anyone have a hemorrhoid procedure?

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Registered: 11-10-2005
anyone have a hemorrhoid procedure?
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Sat, 08-12-2006 - 8:58am
urgh.. i finally saw a doctor about my hemmorhoids. She refered me to a surgeon if I want to have them removed. She really didn't offer any other solution. She said that he most likely would do the rubber band ligation. But i have heard that they only do that one for internal hemorrhoids.. i have external (may have internal as well.) i actually cured myself before by eating right and increasing water..etc. Unfortunatly they came back a week and half ago after a day at the beach. (long car ride, not drinking enough, junky food.) I have  had 3 bouts of hemmorrhoids since april, each one lasting about 2-3 weeks and then they are gone.  Each time they have come back because I strained too much or aggravated them.  My question is... will they come back after the procedure? How painful was it? What is the recovery like? I don't even want to think about how painful its going to be to go to the bathroom afterwards.  Oh and the procedure itself... I don't know if i can take the pain of someone messing around down there! just the thought make me sick.  Am i better off trying to handle it with diet?

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Edited 8/13/2006 10:25 am ET by kel-the-bookworm
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Registered: 03-04-2005
Sun, 08-13-2006 - 4:37pm

Hi Kel-the-bookworm!


I don't know how I missed your post, sorry!


No, I have not had surgery to correct this problem and really cannot comment on whether or not it is the right decision for you. Only you and your doc know how bad they are. Have you done much research? I did see laser techniques mentioned, which seem like they would cause less pain and bleeding than cutting.

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