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by: Tom on Thu, Oct 25 2007

Had my Hemorrhoidectomy 8 days ago. Best advice I can give someone: Don’t rely on stool softeners! Get some prunes, grapes and eat cereal. I had constipation following surgery that I thought was going to kill me! Passed 3 golf balls and tore all the surgery apart. I was actually feeling ok after 3 days until I had to pass the golf balls (ok, maybe large marbles) but it felt like a glowing-hot ball-bearing coming out. 5-7 stool softeners did nothing of any good for me. Prunes have worked well since to keep stools soft, but the spazams [spasms] (SP) pucker my butt now ALL THE TIME. Relaxing is best done in a sitz bath and I pass my stools there as well since its the only way to relax the muscles.

Going into week 2, I still have bad bleeding (much because of the constipation I believe), uncontrollable muscles in the anus, and severe pain. Will it ever heal???

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Tue, Nov 20 2007
Hi, I hope you are feeling better now. I had surgery 16 weeks ago. I am still painful, but am down to only taking ibuprofen as needed. I am still o...Read

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Female 37 I was only suppose to have a pph (procedure for prolapse and hemerroids [hemorrhoids]) The Dr did the pph but I was so severe I had to also have a hemerrhoidectomy [hemorrhoidectomy] for the external problems. I didn’t find this out until I woke up. [more..]
pain in the ass - by Tom - (Thu, Oct 25 2007)
Had my Hemorrhoidectomy 8 days ago. Best advice I can give someone: Don’t rely on stool softeners! Get some prunes, grapes and eat cereal. I had constipation following surgery that I thought was going to kill me! Passed 3 golf balls and tore all the surgery apart. [more..]
Anal Skin tags and BM tip for after surgery - by Tom - (Mon, Oct 08 2007)
I thought I had hemorrhoids but the surgeon said they were extensive skin tags and could be removed. I scheduled the 20 minute surgery. Had an epidural with IV drugs. Surgery took over two hours because the skin tags were all around the sphincter and external vein bundle. [more..]
hemorroidectomy - by c.c. - (Fri, Oct 05 2007)
I had surgery a week ago. I had little pain,had a b.m. the next day ….worked 2 days later. By the fourth day I had excruciating pain; called the drs. office, told them I had started bleeding upon having b.m.s, thought maybe I had another anal fissure [more..]

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