Is it normal to have roids looking lumps after surgey?
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2 weeks post surgey for external hems. Is it normal to have stitches still intact and also multiple swollen lumps on anus???
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annabanana2016 ginza96249
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Super normal. The lumps will shrink. I'm on week 5, most lumps are gone, leaving one tiny lump still shrinking.
ginza96249 annabanana2016
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Omg thanks for ur reply! The 4 black stitches are still intact... Loosely... They will drop by themselves right?
The multiple little lumps looks scary!
annabanana2016 ginza96249
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They might drop. Mine dropped after a week leaving the wound open - apparently it's expected - its good that your stitches are still intact. The lumps will shrink. Mine started shrinking from w3. Don't worry - visually it might look a bit scary - but the recovery will speed up. Make sure you do sitz bath everyday , control your diet and make sure you don't need to push. I got a bidet in w3 - super good for maintained in long run - strongly recommend.
ginza96249 annabanana2016
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Okay!
Thanks
samantha1970 annabanana2016
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heaven_43069 annabanana2016
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I'm almost 4 weeks out and I'm having a hard time keeping my stool soft! What do you do to keep yours soft?
SFlor heaven_43069
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annabanana2016 samantha1970
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Good luck!! I'm sure you will have great results.
re stiz bath: I started with pure water in the first week. Once the wound is starting to heal in 2nd wk, i put a couple of drops of tea tree oil. I also applied protocydl from 2nd week which i found accelerate my recovery.
annabanana2016 heaven_43069
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samantha1970 annabanana2016
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Thanks, is there another name for protocydl as I can't find it on a google search? Cheers
heaven_43069 ginza96249
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Yes! I had two of them and they finally went away! They were just swollen. I'm almost 4 weeks out.
SFlor ginza96249
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I had surgery on June 29th - before surgery I had one small 'lump' I now have two large lumps and have been told that it's unlikey they will go away. I don't know about the stiches. I did have complications that put me back in hospital for 9 days. But I wish doctors would be more honest about what the results may be. After about 6 weeks the doctor told me she couldn't understand why the hydrocortisone cream/ointment she had prescribed hadn't reduced the swelling which is when I told her I'd never been prescribed any. So if you don't have that - and maybe hydrocortisone suppositries (Anusol in UK, Canada and Aus- or prescription only in the USA where they can charge you a fortune for what used to be over the counter meds) then maybe ask if that would help you.