What to expect after Hemorrhoid surgery

If I could go back and cancel the surgery, I'd do it in a heartbeat. There is nothing, I mean nothing that has hurt more than this recovery process stemming from this surgery.

I felt alright the first couple days and then, just like that my world collapsed.

No bm for 7 days and with that pressure and pain, I couldn't urinate.

ER trip and pain meds. Fought with the nurse to put a cath in because I hadn't urinated in 10 to 12 hours and the pain was excruciating. Finally, she agreed. Close to half gallon of urine filled the bag and the measuring apparatus that's attached.

They once again gave me stool softeners for me to go. The next morning, I passed gas and leaked. Here I thought I would happen. Absolutely not! I writhed in pain. The Dr gave me an epidural to go in and extra the buildup and to make sure nothing was wrong internally. Everything was soft due to hydration and use of softeners post surgery. A day later, they released me without having a bm on my own.

I left with no relief. All meds were cute off, even the Tylenol. Cue pain, cue pressure and cue depression. I felt like something was wrong and I'd never recover.

I went to another hospital in Boston the next day. I was told I had multiple fissures. Would have been nice to know that was the cause of my shooting pains.

Dr. Applied nitroglycerin ointment. What a godsend that was! But, she wouldn't write a script for it. Dangers from overuse at home. Now what? Temporary fixes? Lost. Defteated and backed up beyond belief. Still in pain, using all creams and softeners as before. I even bought a $25 cream for hemmorhoids and fissures. Didn't hell much.

The only thing I can suggest for anyone in my shoes or yours, hot baths. Put cream on and inside and try to relax so your bm will release.

Unfortunately for me, I had and still have a large hard stool that is just hanging out and causing me grief. What's behind it I can barely squeeze out but wow, I can't seem to break this puppy up. It is grainy and hard as a rock.

It is 6:04 am and I've been in and out of the bath since midnight.

Sweat, tears and screams.

I am going to head to the store for at home enemas to see If I can break it up without another ER visit.

If my Dr told me what would happen, in all seriousness..I would have attempted another route.

When released from the first ER visit, my Dr said ' This is why I told you I don't like scheduling my patients for this surgery. You are on the worst and of its'

I'm sorry but said Dr..didn't warn me. Said a week out of work would suffice. Im on week 3.

Quality of life plummeted my fellow sufferers.

I hope this helps someone. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.

I will leave you all with this: sweet nurse who I had the pleasure of caring for me said 'once you have your first bm, it's like giving birth out of your rectum' scared me to death ...but it was and is absolutely true. Please, heed my warnings. I am a 36 year old woman who gave birth to 2 children and am super healthy. This surgery literally brought me to my breaking point.

Surgery was February 28th....

Randy and Everybody else,

I feel your pain. I had this surgery in 1987 and was EXTREMELY painful after i woke up. Actually, it started with the spinal tab/epidural then the surgery. I was told by my doctors i would not have any problems after surgery. Lies!!! I was in so much pain. I had cold and hot sweats, could not urinate or do #2. Urinated and that stong. They wanted me to have a bowel movement while in the hospital but i couldn't. I stopped eating to not cause a bowel movement but starving was not the snswer. I started to eat lots of veggies, drink loads of metamusil, and finally a week later had a bowel movement. Yay!!! I was so bloated and very uncomfortable. Something they do not tell you is stool leakage after your surgery and forever. I was very yound when i had this and it wasn't pleasant. In addition, the hemorrhoids came back.

I had surgery 8 days ago. Dr said URINATING within 6 hrs is important. I was able to urinate within 5.

I had 3 piles lump. 1 big and 2 small.

I had pain in hospital on 2nd after BM early morning. But because it was liquid it was hurting less. 2 nd BM was at home and extremely painful. Because of laxatives and gas build up it was very forceful.

After five days I stopped laxative because it was giving cramps in abdomen and I started drink hot water. I have stopped all painkillers and antibiotics.

Warm water in morning and before sleeping gives soft BM. Before enter loo I keep warm tub ready.

Leakage will give you pain, so take warm sitz bath regularly. I eat only soft food. Drink lot of water. Sleep when at home. I avoid sitting without special pile cushion.

During last 3 month before surgery, I had pain for upto 8hrs after BM. Now it better.

Please be aware that laxative are not suitable to all body.

I think my decision was correct for surgery. My doctor did good job. God was with him. Thank God.

Warm water with honey is natural tool softener and anyone can try with out any harm.

Hope my experience is useful.

Dear Lord...thank you for letting me find this.  I am 4 weeks, 3 days post surgical hemorrhoidectomy.   I was a level 4 external and internal hemorrhoid sufferer for at least 15 years and lesser level sufferer for the entirety of my life!!   My pain level had decreased dramatically since the first two weeks.  However, I have developed a new firightening symptom in the last 5 days.  I have the constant undeniable urge to poop.   But when I go, only a tiny amount comes out.  I have been on the recommended stool softeners, been eating a high fiber diet, drinking more water, etc.   I’m not comaripated as the still immpassing is soft...but the urgent need to go is ruining my life!!   I was almost completely off my pain meds but now I’m having to take hem again just to curb this constant urge to go!   Please...someone tell me this is just a phase of recovering from this surgery!   I plan on calling my doc Monday morning if things don’t change by then.  I can’t live life like this.  

I have a positive story. 

Like many articles and responses to this surgery, it seems like a ton of horror stories BUT what people need to keep in mind is that those who have had sucsess and healed quickly without complications, aren’t looking back and living life. There’s no need for them to come to sites like this looking for answers to their pain and suffering. 

My surgery went amazingly well. I went in with a cluster of them with one big one that hung outside of me. 

Yes, the pain at first was shocking but I was able to walk and move around. The first day was the toughest and urinating after surgery didn’t happen until 8 hours later. Unlike Randy, I wasn’t kept at the hospital.

I didn’t sleep well the first night but that was expected. 

Day 2, more pain but it started to go away and I had little bleeding. Day 2 was also the first bowel movement. The stool softeners helped and it was no where's near as painful as some of the stories I read LOL. Not even close. To be honest, passing Gas was more uncomfortable than the BM.

Day 3, I was up and doing things around my place and I event went for a long walk around my neighborhood. Again little bleeding and less pain. 

Day 4, I slept great, cut back on the pain meds, continued with the warm baths and stool softeners and things were fine.

Today, Day 5. I did laundry, cleaned my apartment, had a bowel movement, little pain meds, drive to the store and now I’m typing this to tell you that for every good story you read, there’s probably ten sucsess stories like mine you won’t read.

Oh, I’ll be returning to work tomorrow ahead of schedule. Good luck to all! 

I’m so afraid now.. 

I go in for surgery this Thursday.  I’ve been in such excrutiating  pain for a couple weeks and there’s so much blood when I go.  I’ve got to the point I won’t eat and barely drink because I can’t go anymore.  Now to see fixing it is going to hurt even more terrifies me.  My job expects me to be back on Monday.. .. I’m petrified.

Hello everyone!

I had my surgery five days ago and I want to share my experience and to post a question. 

The experience: I had hemorrhoids stage 4 (worst, external ones, and huge ones). Dr. suggested a surgery right away. The surgery went well, I had a pleasant day in hospital, with very low pain (thank you morphine) and no BM. I went home on the second day and everything was going well. I am 40, by the way. My problems started with BMs. I cannot say that my issues are as severe as some people’s here, but I was in pain after every BM for about half an hour. I have had my laxative, stool softener, water, veggies, pain killers, all of it. Now we come to the second part. 

The question: I see that majority is complaining about the lack of BM and severe pain afterwards. My question is: is it normal to have 5-6 BMs each day? Because I do. Should I cut down on laxative and stool softener? Now I am taking them once in the morning and once in the afternoon. I can pee, needs some waiting and standing, but I do it 2-3 times a day. So what do you say?

So I'm having a hemorroidectomy this Friday (April 6) and I am already preparing for it. Got a sitz bath basin for my toilet with some solution with witch hazel in it for the water, made some super nifty ice packs using diapers (a tip someone on another site said was awesome), some tucks pads, womens incontinence underwear (just to be safe) and some dermoplast to numb the area before and after bowel movements. I know its gonna hurt. That's what I keep hearing.

My real question is, my doctor said I would be able to return to work about 2 weeks after surgery... After seeing all the posts and information on it I feel like that's a bit optimistic. Would you say a realistic goal or no?

Thanks!

Randy hope ur recovery went good. I just had mine done yesterday, 3 huge internal hemrooids removed / I thought everyone was crazy for thinking this was painful , once I finished my surgery but they were all right , once all the numbness they used to numb me during sergury wore off and I am in the worst pain every. I feel like I have to use the bathroom and all the gas is building up and causing so much pain. Any ideas. I am taking pain meds but not really helping, I know I have to go to the bathroom but the pain is so bad, even wen I try to push out a little fart u feel all the pain /gas building up and can’t even let that out. Any suggestions will help thanks

Someone plz tell me does it get any better after your first bowel movement. I have to go so bad but the pain is so bad from all the gas built up. I can’t even let a little fart go cuz I feel the pain if I try. Help I had surgery yesterday and was fine after surgery now since the numbness is gone it is so painful. Plz somebody help