Hemmerhoid surgery 5 weeks in
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Just comming up on 5 weeks after extensive surgery on hemmerhoids and glad it is all behind me. My bowel movements have become very irregular between soft and hard and when I have to go I need to be near a bathroom or I will have an accident and can't seem to hold it in. Is this nornal and will it settle.
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Wiseman3175 paul89462
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Hope you get some answers, I've found a lot of posts on the internet cover the first week or so, but there is very little information out there for those a month or so on.
Regards
Callum
Tashaceecee Wiseman3175
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Wiseman3175 Tashaceecee
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So to summarise, at 3 weeks 4 days, still not back to normal.
Hope that helps.
Callum
Tashaceecee Wiseman3175
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Wiseman3175 Tashaceecee
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If you have people around you who can help, then that will be a benefit. You may feel isolated and unable to talk with people at home (they may not want to talk about bowel movements either) so chat with people on the internet in the same boat, it helped me.
I'm also sitting on a hot water bottle quite a lot too. I've tried to avoid pain relief medication as far as possible. Some of it constipates you, and some of it is bad for you if you take it for too long.
Tashaceecee Wiseman3175
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paul89462 Wiseman3175
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Callum.
Hedgehog61 paul89462
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firstly I have never experienced pain like it, I couldn't go to the toilet for 7 days although I was taking a laxative, then when I went I had two days with the runs, in all this time I had to stay near a toilet! I was dosed up with painkillers that were hardly even touching the pain. I have now in the last two days being able to sit down properly and the pain has now more or less gone. I am still having bowel problems with cant go and then the urge to go quickly! I feel like my piles are back, I have had three weeks off work but will be returning soon. I followed all medical advice, I showered 6 or 7 times a day to avoid infection. I am waiting for a follow up appointment for post op but I will never have this operation again! Hope this helps anyone in this situation.
Sha1205 paul89462
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davecon Sha1205
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I felt exactly the same as you after my consultant said Halo or banding etc will be no good for me as it will not get rid of my prolapsed stage 4 internal piles and some more smaller internal ones- So the Big Cut it is! (Had them done private £2700 all in)
I am 66 and was kept in overnight as the op was not until 5.00 pm
Ive just had my "Slice and Dice" done Thursday 21st Apr was home Yesterday lunch Friday 22nd - No pain whatsover had my Lunch My Tea and an early night seeing I didnt sleep Thursday in Hospital because of the strange environment (No pain but a lot of gassy mess in the hospital - No pain at all after midnight after just paracetomol and ibroprofen- NONE!) l I'm writing this now sat on the couch with no pain whatsover - I just had my first "Loo Visit" about an hour ago and was not even unpleasant - I dont even need the Codeine just had that once Thursday night (That causes constipation) I am just taking Paracetomol and Ibroprofen just as a bonus really I actually feel like i CAN RIDE MY BIKE!
Im going for a wqalk round the park shortly to see what happens lol
So try not to worry - I will start a thread shortly bout my 45 yr battle with these things and hopefully also help a lot of people on the way as to how to manage these things (I had 20 years of Hell - The last 25 without a problem when I discovered what to actually do with them with no help from useless GPs and then I just needed sorting for the first time about 6 weeks ago) I was not in any great pain but I am a cyclist(Up to 300 miles a week!) but stopped me riding my bike and even walking was a pain again and did not want them things causing me any problem in the future - Correct Diet and Excercise is essential part of this - and knowledge about what all the useless GP's seem to be ignorent about - Its such a nice Morning at the mo so I am having a brew and then taking that walk - I'm actually worried that something is going to happen later in a Day or so as this is a doddle so far
Dave
davecon Sha1205
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May I just add a thing about recovery from an op - I have only ever had one before this - a hernia 2014 and tried to get some sense about what is recovery time and what is meant by activity and excercise bla bla - How long - How much to do etc
Got loads of not sure responses until one nurse gave the correct answer - Your body will tell you what to do! Brilliant explanation because it is just that - Take my walk in the park just now - Nice and easy stroll and les than half a mile - I am a fit cyclist yet just like the first surgery - That felt like a 100 mile hike - I had no energy to give and my body told me thats enough for Today old Man now go home lol - Just relaxing with a cuppa at the mo on my new pain free bum - I have even checked for any leaks and there are none - I am actually wearing pampers as some vile smelling stuff keeps creeping out of there
I will be starting a new discussion(need more than one) on my op and its progress shortly and all the pre op stuff I have endured and how to overcome the actual misery of piles seeing I have a few weeks to kill but in meantime anybody can mail me
I will be only too happy to help if I can or just listen and will reply to all
See you soon and hope my recovery continues because this seems far too good to be true guys!
Pain and Pile free Dave
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Sha1205 davecon
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Reading your response makes me feel hopeful knowing that there is a possibility that the pain may not be as unbearable as I am thinking. I've suffered with them for 22 years and just when I think I've got them under control I get a flare up (usually it's due to spicy foods which I just love). My surgeon describes the pain im going to experience as "uncomfortable" so I truly hope it's not bad. I decided to go through with the surgery because I can't imagine getting up in age and having to deal with a flare up. I'm 45 now and I guess now is the time. I'm glad things are going well for you and I hope you do start that thread bc there are plenty of folks who suffer from them. Keep me posted on your recovery but by the sound of it I think you'll be just fine.
davecon Sha1205
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I had my first full Day Yesterday on my normal boring but very healthy diet diet and I was following instructions and had 2 lots of laxative
No problem but I needed to go about 5 mins after getting up so I will cut that down to jsut one at night I prefer breakfast first!
It was actually very pleasant but did leave me with a little "Ring of Fire" but that was soon relieved with a warm sitz bath with radox muscle bath (Great for piles as well in the bath) and am now totally pain and any discomfort free again after my breakfast and couple of Paracetomol and Ibruprofen - I am over the moon so far I hope this continues
Regarding your own situation I fear it may not be so rosy with your love of nice food - But I am not going to start giving out dietry advice lol
What I would like you to do however is to read the thread I just started 45 yrs of bla bla -You sound like you are experiencing the same sort of hell as I was myself for 20 yrs and it may (Probably is) Unneccessary
Are your piles now under control again so to speak? I have sent you a PM for modesty reasons as I am quite to the point and appreciate others may not be - So hope to hear from you as I would be only too happy to help
Dave