Posts by James Lee2

Based on what you're describing, it sounds most like an anal fissure. I'd really recommend checking in with a proctologist just to be safe... good luck!

Back again. It’s officially been almost a month since my surgery. As I mentioned before, I’ve been doing internal sphincter massages about three or four times a day to deal with the spasticity, especially since they had to perform a repair during the procedure. I’m also using Salofalk suppositories alongside the massages to help calm down the inflammation in the area. This whole thing is a result of combining three different techniques into one single operation to avoid needing a second surgery later on, which is why the recovery process is so grueling and slow. That said, I can feel myself making progress, even if it takes more time. My doctor told me that within the next two weeks, the massages and the medication should settle the spasms and inflammation, finally allowing me to get back to my normal life. Since I’ve been through the ringer plenty of times in my life and always come out on top, my advice is to stay positive and be fully committed to the recovery plan and everything your doctor prescribes. For those first seven days, the massage is an absolute nightly necessity. Things are looking up now and I'm moving in the right direction. Best to everyone here.

From what I understand, the Milligan-Morgan method is the most radical approach, typically reserved for cases where hemorrhoids have already prolapsed outside the anal canal. That wasn't quite my situation, though. I was dealing with third-degree issues that led to some complications with the canal and fissures, especially since the internal area was packed with thrombosed hemorrhoids. My biggest struggle ended up being a narrowing of the canal caused by an overly tight internal sphincter. Now, things are slowly returning to a more normal state since there aren't any hemorrhoids left to cause trouble. As mentioned, the treatment plan involved using Hal Rar for the more severe instances and laser therapy for the minor ones, so that’s essentially it. It's a slightly more intensive surgery involving more techniques to ensure a better outcome, so fingers crossed.

Hey everyone dealing with hemorrhoid issues. I wanted to jump in here and share my experience with you all. I've been struggling with this for about 8 years now, starting out with just some itching and eventually moving to occasional blood on the toilet paper after a bowel movement—nothing too frequent. My morning routine was usually pretty regular without major issues, though I did deal with the occasional hard stool. About 20 days ago, however, things took a scary turn when I noticed what felt like half a coffee cup's worth of bleeding during a bowel movement. That definitely set off alarm bells for me. After enduring some moderate discomfort for a few days, I went straight to a specialist; I wasn't about to wait for things to get any worse. Following the exam, I was diagnosed with Grade 3 hemorrhoids (on a scale of 4) without external protrusion, along with an anal fissure and some narrowing of the canal. Surgery was recommended, and I didn't hesitate—I had it done at a private clinic just two days later. The procedure was a complex combination of THD, unknown, LHP, rectoanal fissure repair, and an anocutaneous advancement flap—basically, specialized plastic surgery for the fissure. It’s been 19 days since the operation. That first night was incredibly painful; I struggled for six hours before things eased up enough for me to catch maybe an hour or two of sleep. I spent three days in the hospital before being discharged. In the following days, I was on a soft food diet and dealt with frequent diarrhea. Follow-up exams went well, and I was advised to perform digital rectal massages to help with the inflammation and stenosis. For about 15 days now, I've been doing these massages, which were quite painful at first and caused spasms that lasted for hours. Eventually, the duration of those spasms started to decrease. These spasms happen because the internal sphincter hasn't fully healed yet, preventing normal passage. Once the spasm subsides and I take a walk, I can finally have a bowel movement, and then the massage cycle starts again. Overall, I feel like I'm heading toward recovery, as the spasms aren't nearly as intense now, though I expect them to last another 10 days or so. This massage is really the only way to relax the muscle that has been crowded by hemorrhoids for years and caused the narrowing. I'm hoping for a speedy recovery... I just wanted to share this so someone else might get a clearer picture of what the postoperative recovery process actually looks like. Best wishes to you all and to your doctors.