My experience with anal skin tag surgery

I had tags removed earlier this year and for a while was delighted that the area was almost clear but gradually the tag has returned and even after cleaning the area after having a movement I can never get the area completely clean and have to regularly tidy up during the day

Hijust had op wednesday 5days ago... im in very bad pain ..iwas fine till saturday when i neededto have abowel movement...dr didnt prescribe any stool softening medicine and I stained .. since thenand ive now got medicine to help im in agony... it hurts to pee and pooh. Ive looked at my bottom andits a right mess worse than when I had thd 3 tags. Im bruised and can see where ive been cut.. im just crying all the time. I just hope it gets better soon...the psin killers arent touching me.. by the way ive had other ops and on having my chikdren had no pain relief so I wouldnt sag im a wimpto pain.. but it flipping hurts...

Hi guys, just wondering how you're all doing now after fully recovering? I just had 4 post-hemorrhoidal skin tags removed this afternoon. The doctor decribed it as north, south, east and west- so it was pretty extensive. 2 were quite large and 2 were smaller. The lidocaine shots were awful, each one hurt more than the last. I had the tags cut out and stitched up, and I could feel the needle prick from the stitching on 2 of the incisions which was a little concerning. After the shots and the needle pricks, the pain was non-existant. Close to an hour later, I could feel the lidocaine wearing off and the pain setting in. I'd rate it a 5/10, and within 10 minutes it skyrocketed to a 8/10. Having delivered an 8 pound baby with no drugs, I can say this is up there on the pain scale. I'm currently pregnant and can't take heavy drugs, though I do have some oxycodone tablets and 15mg codeine/600mg paracetamol tablets at home from an appendectomy I had last week. It's taken a good half hour for 45mg codeine and 5mg oxycodone to kick in and the pain has dropped back to a 5/10. It's actually a lot worse than I expected. I read a lot of positive post-op stories and felt good about it. I think because I've had 4 removed in one hit and a majority of my poor bum hole has been cut and stitched - the pain is substantial. I'm keen to hear how it all is weeks or months after surgery. Any stories would be great. Thanks!

Hiya Im now 13 days after my operation, I had a general anaesthetic. I cant believe that you've had this whilst pregnant you brave lady. Im still sore and still having to have medicine to help me have a BM. im still off work and due to see consultant tomorrow to se if Im ok to go back to work and how ive healed. I still am using a sanitary pad as Im still bleeding expecially after a BM, and im still having a salt bath. Im also showering every time I use the WC. Im abit smelly though my husband says he cant smell me I can! so Im constantly washing and changing pad. Im sleeping better and I have found that by putting a pillow inbetween my legs at thigh level this helps me sleep. Also Im not one for wearing big knickers, however ive gone and got some bridget jones knickers to help. Also you had an appendectomy - my you are going through it. Im sorry to hear you tale - it sounds horrible, sending you a hug! I hope your feeling brighter soon, and let us know how your getting on. Its not a nice procedure to have at any time but beingn pregnant well as In said hugs to you. Im in the UK so if your in another country it could be why yours was done under local. Take care M

Thanks for sharing your experience, reading about other people's recovery gives me a bit of an indication on what to expect. I'm 6 days post op now, and I'm still finding everything fairly uncomfortable. Obviously the majority of the pain is centred during or after a BM. I'm making a habit of laying at the bottom of the bath with a hot shower going and add a cup of epsom salt as the bath is filling. I usually hang out there for half an hour and give myself a chance to recommit myself to eating a liquids-only diet... which just isn't going to happen. I need to figure out a good balance of water/ pain killers/ stool softeners/ metamucil or benefiber to avoid the constipation I have experienced over the past 4-5 days. I'm not being diligent enough, and it's making BMs very uncomfortable. I'm still getting light brownish and slightly bloody discharge and I did make the mistake of taking a look at the area. I knew it would be upsetting, but I am hoping a lot of the comments mentioning that the swelling takes a while to go down are true. It looks worse than before the surgery. I'm just hoping that it is just swelling and that hemmorhoids aren't reintroducing themselves. As for getting this done whilst pregnant... I also have a fistula from an abscess that ruptured a few months back. I'm 27 years old- healthy, good diet, fit and very hygienic- it is beyond me how my luck is this bad. I will have to go in for a fistulectomy after the delivery of my baby which is still a good 4-5 months away. I figured it is ideal to try and correct the skin tags before the major operation so once it is all over, I have no problems and go back to a 'clean slate'. Keep me updated with your recovery- and try not to get too upset about the way it looks. From what I'm reading, it does take a while to settle down before you can get a good idea on how it will look.

Hi, what has your progress been since the surgery?? I am planning to do this in the next few weeks. I cannot deal with this horrible skin tag much longer.
Thank you!

Hello...I had my skin tags removed 3days ago..and looking at my anus looks worse then it was before ,i can feel the stitches out outside my anus,and skin tags feels larger and hard really paint full if I touch it...please let me know if thats just a swelling that thy say...did yours heeled good?..did all the skin tags went away after you healed ??? Thank You!

HI, I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE THIS SURGERY IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND AFTER READING ALL OF THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT IT, I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING CANCELLING IT. DO YOU FEEL AS IF THE SURGERY WAS WORTH IT, OR JUST ANOTHER MONEY MAKING HYPE? PLEASE ADVISE

i had a single tag removed under local anesthetic 8 days ago. the local injections were brutally painful. the first two days the pain was at a minimum, though i did have significant rectal bleeding with each bowel movement. the third day post-op, during and following a bowel movement, i had the absolute worse pain of my life - 11/10, i was on the floor, couldn't move or stand for a good hour. then lay still for another two hours after taking tylenol and ibuprofen. every day since then when i open my bowels, it's another bout of agonizing pain (varies from 7-9/10, nothing like that first one) that is soothed by a sitz bath, but still takes up to 3 hours to resolve completely. once the agonizing pain subsides, i'm left with discomfort on walking/sitting/bending. it's horrible, and doesn't seem to be improving. if i had to do it over again, knowing what i know, i'd opt out of the procedure. it really is just a cosmetic procedure after all. 

I had my anal skin tag removed about a month ago. The whole surgery process was fast and easy. I was in and out in 3 hours (including checking in and recovery). The wasn't bad at all. They gave me Tylenol 3 Codine for the pain. I had a hard time sitting down for the first week and I walked like there was something up my ass. But now I'm all good except I do have to be careful when I sit. It still hurts sometimes. Also what bugs me is the stiches I still have that sometimes pokes me in between my ass. I've been told it's normal and that the stiches will come off themselves but I'm not sure. :/ Anyone have any advise?

How does everything look now? I had mine done just over a week ago and I'm still feeling the pain and I'm always tired :/

Geeez! That sounds horrendous :/ I had mine done over a week ago (no stitches). Plus I had a hemorrhoidectomy at the same time as well. My ass just constantly aches :( but each day seems to get a little bit better. I still can't sit down to have a bm - standing up seems to work, then I gave a shower afterwards - then a warm bath. How are things for you now?

hi did the surgeon makes you asleep first before the operation??pls reply.thanks

i have them too but not removed /if you want to leave email we can talk thanks

I had an anal skin tag removed, and due to reading about people's experiences online I was really worried beforehand. I made the decision to go on a juice/soup diet beginning two days before the surgery, up until about a week after the surgery--- and I honestly think it made a world of difference. As a result of not having to go to the bathroom, the area was able to heal for a full week. When I finally did go (I eased back in by eating soft vegetables in soup), it did hurt---- but after the first time, it really truly wasn't bad. And it quickly got better. I'm about 2 weeks post-surgery, and am basically back to normal. I don't regret getting the surgery at all---- incredibly grateful to Dr. Kelly Garrett in New York for a job well done. For those of you reading up because you're considering getting the surgery, I highly recommend a liquid diet---- and a reputable doctor is obviously key too.