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auntAgonist (16,077 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
Hemorrhoids: Has anyone had surgery for this?
Or do you know of someone who has had surgery.
First up, the defrocked warped primitive, she with the face like Hindenberg's:
Warpy (62,053 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
1. It's often necessary but one of the worst ops if only because you can never show anyone your scar unless you're incredibly annoyed at them.
The two other bad things about it are the prep and the aftermath, meaning that first bowel movement after surgery. Most people are surprised they still need the surgery after the prep. And everybody feels like they're passing tin can lids, razor blades, broken beer bottles and barbed wire the first time afterward, even with laxatives and stool softeners.
However, recovery is extremely rapid and people get back to better than normal very quickly.
auntAgonist (16,077 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
2. I have heard that the pain is horrible. I can't imagine it being worse than what I have now though. I'm scheduled for a colonoscopy this Friday. (Mother died of colon cancer so I'm tested regularly) I've had chronic diahrea for ever it seems and the bleeding hemorrhoids are just getting worse. I know the DR is going to suggest surgery as he did last time. I don't think I can put it off any longer
shanti (15,699 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
4. if you're having bad pain now the surgery will probably be a blessing, like having a tooth pulled when it's infected.
shanti (15,699 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
3. my father did many years ago. i believe they did the rubber band surgery, where it just dies and drops off. he was in excruciating pain and had to sit on a donut pillow for awhile. it cured him, though.
ProfessorGAC (23,349 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
5. My Wife Did
The first couple of bowel movements made her rethink the decision, but after that she's been glad she did it. The recovery time was really pretty short. Probably around a week, and doctor told me she had one of the largest internal hemmorhoids he had ever removed.
After her experience, i think i'd be ok with getting them taken care of, though thankfully, i don't have that issue.
auntAgonist (16,077 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
6. Thanks. I'm glad it worked for her. I can't imagine it being more pain than I'm going through right now. It's gotten progressively worse over this past year. My issues are mostly internal with some external activity too.
I am living on pain killers these days and AnuCort suppositories. The pain killers are killing my stomach and I don't have much of a stomach to work with so I'm quite afraid of the damage they are doing.
Fiber in the diet prevents haemorrhoids.
But because fiber isn't a pharmaceutical that can be charged to the taxpayers, the primitives aren't interested in it. They want drugs.
