Haemmorhoidectomy 8 days in

After 2-3 weeks I resumed a pretty much normal life. I know that may be rare, but just to let you know it is possible! 

I'm 6 weeks post op (had intenral, external and prolapsing tissue removed) and aside from the outside wound still being ever so slightly stingy on the odd occasion, I'm doing well. 

I hope you heal up soon - a quick recovery is possible! Good luck. 

Hang in there, it will get better!

My experience was that things got markedly better after two weeks and I was pretty well healed after 4. I did have other complications as a result of the operation but not directly associated with the procedure.

Keep taking pain killers.

For under £10 you can buy a ‘portable bidet’ (also called a sitz bath) from Amazon. It fits over a toilet pan and should be a lot easier that the shower thing you are doing.

Good luck!

I genuinely didn't start having remotely normal bowl movements for a good 2 weeks and then they were still painful with a lot of bleeding. At around 4 weeks, still like pain and some blood.

Hi, 

I am on Day 9 and still in pain. Still passing blood with BMs. STill hate the toilet. STill taking sitz baths and laying down aftewards. I am really looking forward to seeing my doctor for a 2 week check up. He told me I am going to hate him and he did not lie. I hate him. I hate him with a deep passion. I hate myself for not researching this before I got this surgery. I wish you well. I am looking for anyone who had a good recovery and the things they did to ease the pain and the loose stools and bleeding. I am also looking for those who have had this surgery and it has been years after and how they are doing now. Was it worth it? Cause right now, I don't think it was worth it for me. I think I should have just lived with my hemorrhoid that was external and hanging. It wasn't causing me pain but every once in awhile I did pass blood. I looked on youtube and saw the actual surgery on there and it is horrible what they did to us. I sending a virtual hug to everyone who has done this surgery. We need it. I need it. Good Luck with your recovery and I thank GOD for this forum. Wished I had found this before. I would never had done this surgery. Sorry to be so negative but it is the truth. 

Hi Fiona,

I hope you're doing okay. It's a rough recovery and I'm keen to follow yours as I'm on day 7 of recovery.

I previously had banding done 9 or so weeks ago and while it successfully removed 3 internal haemorrhoids, I was left with one internal to external/prolapse sort of thing. I had a haemorrhoidectomy 7 days ago.

So far recovery is going well. The 5-6 day mark was definitely hell. My first 2 BM's made me feel like I wanted to pass out, vomit, I felt shaky... the pain after the first one lasted through to the next day. I think I actually popped a stitch after the 2nd one.

I can tell I'm recovering but I'm pretty sad because the swelling is so much worse than before the operation - which seems like a common thing that is said. I can't imagine it is totally going to shrink? But it also makes me feel like why did I bother having the operation if I have ended up with a huge external haemorrhoid. I don't have a check up for 7 more weeks. I would love someone who's been in the same boat with swelling to talk about their experience.

Keep us in the loop, Fiona and everyone else!