Internal and external hemorrhoid repair postop day 6

I have dealt with hemorrhoids for 7 years. Every once in awhile it would flare up, I would get it lanced and it would go away. Off and on for 7 years. Finally it came to a point where I was done dealing with it and wanted it fixed permanently. I went to a surgeon and found out I had grade 3 internal hemorrhoids as well as external hemorrhoids. I was told about the pain after surgery but thought that since I had dealt with this for 7 years I would be able to tolerate the pain so I proceeded with surgery. I was encouraged to take a stool softener a few days prior to surgery and I did an enema cleanse the day of surgery so I felt like I was very prepared. Surgery went as expected and I was very comfortable when I went home and didn't need to start my pain pills until the next day. The next day is when the pain would start and become horrendous. I thought I was prepared for this pain but there was nothing that could prepare you for this. I laid around for 4 days straight hardly getting off of the couch, drinking plenty of fluids, taking a stool softener, drinking Miralax, eating a balanced diet, urinating without any problems, takinf pain pills every 4 hours around the clock and still uncomfortable. I still had not had a bowel movement on post op day 4. I went to the doctor on post op day 4 for some extensive burning that I felt on one of my external repairs. The surgeon said it looked like I was rejecting one of the stitches and it was an open area that I just needed to try to keep dry and clean. That's impossible! Another thing that they don't prepare you for is the constant leakage/drainage from the surgical site. I was told to take minimal sitz baths due to the fact that he did not want the water to break down my stitches faster than expected. A sitz bath was the only thing that felt good at this point so I did it. Day 4 after I saw the surgeon I went home and drink some mineral oil at his request to get my bowels moving. About 6 hours after taking the mineral oil my bowels started to move. This was the worst pain I have ever experienced in my entire life. I was holding on to the walls repositioning in pain, I was sweating, I had goosebumps, I was screaming and deep breathing while trying not to strain to get this bowel movement out. When it finally decided to come out it was very soft which was a blessing but that did not seem to make it any less painful. I was in pain for about 2 hours after that and I did have a little bit of blood during that bowel movement. I had dreaded that bowel movement since the day of surgery but was glad to have it out of the way. I thought I would be prepared for the discomfort since I had dealt with this for 7 years but no one prepared me for the burning that I would feel after surgery. I think that's probably due to the constant wetness from the discharge from the incision site. The doctor said it did not look infected and this was all normal. Day 5 post-op and I am still taking pain pills occasionally throughout the day. I tried to go to Tylenol and ibuprofen but that was not controlling the pain enough. I know that these pain pills will make the constipation worse but I also know that I need to be able to function and keep the pain under control. I have had 3 C-sections in the past, one of which included an open wound that needed to be packed and with that procedure I didn't even take as many pain pills as I have had with this hemorrhoid surgery. With that being said, I would rather have 3 more C-sections than go through this ever again. I am hoping with time that this pain will get better the drainage will go away and I won't have to deal with this ever again. Until then I am wondering how much longer I can deal with this. I had my surgery last Monday and was scheduled off of work last week and am supposed to return on Wednesday. Today is Sunday and I am wondering how I am going to be able to go back on Wednesday. I hope this is helpful and I don't mean to scare anyone away from having the surgery but want you all to be aware that this is not something to take lightly. This is an extensive surgery, a painful surgery, and hopefully a successful surgery in the end.

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