Hemorrhoidectomy (1 month/ 12 days post op)

Sorry if this post is very scattered brained.

I’m not too great at telling things in order so forgive me.

Going to start off by saying Im 25 y/o female, 5'4, 120 lbs. I had been suffering with hemorrhoids for about 3 years. So not long as most people that go through this procedure deal with them. I also had one external that was a grade 3 and a internal that would flare up during some bowel movements. I was very insecure about these, especially with my sex life. My surgeon and mother both told me I should not get it being that they do not cause much pain and was more for cosmetic appeal. I didn’t listen and decided to go through with the procedure and boy do I wish I listened because the amount of pain I’m in now is so so much worse.

So trust me and your doctor when we say DO NOT GET THE SURGERY UNLESS YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO.

I got the surgery 12/2/20. When the doctor says I would be fine after a week I was so happy but that was the biggest lie. I was out of work for about 3 weeks, I would have done longer but it was all without pay and my bills were falling behind.

The first two weeks I was very sore, could walk but sitting was painful. Only laid on my side when sleeping and had ice packs on hand for the pain, also take stool softeners daily and i cap full of miralax every night.

For BMs they started even a day after the surgery, being that I have my gallbladder removed mostly everything I eat runs though me.

The first few days I did stick to liquids, soups, fruits to help the stool. Also had stool softeners daily. After about 4 days I craved real food, so started eating normal again and still do to this day but still have lots of water and fruit daily. The amount of bm’s I have daily have not changed, still about 2 a day.

((After every bm I pat area to clean, wipe up with wipe and then sit in a sitz bath for 15 mins)

The swelling is like no other, and it looked so scary done there, so much worse than before surgery, looked as if I had multiple hems now. At about 3 week post op (12/23/19) I went to the doctor and he said everything looks normal and that I’m healing well. The “hems” that I’m seeing is just swelling from the surgery and will go down with time, and just to continue what I’ve been doing.

It’s been 3 weeks since that apt (1/14/21) and I hate to say the swelling is still there.

Though instead of 3 swollen areas it has reduced to 1, the site of the internal hem that was removed so I guess it is getting better but the pain is still like no other, every bm is painful and when my butthole clenches the pain just intensifies. I still sit on in a sitz bath after each bm for 15 mins. When dabbing area clean I still see bright red blood and mucus, the odor is still there as well. I started taking fiber being that multiple posts say to up your intake for better experience during bms.

This is more of an informative post on how my healing is going. But I am open for any feedback or questions on my experience.

QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS:

1. Is there anything you put on the area for the pain (specifically after bms)? Creams? Gels? My surgeon said not to ad to keep the area dry but multiple posts I’ve read say they’ve done so and it’s helped immensely
2. How long did the swelling of the anus last? Like I said it’s been 1 month and a few days since my surgery and the swelling is still there.
3. What type of diet do you stick to and does it help?
4. when would be a good time to get back to working out, have you started back up if you did work out before the procedure? i really want to get back in it but im scared that will prolong healing as well.

   If I have anymore that come to mind I’ll reply to my post.

   Thanks for anyone’s time reading this long post lol.

And I hope if you’re going through this you heal well and fast! I wouldn’t wish this pain on my worst enemy

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