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CTyankee

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Tue Oct 8, 2024, 11:40 AM Oct 2024

Hemorroidectomy [View all]

I need one. Finally going to find and book a specialist in my area as soon as I can get an appt.

Hubby has had this treatment many years before I even met him and in another location. But he says it is definitely worth it.

Seems simple, but at my advanced age I worry about the procedure (pain, any recovery time).

Any info would be helpful.

Thanks!

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Hemorroidectomy [View all] CTyankee Oct 2024 OP
Had my first large one qazplm135 Oct 2024 #1
Good idea. CTyankee Oct 2024 #2
All I did qazplm135 Oct 2024 #10
If you get another flare up will you have to do the ice treatment again? CTyankee Oct 2024 #11
Well let's see qazplm135 Oct 2024 #13
Do you have a tub? hibbing Oct 2024 #3
I can't get in and out of a tub any more, which is why I have a tub seat. CTyankee Oct 2024 #4
Yeah hibbing Oct 2024 #6
Be sure to eat lots of salads and prunes cyclonefence Oct 2024 #5
I have been eating healthily for a while now. I realize that when we age we need better nutrients always. CTyankee Oct 2024 #7
Dear CT cyclonefence Oct 2024 #12
No, my diet is very healthy, plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits. One thing I have singled out is sodium in prepared CTyankee Oct 2024 #14
Don't you just love D.U.? Never know what might come up next. EarnestPutz Oct 2024 #8
Get the bands, a 10 minute procedure in the office. NNadir Oct 2024 #9
Appointment is next week with my surgeon (referred by my primary care doc and I've had him before for other issues). CTyankee Oct 10 #15
He or she may recommend the bands. NNadir Oct 10 #16
they sound messy and unpleasant. Are they? CTyankee Oct 10 #17
They're infinity better than surgery. There was minimal... NNadir Oct 10 #18
No, I just want mine gone. Hubby hasn't had a problem since he had them taken care of (MANY years ago) and has never had CTyankee Oct 10 #19
If it was done in the doctor's office, it was almost certainly bands. NNadir Oct 10 #20
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