Hemoroidectomy tips
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Thought I'd write a few points that helped me;
Hemorrhoid pads with witch hazel from Amazon. Perfect for keeping clean.
Sanitary pads with wings to keep them in place. You need a lot of these because of the leakage.
Ibuprofen and paracetamol. I was given Codeine at hospital to take home. They were a god send, but do constipate you. I limited my usage of them. I'd take two in the morning and two at night. I could definitely feel amazing effects of them. They'd take away the pain within 20 minutes.
Lactulose. I took 10mls twice a day.
Glycerine suppositories. Day 4 after the op, I called the GP as I'd not been to the toilet properly. She suggested these (£1.10 over the counter at the pharmacy). I still use these to help me go. I'm 16 days post op.
A stool to rest your feet on when you try to go to the toilet. It puts your body in a better position apparently.
Hairdryer to dry yourself after a wash. You'll not want to rub it.
Hot bath after a poo. It'll save you a lot of pain. Start running it as you hop on the toilet.
Moist toilet wipes.
Prune juice. Flax seeds. All bran.
Emla. I've only just stopped using this. It numbs the area after using the toilet. I used it before going to, but found it eased the discomfort after.
Lots and lots of water.
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trishax88 sally2016
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Thank you,i have been doing this only 1s i havent r the witch hazel pads and hairdryer.
I thought i had prepared myself but seems i hadnt!
How long did you take to recover?
I have been having showers as I can't make it upstairs after a bm i literally hold onto my washing machine to help me keep upright. Burning pain is ridiculous 😢😢
sally2016 trishax88
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Im sorry you're still in so much discomfort. When was your op?
I would say I'm pretty much there, apart from the leakage and having to use the suppository to go to the toilet. (I think that's more psychological though)
I still feel tired. I'm not sure if that's because I've been off work for two weeks, or the general anaesthetic. My GP told me a GA is equivalent to a marathon.
sally2016
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You need the bath to jump into to relieve the burning. It's the only thing that helped me. Then get the emla on it.
I would say I felt like I had a prickly pear up my bottom for the first week and a half. Days 4-9 being the worst.
trishax88 sally2016
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I have an active 2 year old aswell so much harder.
How long has it been since yours?
sally2016 trishax88
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This makes sense then. Day 4 or 5 I was saying I would rather go through back to back contractions and then a c section instead of the discomfort I was in then.
I'm day 16 now. It seems to get worse before it gets better, but you'll get there.
I have a 19 month old. I tried to not pick her up too much. It felt like my insides might fall out when I did. I was lucky that she was at the Childminder for two days and my husband was off with her for the first week after my op. Last week I managed, although wasn't easy.
Try to rest as much as you possibly can x
samantha1970 trishax88
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