hemorrhoids?
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Lots of medicines out there... some do work, depending on your condition.
But if you have to have them surgically removed, it is painful at first but more uncomfortable than painful until you heal.
But the surgical option is much better than the alternative of trying to live with them... you won't, because they get progressively more irritated until your surgical option becomes much more difficult.
As they say, Do it now, while men and materials are available...
Perry
But if you have to have them surgically removed, it is painful at first but more uncomfortable than painful until you heal.
But the surgical option is much better than the alternative of trying to live with them... you won't, because they get progressively more irritated until your surgical option becomes much more difficult.
As they say, Do it now, while men and materials are available...
Perry
I got them after surgery, I couldn't eat for a week so I didn't shit at all. Doctor said not shitting caused it, they were fucking brutal for pain. I remember writhing in pain while trying to shit, I think the doctor said to eat lots of fibre to help, bran flakes etc., also metamucil.
He also prescribed a steroid for them, I haven't had any flare ups in 18 months or so.
They really should be called asteroids.
He also prescribed a steroid for them, I haven't had any flare ups in 18 months or so.
They really should be called asteroids.
Talk to your Doctor. She's charging us a good buck for the decade or so of training herself not to show embarrassment. If you're a colon-cancer risk, you can work into it (sorry) from the angle of the colonoscopy you'll be needing and how to get ready for it.
Back in the '90s, mine sent me to a guy at Western Hospital who I didn't much like, so then he booked me with a Doc. at the Rudd Clinic who was great. He moved on and now owns his own place — the Holly St Clinic — but sees no patients himself.
Most of mine were internal. He did them with rubber-band ligatures, basically a tourniquet over the protrusion that starves it of blood so it dies, shrivels and falls off. And out, not that I ever noticed. The procedures took about ten minutes and were only uncomfortable, not painful (although you're aware someone's been busy back there for a couple of hours after). But he did 'em one at a time a week or more apart. The final one was external, a skin tag sorta; that one got me a local anaesthetic, and he used an electro-cautery tool to burn it off and seal the wound. Painless, but it did smell a bit BBQish. That took half an hour or so, and I don't recall any after-effects, but I betcha Tylenol™ was involved.
I recently developed another external one, and my cardio guy strongly recommended a hospital surgery which ruled out Holly St. or Rudd. The guy at East General seemed fine, the procedure was general anaesthetic with Tylenol3™ afterwards for pain control. It was not needed after the second day, but shitting wasn't anything like normal for a solid week (and I use the term solid only about the time involved: The actual product was either too much that or not nearly enough that, in spite of stool softeners, Metamucil™ as prescribed and occasional baby enemas). But everything calmed down, and is now fine, although there is a small post-surgical scar that has been a bit of a surprise to some.
You did ask.
PS: If they treat the ailments of that end of the alimentary, they almost always do colonoscopies as well. The fewer strangers poking the better I say.
Back in the '90s, mine sent me to a guy at Western Hospital who I didn't much like, so then he booked me with a Doc. at the Rudd Clinic who was great. He moved on and now owns his own place — the Holly St Clinic — but sees no patients himself.
Most of mine were internal. He did them with rubber-band ligatures, basically a tourniquet over the protrusion that starves it of blood so it dies, shrivels and falls off. And out, not that I ever noticed. The procedures took about ten minutes and were only uncomfortable, not painful (although you're aware someone's been busy back there for a couple of hours after). But he did 'em one at a time a week or more apart. The final one was external, a skin tag sorta; that one got me a local anaesthetic, and he used an electro-cautery tool to burn it off and seal the wound. Painless, but it did smell a bit BBQish. That took half an hour or so, and I don't recall any after-effects, but I betcha Tylenol™ was involved.
I recently developed another external one, and my cardio guy strongly recommended a hospital surgery which ruled out Holly St. or Rudd. The guy at East General seemed fine, the procedure was general anaesthetic with Tylenol3™ afterwards for pain control. It was not needed after the second day, but shitting wasn't anything like normal for a solid week (and I use the term solid only about the time involved: The actual product was either too much that or not nearly enough that, in spite of stool softeners, Metamucil™ as prescribed and occasional baby enemas). But everything calmed down, and is now fine, although there is a small post-surgical scar that has been a bit of a surprise to some.
You did ask.
PS: If they treat the ailments of that end of the alimentary, they almost always do colonoscopies as well. The fewer strangers poking the better I say.
You're in good company George Brett had hemorrhoids, he had them removed.
lol, was at a Jays game once, Brett was at plate, there was some batting paharphagnalia thingy in his back pocket, a heckler yelled out, "Hey George, what's that in your pocket? Preparation H?!!!"
lol, was at a Jays game once, Brett was at plate, there was some batting paharphagnalia thingy in his back pocket, a heckler yelled out, "Hey George, what's that in your pocket? Preparation H?!!!"
Get to a walk-in clinic and get the prescription brand anusol. Don't bother with the over the counter shit. The prescription brand has hydrocortisone and it really does the trick.. Start in the morning and you'll be 80% better by evening.. Virtually 100% within 2 days of applying it.. If you can't get to a doctor then I've had a doctor recommend over the counter hydrocortisone mixed with over the counter Anusol can work.. I've never done it, but it stands to reason.
I had a problem with one once. It really caused me some distress. At some point, I clued in and started taking a fiber supplement (Benefiber), ate more veggies, and cut down a bit on pasta and rice. My problems mostly (99%) cleared up. I still eat a lot of veggies but I no longer take the fiber supplement, mainly because Benefiber vanished from the market for a lengthy period of time due to some manufacturing / production issue the company had (I think it is back, now).
