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Haemorrhoids help!

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karen08997
karen08997

im in agony doctor prescribed scheriproct supossitories i had been using germaloid nothing is touching this agonising pain going to the toilet has me in tears i have to lay down with an ice pack bum cheeks are throbbing like toothache and thighs ache.

consultant wants to cut them out the thought terrifies me but i cant go in in so much pain...im having trouble completly emptying due to the swelling inside stools are soft and formed but agony.

any advice please

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  • Jnf123
    Jnf123 karen08997

    Posted

    Drink 3+ liters of water, up your fiber intake, and stop straining when going to the bathroom. only go when you have to go do not strain!

  • thomas79405
    thomas79405 karen08997

    Posted

    have the sergry i did and i feel greatit,s been 3 years and doing very well have it done ok

    • thomas79405
      thomas79405 karen08997

      Posted

      him there i was sore for a few days i knew i would be. but i went out for breakfast afterwards, and when i got home i rested all day. but that afternoon i had too poop and i tell you it burn. but after that i let the shower clean me up and the shower hitting that area felt so good.anyway sit on ice yes ice it rerally helps alot. but next day i was walking everyday my walks kept getting longger. and on the 3rd week my butt was itching i mean itching good. after 4 days of it wow i felt good. over all i was doing great after 6 weeks .after 3 year doing verywell. i was joking too a super great doctor who did me . i said is it officalei,m a pain in the butt?? he laugh . and he said tom this doesn,t make my top 10 in my book.travisholt of o s fmedical center bloomington ill who did me awsome awsome awsome surgeon the pain was not really that bad. but a pain in the butt. but siton ice ok it helps

  • h45851
    h45851 karen08997

    Posted

    hello.. i am not sure if you are suffering from thrombosed hems but given the pain you are describing it might be likely. my experience with thrombosed hem was excrutiating pain. I also got scheriproct (didn’t help), painkillers (didn’t help), only ice packs brought some relief.. i could barely walk and the pain was constant day/night. the thought of a repeated episode made me opt for hemorhoidectomy. i personally found the op recovery less painful than the thrombosed hem and would do it again without a hesitation. Best of luck.. I hope you can find relief soon.

    • karen08997
      karen08997 h45851

      Posted

      thank you for your reply yes its constant agony and ice packs are the only thing that ease it slightly..how long was your recovery can i ask did hemorrhoids effect the ability to empty

    • h45851
      h45851 karen08997

      Posted

      i really feel for you and wish i could offer some comfort.. did you mean how long was my recovery from the thrombosed hems or hemorrhoidectomy? The first took a good week for the severe pain to subside but a good month for the flare up to go away. The fear from a repeated attack made me quite anxious. I really did try to lead the cleanest lifestyle but I guess once the hems are there they will keep flaring up. Even though I didn’t get another major flare up they started to bleed quite frequently where I would end up on the loo with blood dripping for ages (again ice to the rescue). It completely took over my life so I went for the op. I read every forum out there and was totally freaked out by the horror stories. It was also my first surgery and going under GA so I was really scared I wouldn’t be able to cope with the pain. Fortunately, my recovery was quite positive (I wrote a detailed post on this forum). I had 2 weeks off work and then worked another 2 from home so I could still continue with my baths/ice packs, etc.

      I definitely had issues emptying before the op. According to my surgeon my hems were grade IV and very large (3cm) so I guess their constant ‘presence’ must have confused the normal mechanism down there. I would feel like going when there was nothing to empty or I wouldn’t feel the urge to empty causing hard stools. It is such a relief to be regular now with no bits hanging out of my bum.

      Everyone’s recovery is a bit different but if it effects your life then I would definitely go for the op.. with a good colorectal surgeon and bit of advanced planning you will get through it with no regrets. 😃

    • karen08997
      karen08997 h45851

      Posted

      thank you for your reply im lay here now with an ice pack after going to the toilet the pain is unbearable made me feel a bit more posative reading your reply that there is light at the end of the tunnel

    • h45851
      h45851 karen08997

      Posted

      oh.. i can still remember the pain.. it will pass.. definitely my recovery from hemorrhoidectomy was less painful than what you are experiencing now.

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