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So, as i sot here dealing with supposed kidney stones from a failed sclerotherapy and still having hemorrhoid discomfort i am seriously considering to just get the surgery and be done with all of this once and for all. At this point i feel se defeated because ive tried almost everything and nothing seems to help. I want this to be over, gone, and never come back. I am also so very terrified of the recovery period and any complications i might face down the road. This last sclerotherapy really messed me up and I've lost trust in doctors. Those of you who have had the surgery, is the hemorrhoid nightmare over or do you still have issues down there?

I had rubber band ligation done again. I had it done once before about a month or two ago and the pain I felt was excruciating. This time, however, I felt pain upon awakening (they can’t do in office for me because I have a spastic sphincter). I don’t feel anything anymore but is that reason to worry? Or is it supposed to feel virtually pain-free? Also, I noticed the last time that they pulled the internal hemorrhoid out, but this time it’s inside. Is that how it’s supposed to be? I just really want this to work.

I had a second session of sclerotherapy. I am a 31yrs old male. The doctor injected too deeply and now i have kidney stones. He wants to follow up in 3 months and now i am in significant discomfort. Anyone have similar experience? Is the prognosis grim?

I wanted to give everybody an update about my progress. I don’t know if anybody cares, but I cared to hear about other peoples progress to know whether my situation was unique or par for course when I was going through this difficult recovery. My surgery was April 12, 2022. I had multiple large external hemorrhoids removed. My course was, at the beginning, mostly like everybody else’s experience. Extreme pain for the first two weeks. I was in still significant pain up until 5 weeks. I saw my surgeon about a month after the surgery and I was worried because I was still having such significant pain with stooling. I just gave it another week and my pain improved pretty quickly over a few days after about the five week mark. I still have pain now but it’s definitely a lot more tolerable and I can actually have somewhat normal bowel movements. I take Metamucil daily, docusate twice daily, 220 mg of Aleve twice daily. I stay away from processed foods, which I normally do anyway, cut out dairy products.

A sitz bath is a must to keep yourself clean and also to help improve pain.

The only thing that really helped my pain significantly during the first two weeks was to sit in semi-scalding water in the bathtub.

Semi standing/squatting over the toilet also made it easier to stool and have less pain.

I was given the go ahead to use topical lidocaine 5% cream and also a waterbase lubricant that I could put in and around my anus before I stooled which seemed to help a lot.

Feel free to ask me any questions

I had a operation 2 months ago and everything is back to normal except I’m really itchy down there all the time for the last few days. Not only on the anal area but I get itch on area around it as well. Any cream recommendations for that?