effect. I take some extra-strength tylenol and ibuprofen a couple times a day. I am uncomfortable but not in a ton of pain on the most part.
However, the worst is having a bowel movement. Like most people on here, it seems like this is the worst thing. It hurts quite intensely for about 10 to 30 after the movement then seems to subside. I have been taking Metamucil 3 times a day and it is keeping me regular (twice a day) and eating lots of fruit, whole grains, and food with good fibre.
Overall, the after-effects of the procedure have been quite uncomfortable and BM quite intense but I did expect this somewhat but didn't realize it would go on for as long as it has.
However, the worst is having a bowel movement. Like most people on here, it seems like this is the worst thing. It hurts quite intensely for about 10 to 30 after the movement then seems to subside. I have been taking Metamucil 3 times a day and it is keeping me regular (twice a day) and eating lots of fruit, whole grains, and food with good fibre.
Overall, the after-effects of the procedure have been quite uncomfortable and BM quite intense but I did expect this somewhat but didn't realize it would go on for as long as it has.
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