Hemorrhoidectomy

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i am at a loss. i am 4 weeks post op. this has by far been the worst experience of my life . on august 7 i had a hemorrhoidectomy. All my hemorrhoids were removed l. i had ones on the outside and some on the inside. my doctor did say that this was one of the worst surgeries to have. but i figured a couple of days of pain at most and i would be back on my feet. Boy was i wrong. I had my first bowel movement that very same day. It was absolutely horrible. Gut wrenching pain . It felt like razor blades were shooting out of me. I was terrified to eat only because i did not to repeat the process of having another bowel movement. I could not bring myself to return to work after a week . Ive never felt this much pain and discomfort. I was on perocets 5/325 . Of course with that you have to take stool softners cause it can cause constipation and you dont want to be constipated. Week 1-2 were horrible. Alot of bathes alot of rest. Eating very lighty. By week 3 i was able to do things on my own . I even returned to work . Work was hard. Sitting was a struggle. The only relief i got was cream was from the lidocain cream. I swear by that cream. Week 4 is still a struggle. Passing my bowels still hurts . Although my incisions are fully healed up now. The discomfort is still there. I lie to myself and say im ok when in actuality im so miserable and in so much discomfort. when does it get easier? When will the pain stop? Was this wort it? Next week is my one month follow up . i feel worse now than i did in week . Im bleeding now, which wasnt happening before. i feel like my bottom is on fire. the now closed incision is so very sensative that it burns and itches. i cry from the pain. im so ready to be done with all of this. i guess my doctor was telling the truth when he warned me that this is one of the worst surgeries to have. this is not for the faint of heart

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    Yes, I'm afraid the doctor was right. I have been through it myself and at times you despair you will never get better. It is a very long road to complete recovery, but in my experience I got ever so slightly better every week. It was only a tiny improvement every week which was frustrating, but eventually - after three months in my case - the pain was completely gone. You have done very well to return to work. As I recall I had to lie down every morning for two months because the pain was so bad - it was only the afternoons that I was ok.

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      for the first two week all i did was lay down. my back could not take it anymore. i had to pull myself out of bed. i have 2 little ones that were about to start school and my oldest was starting college. so i had to pull myself together. just when i start to feel a little better here comes a bowel movement an i end up back in bed for a couple of hours. i feel horrible. my whole day gets wasted when that happens .

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      I really feel for you. I went through exactly the same thing - it is hard when you have children. It is hard to stay positive - that's what I found - but I did get better eventually.

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    hi

    we all experienced exactly what you described . it is the worst surgery with worst pain . HOWEVER , 6 months later , you should feel like a new person , provided your surgeon did his job good .

    i had my surgery exactly a year ago . IN the first 6 months , i wished i did not have it . Now , i have no regrets !

    hang in there and realize the absolute worst is over and it will get better from here on end . good luck

    • Posted

      Hi there ,

      It was a similar experience for me as well however that skin tag left behind is starting to irritate me especially when i have to bm more frequently .

      I had read one time it will shrink but think after 9months post surgery it should .

      Someone else experiencing same ? Thoughts please

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