Not sure whether to live with prolapses grade 3's or get HALO
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Over a phone interview my doctor recommended me for HALO surgery after i described my problems.
I am 22 years old. About a year ago I had extremley painful, bleeding Grade 3 hemorhoids and, not willing to wait for NHS, i had exroid treatment several times. Whilst this definitley stopped pain, and I haven't bled in a year, I still get prolapses every BM.
They are very soft and I can push them back in without problem, yet they do need me to do this every bowel movement, which seems an odd way to live. I take fibre supplements and do not strain and barely need to wipe - yet I have prolapses regardless.
Given I don't have ANY pain or bleeding, just a constant 1/10 - 3/10 sense of discomfort resulting from incomplete evacuation, do you think I should go ahead with surgery? I've read some cases of THD/Halo making things worse and idk if it's bad enough right now to justify worsening my life.
This s**t sucks and im spiralling into depression at the moment. Most of my friendships revolve around drinking/party life and my biggest personal hobby was weightlifting. I'm scared to engage with either of thesee things in case it makes my hemorhoids worse - and the one thing I don't want to do is have a hemorhoidectomy in my 20s.
So how am i meant to decide what to do? Focus on "adaptation" and live with these buggers, giving up my hobbies and spending life in bed waiting to die, or risk HALO surgery which might not even work and make everything worse?
Really need some guidance.
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anon51066
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Anyone at all?
jbutt anon51066
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I am only at the beginning of my surgery journey and am terrified, but am out of options.
All I can offer you is insight into what I have been through and how I have gotten to where I am now. For background, I am a few months shy of my 56th birthday. I am a female, 25 years into a highly specialized and physically demanding job. Due to circumstances, I will either need to undergo a traditional closed hemorrhiodectomy within a couple weeks or resign from my job ( and forfeit full retirement ).
I had my first experience with hemorrhiods at 29, one year after the birth of my first child. A friend recommended preparation h suppositories and that took care of the problem, temporarily.This began my 27 year ordeal trying to manage them. At first, my hemmies were manageable. Until they began to thrombose. That is some pain! But, I still delayed treatment. Over time, the condition of my butt dictated every aspect of my life. And, it continued to get worse and worse. I have missed out on so many fun times and experiences, dealt with so much pain. Last year, I hobbled home from work daily, unable to do anything but use OTC medications/baths so I could go to work the next day. I am unable to engage in any of my prior hobbies or interests.
I am telling you the above because I SO regret not getting treatment earlier. I don't know where you are, but here in the United States, there is a banding option called CRH O'Reagan system. I had this done and it was painless. I think it could be a very effective treatment for people that are not as advanced as I.
There are other options and THD is one. If I were you, I would be seen in person, by a colo-rectal surgeon.
You are SO young. If they are prolapsing and bleeding now, I do not think the chances are good that they will remain painless. I too have read accounts of THD failures and/or complications. I have also read accounts where it was successful, but few long term. Please do something. Do not let hemorrhiods steal decades of your life. At 22, your body will be more resilient and likely heal more easily.
If I could go back to my 29 yr. old self, I would have aggressively pursued treatment to rid myself of hemorrhiods at that time.