Swelling and Pain After Hemorrhoidectomy Surgery

Hi I had surgery also like u the day of the surgery I felt instant relief no pain just the normal reaction to the surgery I never used to to much mess in three weeks in and I honestly feel great I wish I would have done it sooner

Hi there, I read your post and I know that you had this done over a year ago, but I just had mine just under 4 weeks ago. I am a 34 yr old female & I too have a painful lump where they cut me around my bottom. It's a hard lump & I don't see my surgeon till the end of the month. Is it something to be worried about? Did yours go away?

It's been 10 months since my first surgery. Surgeon removed the rectal tumor and hemrhoids. Had two follow up surgeries for infections and fistfula. The first lump was an abscess. Painful lump. You need to have doc look at that. If it is an abscess it needs to be drained.

I now, after 10 months, have pain in rear where all the surgery was that is getting worse. I think it may be nerve damage or scar tissue from all the surgeries.

It takes a very long time to heal when you've had extensive surgery in such a delicate area. But eventually you will heal. Get that lump checked out

I had a hemorrhoidectomy 2 days ago. It wasn't as bad as I thought. I'm uncomfortable (it's sore), but nice soft BMs make it much easier to deal. I'm eating my normal (fairly high) fiber intake, and taking Miralax. It hurts like hell to wipe, but other than that, I'm back at work. I hope my post helps others not be so scared to have the surgery. Mine was one large external hemorrhoid.

I am 8 days post op ... internal and external... not to scare you... but days 1-2 not as bad (still ffffn hurt) BUT since all the good drugs and shots they do around the area will completely wear off.... BRACE YOURSELF FOR HELL!!!
Seriously... BMs are not your friend.... DEFINITELY keep up with Miralax or whatever to keep poo soft serve or watery (personal opinion). Hot Sitz baths do help for temp relief.... AS far as wiping..... WET WIPESARE YOUR FRIEND... GENTLY DAB AND LAZILY DRAG ACROSS....DO NOT RUB OR WIPE!!! Then use Sitz bath to relieve and clean.... TMI.... doing so now...

Good luck

Im just reading this now and see your experience was a long while back. How are things now?

Hi all I'm 14th days post external and some internal stitching. I'm doing fairly well bms ate not really painful just a little irritated and kinda feels welli know cause my wife has been the best and has been taken care of my wounds what a woman I know. So my concern now is what looks like external swollen skin. . I also nowget this feeling of being swollen. Other then that the first movement was crazy. Would like to know if the swelling goes away or if anybody used anything to help it go down.

Also how long did it take for the stitches to come out. I'm still on day 14 but still have stitches.

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Wanted to know did your swelling go down. What we're all experience is skin tags this is left over skin so that the an us doesn't close up to tight. Can anybody tell me if there's went down or if not do you still have problems with the left over skin swelling. I'm 2.5 weeks if anybody is out there that once to talk or is going through the same thing please respond with whether this went away...

I recently went through the THD surgery and skin tag removal..I am having a hard time getting to the first bm..i feel the pressure from what's been placed in my anal canal..I've taken stool softener..Metamucil ..and gentle laxatives... seems like nothings helping..I am too afraid to push but I know once hat gauze falls out I will feel much better as far as pressure and discomfort are concerned

I was relieved to read your post as I am 12 weeks post hemm surgery and i am feeling like I still have one and there is bright red blood after a bm. I went today BACK to the Surgeon and he said it "could be fissures". A skin tag doesn't bleed like that he told me. I don't know what the heck to do. I do not want to have surgery again!

Had surgery 3 days ago. This morning I had a bowel movement the pain was tolerable but the burning was indescrible!! Sits/Tub bath did nothing it lasted OVER an hour. You may not like this but a miraculous thought. Bag Balm. Two more BM later; no burning less swelling.

I had surgery 4 days ago... I am fairly certain that I can now sympathize will all new inmates in a men's prison.. I had no option but surgery due to all of the blood loss prior to. This is by far the worst pain I have ever been in. My boss wants to know when I will be back at work.... What is the usual return to work if you haven't died from the pain time frame?

I'm at day 16 now. I had a closed hemroiddectomy to remove what my surgeon called two large stage 3 external roids. The short version is, time away from work depends on many factors. Depending on your surgery and healing, you may well need two weeks or more to recover (and that's not even fully). Based on what I read, full recovery for hemorrhoidectomies can take up to 8 weeks -- with the worst of it, pain-wise, ending the first week, week and a half.

The long version, if you're interested, is I thought I'd be best case, as the only prep my surgeon gave me was, "This is the most painful surgery I perform." You'll need anywhere from 3 days to 2 weeks. So, thinking I was tough, but quickly discovering otherwise, I thought I'd be back in three days, maybe a week at most. I needed the full two weeks, and could really use another. I tried going back to a sitting job on day 6. Mistake. The pain after a BM at work, around 11AM, left me short of breath and almost in tears. I left at lunch. That night I had an almost debilitating BM. I emailed my boss around 1AM and asked her whether I could work from home, which she graciously allowed (my work suits working from home at times). If she wouldn't have, I would've needed to take personal time. You are a slave to your BMs and the hot rear-facing showers/baths and side- or belly-laying shivering, sweating, praying sessions bound to follow. The next few days followed the same course -- BMs and late-night emails. I felt like I was stringing her along. While I felt guilty, I had no choice. I couldn't have functioned at work as I was. Day 11, I tried to go back (a Monday, after no BMs on the weekend). I should've known better. BM hit first thing 10am. I literally almost passed out in the restroom, given the blood loss and pressure from being forced to strain -- I learned the hard way that a few plums during the day, Colace (three a day), and fiber one cereal does wonders to help avoid this. After collecting my wits (took about an hour), I called my surgeon's office and had them fax my office an excuse to work from home. Having little choice, I had to leave. A buddy of mine, who knew what was going on and got me ice water so I didn't pass out from the pain, gave the fax to my boss after I left. Days 12-15 were spent at home and, while it wasn't nearly the fiendish lower levels of hell my hind-quarters went through the first week, it wasn't until magical day 13 that I turned any kind of corner. Today is day 16 (a Saturday); tomorrow (Sunday) is day 17. Each day was a little better pain and BM-wise. It follows, then, that Monday (when I need to go back again, as my boss wants me in my seat, and finally believe I truly can -- with a pillow in chair, despite a little pain still after BMs, and some somewhat nasty and inconvenient, but supposedly normal, mucus discharge) will be day 18, when I go back. My surgeon's note still allows for another week, if needed. I'm praying I won't need it. Do yourself a favor, get the note to work from home or take off, if one is needed. Take the time off, if you can, and heal. You and your body need time to rest and recover.

Take care. Hang in there. There is a light at the end of this seemingly endless tunnel of pain and misery, which, with each passing day, seems to get a little brighter.

I'm going on 2 months and 2 weeks still not back to normal. I still have blood with my bm and have slight pain but no where near how it was the first three weeks. Be prepared it takes at least 3 months before you feel completely normal again. But things do get better I can go and not have to jump in the bath every time. It took me four weeks to return to work.