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Hello, I've dealt with bowel incontinence my entire life. I had complications at birth and it's always just been something my family told me I was going to have to deal with. Fast forward to 25 years old, I meet the love of my life and she is great, and she's concerned about the issues I have and that everyone told me, "that's just the way you are."
I developed rectal bleeding, to the point where it would stain clothes, toilets, floors, you name it, after bowel movements.
Went to a specialist who gave me some powder to drink that made me constipated for 4 days. I regularly go 3-6 times a day depending on diet. That's my normal anyways.
Dr tells me to buy a scale and, "find the right dose." No thanks, not interested in that. This was after asking to get a colonoscopy done because I knew something was wrong. But according to that Dr, "it's normal for someone like you." Go figure...
Fast forward to a few years ago. I was developing hemorrhoids and they've gotten worse and worse to the point of protruding from my rear end. And I start having some pretty substantial bleeding. I get another appointment with a different specialist, have a colonoscopy, and he tells me the areas that were operated on when I was born are inflamed, and I my hemorrhoids have thrombosis... (not sure if that's the right way of saying that. Do they get thrombosis, or do I get that?) They're basically so swollen they develop clots and turn purple and they're protruding, I would have to push them back in after each movement...
Anyways. I had a hemorrhoidectomy yesterday, I was put under and drugged up very well. To the point that I thought I was going to be ok and besides discomfort, I would be good. Nope...
It's almost 2 am here and I can't sleep at all because it feels like someone is hitting me on the hole with a sledgehammer. Constant thrombin pain. I was given tramadol which doesn't help, makes me nauseous and dizzy. Advil and Tylenol isn't helping, Epsom salt bath isn't relieving anything. And, because I'm taking painkillers, I'm constipated and can't pee without pushing, but not supposed to push.
I I'm trying to drink coffee because I feel the need to have a movement, and even though I'm sure it'll be terrible, it's the road to recovery. And maybe the pain will go away if the gauze that's inside of me is removed. I'm not supposed to pull it out for 24 hours after surgery, or, if I need a bowel movement, it'll come put on its own.
This is pretty much just a ramble as I'm very tired, was anxious the night before the surgery and slept terrible. Also worked a 14 hour day that day.
TLDR : Hemorrhoids are awful, surgery is terrible, never take the words, "That's just the way it is "
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