Hemorrhoidectomy

[livingwith]

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 ...Read the full article

[stillpainful]

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 on stool softners. I wish I could say that it will stop hurting. I spent the first 10 weeks after surgery in horrible/crying all the time, pain. Now I'm frustrated that it still hurts to have a BM. However, the pain subsides faster (doesn't ever go away yet). I'm hoping that it stops hurting some day. Does anyone know...does it ever stop hurting???
I also have a skin tag that is not healing, so I think I have to have it removed. I'm not looking forward to a fresh wound. Does anyone have any advice??