2yrs later ....... still in pain !!
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I had a stapled hemorroid op which I got done in JANUARY 2018 ........ I complained early on about the terrible pain I was suffering and how even the strongest painkillers never helped.
well, 17 months later I still have excrutiating pain after each and every bowel movement.
I would far rather be on here telling you how things have improved greatly but they haven't - the truth of the matter is that the pain is still horrendous after every bowel movement and I am in bad pain for hours afterwards. Here's the good bit ....... after the pain subsides I am completely pain-free until my next bowel movement. I believe I developed one internal hemorrhoid due to over exertion or straining to do the toilet very early after my op. My fault? Possibly, but either way, the fact is I'm in the most horrendous pain and even after a further TWO exploratory operations the docs said they cant see anything that could be causing this pain and they've now more or less given up and now I've no where to turn with no further follow up treatment proposed or expected !!
I've done all the stool softeners, the changing of diets and strongest if pain meds ...... nothing helps any and now I feel as though I just have to put up with the pain.
I can only hope my experience is so unusual that no one else is in the same position because its destroying me mentally and physically.
I WOULD NEVER ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO HAVE THIS PROCEDURE DONE .... but I would also tell them that my experience seems to be extremely isolated even though I've read about so many folk who have terrible pain for a lot longer than most folk talk of ......its a horrible op and people should be made far more aware of the pain levels expected.
Today has been a really good pain-free day ....... simply because I have not had to go to the toilet !!! INCREDIBLE ISN'T IT !!
still in pain after every BM ..... 2yrs later. its killing me.
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Emha robert37131
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Robert, your stapled hemorroidectomy sounds awful & I still haven’t committed to having it done but will have to do something soon. The banding procedure didn’t work & I’m in constant discomfort now, even at night.
I have a large mucosal prolapse as well as 3 hemorroids & the surgeon said the stapled procedure was the best for me and ‘least painful’. You need a word with him to tell him otherwise!
I jumped on your sentence ‘Here's the good bit ....... after the pain subsides I am completely pain-free until my next bowel movement’, because I am never pain free and just a window of a few hours a day when I’m not feeling or thinking about the wretched lump & pain down below would be heaven.
I feel like I live in a parallel universe to other pain-free people where I put a smile on my face & try to carry on as normal. There is no point moaning to friends & family about it because on paper ‘hemorroids’ sounds trivial yet no one except people like us know how awful it is and how it messes with your mind.
I’ve never had depression but most nights I wake up thinking the darkest thoughts.
So...I hope your pain will subside because living with it long term is exhausting and impacts on the whole quality of life. I will be discussing this long term pain issue with the surgeon before I commit to the stapled hemorroidectomy. Thanks for your comments.
valerie38106 robert37131
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so sorry to hear this! I had hemrroidectomy done last Nov and had another procedure yo finish up anal skin tags I am much better today! i havent heard many good reports on stapling I hope you can find another surgeon maybe colon rectal specialist and get get the answers you are looking for! Prayers you can find answers and help soon!