I had two external and to internals hemorrhoids removed on May 17th, I got bad at work and could not sit or stand after a bowel movement. Dr admitted me immediately, did removal , I had no time to really think or get information about healing time etc. I have had hemmrrhoids from time to time since my big headed son was born 33 yars ago. That combined with Gastric bypass 18 years ago causing constipation so bad at time I had to remove impactions myself with rubber gloves. Or I would have diarrhia trying to get them to move. I find out after the fact Milk of Magnesia is not good for this issue the diarrhia is as bad as being constipatied imagine that? Miralax is what I have been on since surgery it is takeless put it in your cofee or water. I take mine mid to late evening to get the bm over in the am. The gas is HORRIBLE my hubby is working out of state I am embarressed for him to come home because it is horrible. Then I spend the first couple of hours in the morning back and forth to the bathroom and then the shooting pains go down my buttocks and legs to my knees for the rest of the day. It is now June 15th I go back for what was supposed to be the last visit and go back to work on Monday the 20th I dont see that happening I can not sit up straight even on a pillow a think one fo more than a few minutes so I stand and the leg pain intensifies. I am a Christian woman but I want to tell you this SUCKS!!!. I have had horrible surgeries before but this takes the case hydrocodone barely makes a dent and nothing is helping the pain in my legs and butt cheeks. Any suggestions? I do sitz baths when they get bad helps a tiny bit but nothing will make them stop. I dont know if they leg pain is from the miralax cleaning me out too good everyday and depleting something like magnesium I need or what. But I am so tired of this. The depression hit over the past weekend and I am fighting that tooth and nail now. I am up for suggestions I dont want to lose my job because they think I am milking sick leave. I would rather be at work 7 days a week than to feel this pain and no sleep. Any suggestions that helped? As far as the weakness I did do one thing that helped I went to Walmart bought protien shots I use two a day and mix the miralax in it give it a fruity taste protien is nessessary for healing. Take you body weight divided by 2 you need that much anyway. Now have surgery and stess where your hair is falling out by the hand full then double the protien intake. Any help will be very much appreciated. Lit2bit