It's been 4 weeks and a day since I had Surgery on June 24th, and after I had my first BM (which was TERRIBLE) I started to do better. It would burn really bad after a BM, but I made it thru it, I wasn't even using my pain meds!
Then sometime at about 3 weeks after my surgery I started to struggle to go to the bathroom, it didn't burn it was a shapr horrible pain and it felt like I didn't have room to go to the bathroom! I had to strain a lot just to get it out. Im not sure if im just having very bad constipation or if I have another problem...like the anal canal is too small or something? I try to tell my doctor about this, but he won't do much. He told me to take Senekot and to rub this numbing cream on myself down there. Now yesterday I went and it came out just fine...now today im feeling constipated again. UGH! This is just horrible! I wish my stool would stay super soft that way I wouldn't be in so much pain while going to the bathroom. I feel the urge to go right now, but I don't want to because I know it's going to be horrible. Whenever I think I have to go I start crying and having a nervous breakdown! Im so sick of this I just want to be normal again!
So that's what im at right now...the other day I even had to use an enema. I feel like im never going to recover if I keep having this horrible painful hard BM. It's to the point where I don't even want to eat, because what goes in must come out! Im about to just eat fruits, super soft foods or soups, and take laxatives so I don't have to keep going thru this :[
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Wow this thread is still going! I've read all the posts now, I'm glad I didn't before surgery. So since last Friday (which is now 3days ago) I'm suffering from hemorrhoids. I'm a 22yo male, eating healthy, sporting, non smoker, non-obease, haven't had any complaints before. The pain Saturday and Sunday was terrible, I couldn't walk, sit, lie down. This morning I went to the doctor and diagnosis was: 2 hemorrhoids of which 1 is external and thrombosed. I just wanted to get it over with and he cut it open and removed the clot.
The 'surgery' happened with a local anaesthetic and pain was perhaps 7-8/10, it's so disgusting I can't even think about it tbh. The doctor prescribed me isobetadine-soap 3/day and Daflon 500 2pills / 3times a day. So far I've been bleeding like a stuck pig all day now. Pain is bearable allthough I had to take some ibuprofen when the anaesthetic wore off. At least I can sit down longer than 5minutes. Tomorrow I have to go shopping for fiber-richproducts, baby wipes and fruit to help BM. I also have to have first BM, I'm not looking forward to any of those things but we get through this, right?
I'm amazed at how long this healing process takes with most of the people that posted here.. I have to work in a couple of days, I sure hope I can walk straight by that time. :p
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Operation, Pain and Me
I had not done any research in the procedure I was about to endure, just listened to the doctor, followed instructions and didn’t talk to anyone about my procedure. All people knew was that I was having a minor surgery to remove some internal growths found during my colonoscopy.
Well I was in for a rude awakening wasn’t I??
Day 1 – Operation
I followed my instructions and had my last meal before surgery around 0730 and my last drink around 8am, sat back and relaxed until time to head to the hospital
Noon – arrived at the hospital – checked in (new I was to stay overnight), changed into the wonderful hospital dress – gown and stocking and waited……….
Around 1430 wheeled to the operating theatre and moved on to the operation table and all I think about (and the last thing I remember) was the table looked like one of those places from an American prison where you undergo a lethal ejection!!!! Arms out and needles placed in them , and sleep….
I don’t know what time I woke up but it was dark.
The doctor advised that besides removing the growths (they are at pathology – results in little over a week) he removed two haemorrhoids.
I felt fine was up and about, able to eat (had some friends bring me MacDonald’s) and drink comfortably even had a pee..
Day 2
Ate breakfast, got and went for a walk waiting for the doctor.
The nurse came in a gave me a tub and salts and advised me this is to be used to clean myself and I should get to use when discharged…. So off to the shower tub in hand placed the tub on the chair and soaked my ass and wash myself.
The doctor finally came around 1500 as the pain was starting to kick in. He advised the procedure that was undertaken and recovery time will be 2 to 3 weeks. But when could I go home? --- His answer after my first BM.
The pain was starting to kick in but the nurses kept me drugged so I was ok, but bored….
Dinner arrived around six and even managed a glass of wine with it. Slowly drifted off to sleep
Awoke crying the pain was intense, received a jab and off to sleep. The pain was manageable with drugs.
Day 3 – Still waiting…
I was in pain when the effects of the drugs wore off but thankfully there was more when needed. What I was waiting for was my first BM so I could go home.
Drink Pear juice, water and more Pear juice and finally around 1800 and after many false alarms it happened --- just squirted out (the pain and the relief)
Requested to be discharged (I should have waited till the next day) recieved my drugs:
Oxcodone (Endone)Tramadol (Lodam 50)Paracetamol/Codeine 500mg/30mg
Then home
Day 4 – Sleep, when can I sleep
Out of hospital I knew I had to fend for myself (people around of cause). I knew I needed a high fibre diet and to drink plenty of water – a complete dietary change.
I keep the drugs up and slept in the hours I was drugged up. This did not keep the pain away but at manageable levels
The best thing I discovered was the bath tub – I had not used one in years but now it is my relief. A hot salted bath lying there, providing me with more relief than the medication, I could finally think
The pain is subsiding and I started to surf the net and to my horror, came across stories here and wondered how long all this would go for.
Day 5 Concerns
Finally getting into a routine, lots to drink, changing my diet etc – this is not going to be easy.
I still haven’t had a BM since leaving the hospitalMore reading, more horror storiesHaven’t had an erectionPlenty of time to think
Late in the afternoon had a BM – oh the pain – sh**ting razor blades only relief was the bath. Drugs not having any real effect but I keep taking them.
Day 6 New discoveries
Woke up after during the night had a bath and managed to go back to sleep – love that bath. I get out the bath dry myself lay on the bed naked and let the fan dry my backside, then on with my ice pack get dressed in disposable undies and back to sleep.
The pain has subsided somewhat and the drugs have finished (except for the paracetamol).
Took my first adventure outside as now I can tell when it is just a gas build inside as opposed to needing to do “# 2’s” not that they have occurred.
I went and had a chat with the local chemist – very helpful or a great sales woman as I came home with:
Epson saltsLadies liners ---- bit embarrassing but hey they work with the small amount of dischargeBenefibreBaby wipesBaby Powder
The baby wipes and powder have been an enormous relief – as I treat the area as per nappy rash
But how exhausted I felt after wondering around the shop for an hour!
Time say buy to my partner, couldn’t even go to the airport to see him off
Day 7 Feeling Great
Woke up feeling great, still had to get up in the night and take a relieving bath –treated myself to the Epson Salts (now alternating between normal salt and Epson Salts)
Still a concern that no erection – as I normally wake up with one. The Doctor assured me that this would have no effect on my sex life and no one here has mention anything about effects of concerns regarding this topic.
Ate, drank, bathed etc. as per normal, then mid-afternoon I was brought back to reality with a BM. Not the intense pain, but pain no the less that did bring a few tears to my eyes. Then off the toilet, into the shower and then bath time (no drugs). The pain was not overwhelming but constant and sharp. The bath, lying naked under the fan and ice pack brought it all under control
Day 8 Out again
Once again had to have a salt bath in the middle of the night—after this respite back to bed and woke up feeling fine This routine is getting easier but I do miss certain foods, so off once again to shops walk around and to treat myself to some things I like.
After a couple felt really tied and had to return – I can see why I was told no driving for at least a couple of weeks – thank the lord for friends.
Return home had a relaxing bath (I have 5 or 6 a day) and back into the routine – eat, drink, sleep and bath --- no BM today
Day 9 relief (today)
Sleep through – woke up around 8am – still no erection… getting concerned.
Anyway had some breakfast, then a bath. While relaxing in the bath I search the net for some porn but nothing happened…..
Got out of the bath normal routine lying on the bed naked allowing myself to dry, I surfed the net some and then it happened – an erection, relief at last! (no pun) that I have that functionality back and look forward to getting that part of my life back.
Hang ups and anxieties lead to stress which impede the healing process.
Tomorrow I am off to the doctor for my check and hopefully will be able to fly home next week
What have I learnt?
I post now because I believe that if I posted every day I would have a different outlook on my recovery as:
Not every day was rosyPlenty of pain but not nearly as much as I thought there would beFollow the prescriptions – I believe the drugs kept some of the pain at bayLots and lots of salt baths – sitting in the tub cause me more pressureTreat your backside the same as you would a nappy rashLadies lines do really absorb the leakage --- but can wait til it is over
Tomorrow I will be having my first real night with a few drinks…. so begin my path back to normality whatever the pathology results are
All I can say is take heed of your body and stay positive -- it is all not gloom - I discovered baths again J
cheers
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After I wrote the above ...... had a BM.... the pain coming out then a hot bath ... still took a couple of for relief but all ok and no meds today. The hardest part --- trying to line up the liners..lol maybe back to disposalable undies
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Hi everyone!
I had my surgery 3 weeks ago and was wondering if anybody else have a lump down there. I had external hemorrhoid and where the stitches are I have this little lump that just scares me. It looks like another hemorrhoid. Somebody please help!!!:-(
Fernanda.
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Glad to see this post Pat! I go for my surgery Friday, I only have one internal that has prolapsed to be removed...& have a very well recommended colon/rectal surgeon, so hoping it can go smoothly as possible! Needed to read something optimistic..so thank you! Hope you continue to heal well. Wish me luck!
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Hello,
Just would like to express my frustration on terrible condition
I suffered for already 8 months, after hemmie excision. Tremendous help and support I found on board anal-fissure.org
I have shared my story there.
And there are many similar with great people supporting.
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Hello all ! I've just come across this site looking for help and you people have now become my new best friends !!! I'm on day 4 after my hem and the first 3 days were a nightmare. I didn't research, I knew it would be painful but had no idea what to expect. I drove my wife & kids insane...they were so scared and worried, and me..I thought the whole op went wrong and I was facing a slow & most painful death..... I honestly thought it was time to pay back for all my sins ! Now, thanks to all of you, I can understand and manage better this situation. My first day was not bad as I was given a pethidine dose after the op...and was kept under observation at the hospital. Didnt sleep all night due to pain. I asked for a stool softener that night as I wanted to begin with the BM's as I knew they would help but after discovered that I couldn't even pass wind, which formed in my bowels due to the stool softener. After much pain, I went back to the loo, and after gently feeling, I realised that I had a guaze up my colon to stop the bleeding after the op. I pulled it out gently, went back to bed and phew....began passing wind...painful but relieving. Day 2, I was given another pethidine dose in the am due to pain and exhaustion. Afternoon was sent home...pain was bad but manageable. Managed my first BM that evening. Pain after was bad but it got better after a sitz bath. Day 3 was back to stage 1. Agony. I took an od of the stool softener coz I was too scared of the loo and that turned everything to water. Comfortable but dangerous due to infections and the burning feeling we get is tripled. I washed countless times but felt that I still need to have BM. It felt like having a stool full of glass shreds clogged in the rectum. I again OD'd on the softener....released all I had in my bowels but the pain afterwards was impossible to explain. I was in fits !!! Cried and begged for my life to end, however.............a few minutes later, the pain slowed and I felt much better. Had my first night of sleep. Today is day 4 and I've decided that I have to manage the pain. I've dicided not to PANIC. Feels ike glass up my rectum, I ooze some discharge and blood so I wear a pad. I've slowed down on the stool softener and thanks to you all, started a high fibre diet and lods of water. I take a sitz bath every 4 hours and believe me this helps so much. The pain right after escalates but a few minutes later, it feels so good. I stick to my meds (Daflon & Cataflam) every 8 hours. Was it worth taking the hemms out ? Till now...I say no but I'm sure in a few weeks time I'll say thank God I did. BTW, I had external & internal hemms which bled profusely everytime I went to the loo.....for over 15 years !! I'm 49 now and so looking forward to when this will be over and life goes back to normal. Thank you all for your great help....you'ven o idea how you've picked me up !!
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Thank-You previous posters for all your help and encouragement with this "Demonic Bowel Possession" and your descriptions of passing barbed wire, broken glass, hot burning coals from hell (thank-you Dr. Satan), a cactus, and watermelon wrapped in razor ribbon combined with acid lava flying from my rectum at high velocity. That about sums up the 1st couple of days of recovery, and the fear of BM's. I had 2 inner and 1 outer hemorrhoids, with a bonus fissure treated last Thursday, December 5, 2013 (today is Tuesday, December 10). After reading through the previous threads & continuations thereof to lead me here, I registered today and this is my 1st post. After 5 days, I thought I would share some thoughts of my progression.
-Drink some water right now!
-After a day of this, I thought the scorching may be due to acidic feces. I luckily had some pH balancing capsules and began 1 in the morning and 1 at night and report a positive result 3rd day. These, as well as (Google:) "a list of acid / alkaline forming foods", where food pH levels are shown in a chart have made my BM's more pleasant & mellow. I have learned through my but how hard acidic foods are dealt with by the body and that keeping on the alkaline side is beneficial "all the time". Capsules are available at your vitamin store.
-Speaking of which, I also take Vitamin C tablets, Rutin tablets, Garlic oil capsules, Fish Oil capsules, GOOD Probiotics capsules, Citrucel powder, and Colace tablets to aid the body with the right materials for cell and tissue rebuilding.
-Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) also deserves your attention and research. I bought a couple of cheap gallon size ACV and pour a cup or so in with the hot bath water to soak in, as it is an antiseptic and has healing properties. I drink the expensive (Braggs) with water (1 finger ACV with 3 or 4 fingers water). I am used to the taste, so you may want to drink it with cranberry or other juice, perhaps add a little water to dilute it further to a taste you can tolerate. ACV has many good properties, however, you must brush your teeth or at least swish / rinse your mouth with water, as it's pH is acidic and will strip the enamel off your teeth over time. Also, be aware that ACV will amplify medication(s), as well as absorb for the body to use more vitamin and mineral content from the food you ate. I am happy with my results. If you venture into ACV, have some during the day, preferably around mealtime, to try it out and become accustomed to it. Best results are before going to sleep, for the body to "reboot" with overnight (do your research).
-Hemorrhoids have absorbed tremendous energy from me at first and less as time goes on. It makes me wonder how Super Man/Woman might deal with this episode; perhaps as "Beyond The Perils Of Kryptonite"!
That's all for now / rest time.
Dave
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Had some carrots & celery with some water and it boosted me to continue a little more. My 1st / last post disappeared on me, so I had to retype it plus or minus text from memory. I was just about to copy & paste it away on my notepad so that would not happen, and then poof! Gone. Anyway, I did save some very useful postings from previous threads of years ago and I thought they should not be lost from thought, as they do offer essential & general hemorrhoid care & discoveries. As always, you may agree or disagree, & results will vary.
From Poster: Guest
Gang, Here are a few tips I have taking from this site.
-Fiber Diet
-Warm Bath
-Warm Sitz bath
-Epsom Salt for Sitz bath
-Drink lots of water
-Prop legs up as much as possible
-Take Fiber Con Chewable pills
-Use heating pad
-5 minute walks
-stay away from food that may bind you up
-eat lots of fruits/veggies
-no skin on food like potatoes,chicken, etc....
-little to no read meat
-take pain killer when needed but not often
-if stopped up, Senekot could be taken
-check out supplements
-eat less quantities in your square meals a day, stay away from sweets, eat fruit instead
-Try to follow the fiber diet that works for you the rest of your life.
From Poster: texaschic
All the surgeon told me to do pre-op was take 2 Fleet enemas one after the other two hours before my surgery. There are other things I wish I had known about though, and I'll share that list with you here. In my experience, you should acquire the following before you have the surgery: disposable underpads to put between your fitted sheet and mattress thin long maxi pads (not the ordinary thick kind--they are too bulky to sit on) comfortable cotton underwear that covers the butt, at least 3 pairs (one you're wearing, one ready to wear, one in the wash!) a hand held shower nozzle a clean bath tub toilet tissue (several rolls on hand for back up) wet wipes to help clean up the general area back there before you hit the shower, and after the first week, to actually gently wipe over the anal area a heating pad baby oil to put on your skin while you're in the tub so your skin stays soft and doesn't dry out --mixes well with the warm water and is soothing (and for use in sitz bath, baby oil is mild enough not to irritate the anal area) magazines to flip thru while you're in the tub for 10 to 15 minutes. (You can't concentrate on a book and besides a book can get ruined if it gets wet. Mags are easier to manage.) A thermometer to make sure you are not running a fever. Plus, I would insist on having all my prescriptions filled the day before the surgery. And your prescription meds need to be: Vicodin or similar narcotic pain reliever Valium to relax sphincter muscle lidocaine ointment for anal area plus these over the counter products: Milk of Magnesia laxative (to use until first bm) Dulcolax/Colace stool softener (to continue using while on narcotic) Metamucil (my doc said 1 tablespoon with 2 glasses of water, and FYI a tablespoon is three times the recommended dose) Beano (to use with high fiber products to reduce gas) Advil for a little extra pain relief between med times (not Tylenol since that might be in the narcotic and you don't want to overdose on that) And lots and lots of water. I bought bottles to keep by the bed. And I bought some unsweetened bottled tea for flavor when I was tired of water. No carbonated beverages or dairy products. You don't want gas or constipation! Take your meds on a schedule, not when you think you need them! You can stay ahead of the pain that way and research shows pain is easier to manage if you keep it under control. Once you are in pain it is hard to get under control so stay ahead of the pain for best results. I have a little weekly pill box (seven compartments in a slender little plastic box) that I keep my meds in. I keep a notepad by the bed and write down the times of when I take my meds so that I can keep up with when I have taken what. I fill the pill box every day and go to each compartment when the time comes. Saves trouble of taking the lids on and off all the pill bottles all the time and just helps me keep them straight, for some reason. And again I am going to tout this product: Fiber One cereal with a can of fruit including juices (peaches and pears work best for me). Use the juice in lieu of milk to avoid constipation. It is filling and 1 cup of Fiber One cereal is 28 grams of fiber. 28 grams. I kid you not. Your bm will pass out with ease if you use that stuff. I think you need two weeks of meds at least. I am heading into week 2 now and I still need it. I'll let you know if I need it past week 2.
Good luck SecondTimeAround and everyone else. Let us know how you're doing.
Signed, Texaschic
From Poster: LGilbert
Most of the questions on this site involve "...should I or shouldn't I?", "will it hurt?", "Will they go away?", "How long will it take to recover?", etc. I am a week into a complete hemorrhoid removal. Had I known how much better I was ultimately going to function, I would have had this surgery ten years ago. After twenty years of problems, I know the following for sure: There are ways to minimize developing hemorrhoids or reduce their bother, mostly involving a lifetime of good eating habits including a high fiber diet to facilitate easy bowel movements without straining. HOWEVER, once internal roids have become chronically distended, prolapse, bleed from fissures, and show other signs of increasing dysfunction, they are not going to go away. They are going to get worse until you live under a procedure of cold packs after bowel movements with manual retraction of prolapsed and/or bleeding polyps followed by clenching for multiple 30 second intervals and lying upside down until you feel better. Is this the way to live? Find a rectal surgeon specialist, not a general surgeon. A major hospital will have a colon and rectal surgical practice. Make an appointment with a hemmoroid specialist. A specialist knows exactly what has to be done. You might only need a rubber band ligation. Probably not when the roids get to the point you have been miserable for years. Once they are bad, they are bad.... They are not going to go away. Perhaps they can be controlled with a non-surgical procedure. Only the specialist who has done this a zillion times has the experience for a proper evaluation. Forget going to a hemorrhoid laser clinic or other "retail" practice. Those are only for early intervention, not fully compromised vascular systems. Insure that you choose a specialist with vast surgical experience. . He will know how to not cut too deeply and damage a muscle or remove too much distended skin. He will use microsutures that won't tear. The operation takes 1-2 hours depending upon the extent of the damage. You will wake up in pain. If you decide you are miserable and unhappy then that will be your condition for the duration of recovery. If you are smart, you will be stoic, as I was, as I knew this was part of the process. The surgeon will give you high power pain killers, and perhaps Valium for spasms. Use them for as short a term as possible to avoid their side effects (severe constipation, for one). Two days after the procedure I terminated all pain killers and ended the Valium, relying on Tylenol, stool softeners and a mild laxative. It still hurt, but not so much that extreme intervention was warranted. Your first BM will take from 1/2 hour to all day, hopefully by day 3. The specialist will warn you that you will be miserable the first time. You'll live. You will try to pass something that feels like a petrified walnut because your system can't tell if there is fecal matter present or your butt is just swollen and resembles fecal matter. So, you drink lots of water, and take a laxative. Then, relief. The next day things are a bit easier. By day four, going to the bathroom is a pleasure. LOOK!! No distended tissues, no hour process to restore some state of normalcy. I took a mile walk on day 2 being dragged by my dog. I don't recommend this.... By day 4, I was snipping plants in the garden; By day 6, I was gently sawing small dead limbs off trees (no effort over twenty pounds is allowed); By day 7, I am so happy that I did this and I feel good enough to do about anything that won't raise my blood pressure. Yes, there was a lot of pain for a couple of days. So what??? You don't get something for nothing. The spectre of pain became ominous when the pre-admission interview nurse asked me how much pain I could tolerate. I swear I heard her ask me to give her a number between "...8 and 10." I always look for the humor in the most miserable conditions. On the way home from the hospital our van battery died as I was getting pain killers from the pharmacy. I had not been out of surgery three hours and I was taking apart the battery connections. The initial pain killers had worn off. No matter, we were stranded in a torrential downpour. My girlfriend walked to our house, retrieved my car and I cleaned the battery terminals and we jumped the cars together. Zilch. My VTVM (voltage test meter) indicated the battery was toast and sucking down the system. An AAA battery truck was called fixed the van. Okay, so I was in severe pain after surgery fixing a van in a thunderstorm. Could there be anything more unexpected and, thus, bizarrely fun, when you are miserable? Would you prefer a boring moment? Not me. I am at my best in a crisis, an opportunity to solve a problem. Bleeding: You will bleed for a couple of weeks. You had parts of your bowel removed and there might be 60 or more stitches that are in long lines from inside your rectum, through your anus opening to the outside where the external roids were happily making you miserable until their leisurely existance was teminated. The wounds have to knit. They will ooze blood and plasma until the skin is again intact. You can afford to lose some; You have plenty. So you pack yourself with a couple of cotton balls stretched into a 3 inch hotdog shape and change them every couple of hours. Be creative. I cut some clean towels into small rectangles and throw them away after every change as I was getting sensitive to the cotton balls. Every time you go to the bathroom you get to hop into the shower and wash with a nice hot stream from your handheld shower head you insured was in place in preparation for the first blessed event, followed by a closely directed 30 second cold blast. Very nice.... A week later and I'm ready to go for walks at reasonable speed and I am reveling in my decision to have had this procedure. So, it hurt a lot for two days, I got to attempt to fix a car under duress, and there was a discussion as to whether the initial post-hemorroidic bowel movement was worse than childbirth. It's part of the experience. If you want to really be miserable being miserable, just lie around complaining. I prefer to enjoy myself while miserable, figuring out ways to keep my new puppy in check, planning pathetically healthy meals, contemplating a summer exercise program to aid final recovery and sneaking outside for very slow adventures. My girlfriend kept preventing me from assisting her in gardening. I thought clipping small twigs would not cause a problem. She limited me to pointing out suspect tree branches she could saw off. I was allowed to water the tomatoes and feed Minnie-the-Moocher, a pregnant deer that has adopted us and looked very worried as I walked very slowly to her bowl with her daily ration of deer chow checkers.
Well, it's no lifting over 20 pounds for the next three weeks, but I have lots of projects I can do like fixing the primitive fish clock, insuring our baby wrens are not disturbed by our killer cat and photographing the growing wasp nest in the garage. Hmm...being disabled isn't so bad after all, especially when you feel better than you have been for twenty years. You just change your attitude, make productive choices given available opportunities, and start humming, "Keep On The Sunny Side Of Life".
LG
A Very Good Page To Read / Reference From:
https://www.steadyhealth.com/Recovery_Time_For_Hemorrhoid_Surgery_t200822.html
Regards,
Dave
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Hey CRAB ASS!
This term takes on a whole new meaning with hemorrhoids on your mind & but. This is my 2 cent contribution to past & future readers/posters, as deciding to have hemorrhoidal surgery was the best decision for me. I have borrowed some from previous posters to compile and add to this, being today's "hemorrhoid hotline". I had a bloody mess of a time for 3 weeks delivering mail. Lifting heavy parcels was a challenge, as we are to lift with our knees, not our backs. Still, that position stressed my backside something miserable, sometimes feeling like someone was stabbing me with a knife back there ... I could feel it tearing. Walking irritated it due to friction, however, my concern was if the blood was showing through my underware and pants. I didn't want to alarm my patrons that I was troubled with this crippling condition. Aside from just wanting to complete my route, I was avoiding dogs at all cost, as they can be very "nosy" with people and that would be all that I would need ... a dog sniffing, then biting my hemorrhoids! So, I called in to work the next day and went to the doctor's office to schedule surgery. I concur with a previous poster stating that this is absolutely the worst surgery to recover from (minor surgery with maximum pain) and being the most painful compared to almost ALL surgeries. The poster included that it's worse than: cancer surgeries, hip replacement, gall bladder, brain anerysm, bunion removal, etc. etc., probably including decapitation at points described in that poster's text. I had kidney stones & my gall bladder removed, so hospitalization is not new to me. By the way, treating your hospital stay as "when in Rome, do as the Romans do" mindset helps a lot. Being in bed, with an IV tube in your wrist, and your movement restricted by your condition and entanglements of IV tubes, ALWAYS ask or ring for assisstance if you need to get out of your bed to go to the bathroom, etc. You are on sedatives and in unfamiliar surroundings; not a time for a mishap. Get out of there ASAP and follow your doctor's instructions. You may invest in a soft donut pillow for your carseat as well as for your bathtub. A thin head pillow for your tub may also comfort you, if so inclined. So now your thinking that all this is leading into a slow and painful death via your but. Not if you don't let it. Have some slip on shoes and some easy on socks that you can put on as if you were tieing your shoe with your foot raised on such as a stair, bench, chair, etc., as bending over may stretch or break your stitches. Consider a raised prop for your feet to rest on during your BM. Our society BM's are strenuous compared to other societies natural position of squating over a hole in the floor; they don't have hemorrhoids. Go to the grocery store & fill your fridge before surgery, as rest is best once you get back home. Try a veggie party tray with carrots, celery, etc. for snaking on. Be mindful of food's pH levels, as alkaline is kind and acidic is nasty as per your near future bowel movements. Generally, avoid spicy & greasy foods. Find yourself -plenty- of toilet paper to have ready and perhaps an adult diaper supply for a week or two. An absorbing blanket, cotton on one side / waterproof on the other, for your bed is a must. Loose boxer shorts are ideal. Having all of your laundry done and perhaps extra bath towels a plus. Trimming your toenails prior to surgery may be a good idea. Cook all foods thoroughly, as this is no time for food poisoning. Plan on walking to recovery, literaly. Take a creepy 1/2 hour walk empty handed or with no more than 10 pounds to carry. Exercise with any movements often, as being sedentary with healing may provoke the possibility of blood clots in your legs (my warning from doctor), or worse if they travel to your lungs, heart, or brain. I'm drinking apple cider vinegar to prevent this (no aspirin, as it's a blood thinner & my tissue need healing, not bleeding). Coughing, sneezing, laughing make my anus expand (ouch!). I discovered while recouperating from gall bladder surgery the letter "E". Instead of the usual cough, sneeze, & laugh, I integrated yelling out "EEEEE" as a more gentile gradual way to expand my inards vs. the abrupt reflex otherwise. Let people around you know beforehand your not dieing, as using "Eeee!" can draw attention to you in odd ways as people may perceive it, as you may sound like "Flipper" the dolphin. I read one tidbit about someone stepping into an outdoor hottub with pleasant results and wonder why hottubs, whirlpools, & jacuzzi's haven't been mentioned otherwise. Seems to me a hot jacuzzi would be the ideal preventative to hemorrhoids or the great remedy after surgery, provided it is sanitary / antiseptically clean. But then again, blood loss and light headedness might prove wrong RX. And who cleans the potential mess of bloody dingleberries, etc et al out of the water & filter. I'm glad to have had surgery in the end, having my "garden of grapes" harvested, this is just "pain" fun now! So if your thinking that it's official, I hate my life and think hemorrhoidal suicide because this operation is the pit of all pits, would rather have your teeth drilled daily, well this is my attempt to entertain your hemorrhoids and you can go sing John Lennon's "power to the people", changing people to poop hole, right on! (Yes, my meds have just kicked in!) Many may think recovery is 100x worse than keeping your pet hemorrhoids, it's just they keep howling away and having them chopped off is best in the long run. Can you imagine having this at 80+ years old where your mobility is diminished? Ask your doctor to be placed in a coma for 2 months; that may work. Dreams of diarrhea, homosexorrhoids, broken toilet seats, hemorrhoidal fever & taking their temperature, Your stool analysis results are a world record low pH, why such motionless pain, learning the procedure completed on you has just been banned by the American Medical Association, you just ran out of toilet paper, being a dog catcher with a messed up but, a life of pruney wrinkles from hot baths, nerves crossed where pee means poop and poop means pee, having an extra deep retracting wall mounted vomit pan installed across from your toilet, getting a job as quality control taste tester at a hot sport pepper factory, driving without sitting, little monsters with pins sticking you in the ass, being placed in jail with "Bubba" as your cellmate & him misunderstanding protofoam and your but being on steroids, bloody farts, loud echoing nocturnal bloody farts that wake the neighbors, witnessing bad ass biker gang members laying on a car lift having their hemorrhoids removed with an acetylene torch & afterwards jumping on their bikes flying away yelling "Eeee", toiletaphobia, neighbors knocking on your door / calling the police because they thought your bowel movement screaming was something else, eating porridge the rest of your life, watching Hank Hill (King of the Hill) & his episode with hemorrhoids (what are the chances this is on tv as I type this? True, unbelievable!), the only known cure for BM anxiety is to be filled with helium to whistle a different tune, messing up with life's rites of passages with a tatooed hemorrhoid, riding a bicycle uphill, stitching that won't dissolve or breaks too soon, and finally, a nightmare of hazmat condeming your but and being ticketed for an improper yoga position. I hope that some of this drivel brought a smile to your situation and a more positive feeling of reassurance (close, but not quite rear insurance) of good spirits, good colon, good health to you soon. Happy alkalinity & pH levels everyone!
Best regards from one of Santa's elves, unfortunately out of circulation this season.
Be Jolly with your adventures 'cause tomorrow brings another day, another adventure!
Dave the Mailman
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I am both happy and sad that I found this site. I'm scheduled for surgery in 5 days so I decided to look up testimonials last night and I haven't been to bed yet. And that's not the sad part.
I'm happy that I'll be able to benefit from the many helpful posts and hints on here, particularly on pre-op preparation and what to expect following the operation, but I'm also filled with trepidation and dread after reading some horror stories (and his is the sad part!).
I have 4 internal hemorrhoids that need removing and so far the doctors have been rosey about the procedure and the prospects for my full recovery. In fact, I was told that I will be able to drive to an MRI appointment that I have 3 days later. After reading about some of the situations here, I feel somewhat betrayed and lead astray about possible realities and potential outcomes from this supposedly "simple" and "uncomplicated" operation.
After 30 years of dealing with hemorrhoids, I'm not wavering from my decision to have this done, but I'm now quite anxious and a bit fearful of what will transpire. I have a high tolerance to pain, I already follow a high fibre diet and I've always avoided red meats and dairy so I feel I've got a good start. I'm a relatively healthy 46 year old guy so I'm expecting a 'normal' recovery but I hope you don't mind me sharing my coming experience since I may need your shoulders!
Fingers crossed that this turns out to be a positive blog!!
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It's time for my creepy walk around the block, a little less creepy everyday, but so far so good, even with the snow & ice underfoot. Don't need a slip to set my crack back, so it's careful walking, even as I have well over 30 years experience delivering mail during winter. As always, the more you do, the more you can do ... although just out of the hospital, I could not see this proverbial light at the end of the tunnel until I started with the creepy walks in the right direction. Getting dressed & winterized for the walk is tougher than the walk itself, so even without Nike's, I just do it. And I'm happy and satisfied with results I find with each footstep since surgery.
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