Hi there i had the hemorroid surgery 4 weeks ago
As soon as i got out i had strep throat from the facility a day later i went to urgent care and got antibiotics
I been doing the ice the sitz baths the laxatives and now a fiber powder
I see blood sometimes on on my BM and on toilet paper
I had a fissure and doctor game a compound and that went away
Now i notice a bright red bump on my anus and it itches and im still leaking the mucus
I called doctor and he wont be back until October today is sept 18
Im concerned!!!!! It still stings when i BM
As soon as i got out i had strep throat from the facility a day later i went to urgent care and got antibiotics
I been doing the ice the sitz baths the laxatives and now a fiber powder
I see blood sometimes on on my BM and on toilet paper
I had a fissure and doctor game a compound and that went away
Now i notice a bright red bump on my anus and it itches and im still leaking the mucus
I called doctor and he wont be back until October today is sept 18
Im concerned!!!!! It still stings when i BM
Hi, you do not have a new hemorrhoid, the small bump that you can easily push inside is called an anal tag. I asked my doc about it . Experiencing the same as you and I'm 2 months post op. Mucus and blood is normal as long as it's not flowing. Good luck
I'm very depressed to. My surgeon said I still have one hemorrhoid that he didn't removed it. It's 3 months after my surgery, still having pain and bleeding with BM, and despite of having fibre and laxive always feel constipated. I don't know what to do.
Hi all, I am week 4-5 after op now, this was the worst experience of my life, my first bowel movement made me sweat shake and almost faint of pain, ( I dislocate my shoulders and the pain after rhe 1st BM was 100 times worse) , the first 2 weeks were hell, I never ever experienced such pain, In the first 2 weeks, I regret doing it big time, I was taking Duphalac as a laxative, and it wasn’t working at all, I either took an overdoze which caused me diarrhea or It never worked, I strained a lot im my BM felt like a huge poop will go out, and it was only a very small piece!! I had constipation for 6 days until I took an enema, 4 days later same problem occured and I took another enema, 3 days later I took my 3rd enema and of course I took them because it was HELL!! I strained and tried so hard that I almost got hemorrhoids back again, I had hemorrhoids for 10 years and it was stage 4 before I did surgery, and I removed 3 huge ones!! All this is the bad news, now I want some of you to get some hope, after my last enema, my doctor told me to replace Duphalac with Regula Plus pills which are natural laxatives, I take 2 before I sleep, added a decent amount of Fiber, and drink around 6-8 water glasses a day, and it is like magic, I enter the toilet 4-5 times a day, my stool is soft, but not large though, no blood in my BM and most importantly that I wash and don’t use tissues, I do still have a small amount of leakage after each BM, not to mention the joch itch I suffered from at week 2, just make sure You dry well after sitz bath!! So as a good news for people waiting for something positive, I feel 85% recovering now, of course it is still a bit annoying, but nothing like the beginning, stay strong and hold on and don’t let anxiety rule you, I totally understand the frustration and the depression this surgery could cause, but we have to stay strong!! I do still have pain after and during each BM, but it is nothing comparing to before!! Eat fibers and drink a lot of water and you should get better with time !! Good luck everyone and I went through a lot that I forgot to write everything negative, I am trying to be as positive as possible!!! Oh yea I forget to mention that exactly after a week of surgery I bleed the hell out of my ass and had to go to ER, luckily the blood stopped on its own, but the dr had to check with his finger, that was the worst pain EVER !! Again good luck everyone!!
Try a senna natural laxative for constipation, 2 pills before sleeping and one in the morning, it should work !!
Hi all.
I am cutrently exactly 14 days post op from the removal of two exterior hems & two internal. I have previously had banding, Botox and another procedure but none of them worked. I’m 26 and been living with hems since i was 18.
When going into the surgery I didn’t research anything prior as I assumed tenrecovery would be similar to the previous surgeries but oh how i was so wrong!
The first day of recovery was hell, I couldn’t walk or sit properly and found it very difficult to pass urine & had no appetite at all. This carried on for a week and I would only eat wheatabix, drink water, take pain killers and started with the laxatives after I wasn’t able to pass a BM after 5 days.
On the 7th day I started to get worried about becoming compacted and it wasn’t until the 8th day that I was able to pass a BM. The pain was something else. I had to scream & curse to get through it as it felt as others said ‘glass shards being passed’ and the aftermath was an unbelievable stinging and bleeding. The only saviour was to jump into a hot hot bath and swish water around that area to relieve the unbearable pain.
I am usually very active and go to the gym everyday, eat 6 meals a day and go for long walks but the surgery completely disabled me & I was unable to leave the house for two weeks and couldn’t really leave my bed for the first week at all.
I found during the first week after BM’s I had three hard tender lumps on the right side of my opening and they are always there but larger after a BM. I’m very worried that these will stay here/ could be hems. I have read that they are just part of the healing proves & may just be skin tags but I’ve had both and they don’t feel like skin tags at all. It’s also started to become slightly itchy down there. I made sure I bathe now once or twice a day and take regular showers and be sure to dry the area. I also fold tissue and place it between my buttocks.
I am now passing BM’s once a day, sometimes once every couple of days and I’ve started eating more but the external lumps down there are irritating me and I’m passing passing painful BM’s.
Im really hoping that I have a normal looking/feeling bottom after all this pain & horrendous recovery.
I’m so much better now than I was right after surgery and just hope the lumps go down so I am able to get back in the gym properly. I’m going to try go to the gym today & just Do some upper body work and possibly swim. Ye only problem is if I was too much the lumps become very irritated like when I had gems before!!! Frustrating to say the least!
I am cutrently exactly 14 days post op from the removal of two exterior hems & two internal. I have previously had banding, Botox and another procedure but none of them worked. I’m 26 and been living with hems since i was 18.
When going into the surgery I didn’t research anything prior as I assumed tenrecovery would be similar to the previous surgeries but oh how i was so wrong!
The first day of recovery was hell, I couldn’t walk or sit properly and found it very difficult to pass urine & had no appetite at all. This carried on for a week and I would only eat wheatabix, drink water, take pain killers and started with the laxatives after I wasn’t able to pass a BM after 5 days.
On the 7th day I started to get worried about becoming compacted and it wasn’t until the 8th day that I was able to pass a BM. The pain was something else. I had to scream & curse to get through it as it felt as others said ‘glass shards being passed’ and the aftermath was an unbelievable stinging and bleeding. The only saviour was to jump into a hot hot bath and swish water around that area to relieve the unbearable pain.
I am usually very active and go to the gym everyday, eat 6 meals a day and go for long walks but the surgery completely disabled me & I was unable to leave the house for two weeks and couldn’t really leave my bed for the first week at all.
I found during the first week after BM’s I had three hard tender lumps on the right side of my opening and they are always there but larger after a BM. I’m very worried that these will stay here/ could be hems. I have read that they are just part of the healing proves & may just be skin tags but I’ve had both and they don’t feel like skin tags at all. It’s also started to become slightly itchy down there. I made sure I bathe now once or twice a day and take regular showers and be sure to dry the area. I also fold tissue and place it between my buttocks.
I am now passing BM’s once a day, sometimes once every couple of days and I’ve started eating more but the external lumps down there are irritating me and I’m passing passing painful BM’s.
Im really hoping that I have a normal looking/feeling bottom after all this pain & horrendous recovery.
I’m so much better now than I was right after surgery and just hope the lumps go down so I am able to get back in the gym properly. I’m going to try go to the gym today & just Do some upper body work and possibly swim. Ye only problem is if I was too much the lumps become very irritated like when I had gems before!!! Frustrating to say the least!
Hi hemmy 348025, I saw this and can relate to everything as in how desperate you feel and how this lack of recovery saps all your happiness. I'm on my fourth month after my hemorrhoid surgery at the same time u had two inner and one outer polyps removed along with one nasty thrombosed hemorrhoid. Although the pain in passing stools has lessened it just doesn't seem to completely heal just when I think finally the lumps from the previous beasts are gone I poop a normal poop to a normal persons standard and bobs your uncle here we go again bleeding, pain and a fear of dread . So back on Movocol and the botox cream. Will this ever end and to top it all which I have not heard mention on this or any other thread I've got a low down pain in my abdomen, which is believed to be caused by colon muscle contraction due to surgery!!!! Life is very bleak and depressing for me too. I am normally a very up beat and positive person. Anyone hoping to find a positive answer I doubt you'd get it on one of these forums as the whole reason for going on them is because you're experiencing something ( you know may not be right) if all was hunky dory we'd be out living our lives happily and no need to spend hours writing how fab we feel. Please hemmy let me know how you are now. I really hope life has got better for you and all those suffering. Lots of love xxx
I was looking for an answer, but it looks like everybody is on the same boat with me. I don’t want to discourage anyone, please know that every person and situation is different.People’s recovery will depend on their age, health, the extension of their incision etc.
Stay encouraged, because your faith and positivity will help in your recovery.
This surgery was the worst and most painful experience of my life. It has been 5 months and I still have pain and discomfort after every BM. Not as bad as the several first weeks, but enough to stop me from having a normal life.
I gave birth to three children through Cesarians,but nothing compares to this hemorrhoiderectomy.
I struggle with constipation and hemorrhoids since I was 12-Years-old. Throughout the years I would have a crisis, would see a doctor, use suppositories and an ointment and I would be fine. However, as I aged, I’m 53 now, as my doctor explained, my body became less forgiving and the last episode with horrible pain lasted for months. So I finally decided to have the surgery and get rid of the problem.
The one I had my surgery with is renowned in Orlando and has 20years of experience. I consulted four surgeons .Only one told me not to have the surgery, he told me recovery was extremely difficult and painful, and unless I was really sure of my decision he wouldn’t do the surgery; the decision was mine to make. Well, I was ready to put an end to my suffering ( at least that was what I thought) ,I am healthy and strong I thought “ what’s to fear? I’ll endure the pain for some time,and I’ll be forever free from this problem!” Little did I know the trail I was about to face...
I believe you all heard the horror stories about recovery so I’ll save you from the gore details. My disappointment was great after I found out I had developed three other hemorrhoids, bigger than the ones I had before. This is one of the complications my surgeon never told me about. After a few weeks I had a hemorrhoidal tromboses or blood clot. All the back of my buttocks, upper part and internal of my legs looked purple, with something that looked like spider veins. This is one more of the possible complications of the surgery my doctor never told me about. I asked the nurse if she ever saw a patient take so long to recover she said she did not.
As I continued to have a lot of pain weeks after the surgery, my doctor told me I had to go back to the operating room. He needed to examine me to rule out stenosis also called stricture , another possible complication of the surgery. At that point I was willing to withstand anything that would fix my problem and free me from the excruciating pain. I needed to go back to work, and just to be myself again, a normal ,functional human being.
The doctor said it would be too painful to examine me without general anesthesia and if his suspicion was confirmed he would go ahead and do the procedure necessary which would be break the scar tissue that formed in my anus ( rectum?) OUCH! Stricture happens when during the healing process scar tissue grows narrowing the anal passage. In some cases, the canal can close completely.
I was terrified when I learned ( researching online) that after that procedure the patient had to introduce their finger or a proper device one or more times daily, to ensure that new scar tissue would not grow again.
Thankfully, the stricture was not confirmed. But once again, I was left without an answer to why I was still hurting several weeks after the surgery. My doctor’s answer I was “ unlucky.” When I asked him if the surgery helped me at all he answered “ time will tell.”
I will not say I regret having the surgery, because I truly believed I was doing the best thing to take care of my health.
I dread having constipation so I’m very careful choosing what I eat. I make sure I eat fiber; I eat whole grains, vegetables ( pears,mangoes, strawberries, bananas,, plums,figs, prunes, - these are all natural laxatives) beans ( of all colors, green beans, garbanzo beans etc)beets, oranges, grapefruit with the pulp, papaya, greens ( spinach, Brussels sprouts, Swiss chard, kale, collard greens, arugula, salads etc), I drink a lot of water, I take Psyllium husk, stool softer ( Colace) and mineral oil nightly. I try to stay away from condimented and spicy foods, ket-chup, mustard, black pepper, nuts and popcorn ( they can hurt your rectum), try not to sit for a long time, not to lift any weight.
In brief, I’m doing everything I know to recover well. I’m still doing sitz baths, soaking in the bath tub, I wash myself after every bowel movement and as I write you this I’m laying down with the heating pad under my behind. Now that it’s winter it’s nice, but in the heat of Florida months ago I would sweat like crazy.
This week I will go back to see the doctor that told me not to have the surgery. He was right, he was honest and was not thinking about making money. I think unless one is anemic from bleeding so much, one should not have this surgery. I don’t see the benefit. I just wanted to hear some success stories. For now, I will stay positive, I ask you to do the same. Hang in there! Blessings.
Stay encouraged, because your faith and positivity will help in your recovery.
This surgery was the worst and most painful experience of my life. It has been 5 months and I still have pain and discomfort after every BM. Not as bad as the several first weeks, but enough to stop me from having a normal life.
I gave birth to three children through Cesarians,but nothing compares to this hemorrhoiderectomy.
I struggle with constipation and hemorrhoids since I was 12-Years-old. Throughout the years I would have a crisis, would see a doctor, use suppositories and an ointment and I would be fine. However, as I aged, I’m 53 now, as my doctor explained, my body became less forgiving and the last episode with horrible pain lasted for months. So I finally decided to have the surgery and get rid of the problem.
The one I had my surgery with is renowned in Orlando and has 20years of experience. I consulted four surgeons .Only one told me not to have the surgery, he told me recovery was extremely difficult and painful, and unless I was really sure of my decision he wouldn’t do the surgery; the decision was mine to make. Well, I was ready to put an end to my suffering ( at least that was what I thought) ,I am healthy and strong I thought “ what’s to fear? I’ll endure the pain for some time,and I’ll be forever free from this problem!” Little did I know the trail I was about to face...
I believe you all heard the horror stories about recovery so I’ll save you from the gore details. My disappointment was great after I found out I had developed three other hemorrhoids, bigger than the ones I had before. This is one of the complications my surgeon never told me about. After a few weeks I had a hemorrhoidal tromboses or blood clot. All the back of my buttocks, upper part and internal of my legs looked purple, with something that looked like spider veins. This is one more of the possible complications of the surgery my doctor never told me about. I asked the nurse if she ever saw a patient take so long to recover she said she did not.
As I continued to have a lot of pain weeks after the surgery, my doctor told me I had to go back to the operating room. He needed to examine me to rule out stenosis also called stricture , another possible complication of the surgery. At that point I was willing to withstand anything that would fix my problem and free me from the excruciating pain. I needed to go back to work, and just to be myself again, a normal ,functional human being.
The doctor said it would be too painful to examine me without general anesthesia and if his suspicion was confirmed he would go ahead and do the procedure necessary which would be break the scar tissue that formed in my anus ( rectum?) OUCH! Stricture happens when during the healing process scar tissue grows narrowing the anal passage. In some cases, the canal can close completely.
I was terrified when I learned ( researching online) that after that procedure the patient had to introduce their finger or a proper device one or more times daily, to ensure that new scar tissue would not grow again.
Thankfully, the stricture was not confirmed. But once again, I was left without an answer to why I was still hurting several weeks after the surgery. My doctor’s answer I was “ unlucky.” When I asked him if the surgery helped me at all he answered “ time will tell.”
I will not say I regret having the surgery, because I truly believed I was doing the best thing to take care of my health.
I dread having constipation so I’m very careful choosing what I eat. I make sure I eat fiber; I eat whole grains, vegetables ( pears,mangoes, strawberries, bananas,, plums,figs, prunes, - these are all natural laxatives) beans ( of all colors, green beans, garbanzo beans etc)beets, oranges, grapefruit with the pulp, papaya, greens ( spinach, Brussels sprouts, Swiss chard, kale, collard greens, arugula, salads etc), I drink a lot of water, I take Psyllium husk, stool softer ( Colace) and mineral oil nightly. I try to stay away from condimented and spicy foods, ket-chup, mustard, black pepper, nuts and popcorn ( they can hurt your rectum), try not to sit for a long time, not to lift any weight.
In brief, I’m doing everything I know to recover well. I’m still doing sitz baths, soaking in the bath tub, I wash myself after every bowel movement and as I write you this I’m laying down with the heating pad under my behind. Now that it’s winter it’s nice, but in the heat of Florida months ago I would sweat like crazy.
This week I will go back to see the doctor that told me not to have the surgery. He was right, he was honest and was not thinking about making money. I think unless one is anemic from bleeding so much, one should not have this surgery. I don’t see the benefit. I just wanted to hear some success stories. For now, I will stay positive, I ask you to do the same. Hang in there! Blessings.
Hi Hemmy,
I just stumbled upon your post from more than a year ago. I'm in a similar situation. Are you getting better? Please say 'yes.' This stuff is awful.
Jen
I just stumbled upon your post from more than a year ago. I'm in a similar situation. Are you getting better? Please say 'yes.' This stuff is awful.
Jen
I had this surgery in February of this year and it’s now May and I still am taking IBUPROFEN every 4-6 hours. The pain feels life glass shards just like you explained. I just went poop and took my IBUPROFEN and am sitting in a hot bath. So painful I want to cry. Please let me know if the pain ever got better and about when.
Lol 3 pages of comments and not one update.
I too have this post op problem and I'm going to assume that it got better for all of you since you never remembered to update!
I had sclerotherapy for hemorrhoids yesterday and would like to know how long this procedure takes to have an effect as I am still experiencing pain during bowel movement?
Are you still having pain