update for all you with hemmies

I'm sorry that you are having a hard time. I don't even want to have hem surgery because I have heard many stories like yours. I mean if they get to the point of bursting or are massive then I might consider it.

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SHERRY
Moderator-Allergies/Asthma, Alzheimer's, IBS, Co-moderator-UC
Diagnosed Left sided UC '92 - meds: Apriso, Remicade (6mp discontinued due to neuropathy)*Unable to tolerate ALL mesalamines*, IBS, Diverticuliar Disease, Fibro, Sacroiilitis, Raynauds, OA, PA, Rosacea, Psoriasis, Dry eye syndrome and allergies controlled by Zyrtec.

What procedure did they use lemonhead? Did they band them? I had my perianal crohn's skin tags mistaken for hemmies just as I was in the process of getting sick with crohn's so with all the docs telling me they were hemmies I went in on a emergency basis because they were killing me and they banded them while they were in a flare so as a result they stayed in a flared state (to this day, 24 years later) and yes, the pain is unbelievable from that procedure.

Hope you recover quickly!!

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DX with Crohn's Disease in 1991 shortly after becoming ill. CD was affecting small and large bowel & anus (perianal crohn's skin tags) & rectum for first 2 yrs of becoming sick, CD remained constant in colon (Crohn's colitis) & anus with anal tags, intolerant to oral meds. Currently on Humira (Feb 2014) once a week and B12, Vitamin A and Omega's daily. In remission but trying to combat IBS D/C.

Oh that sucks lemonhead!! Back in 1991 when they banded mine, they told me they used to cut hemmies off/out but found that option was no longer used since being such a vulnerable area for getting infections and difficulty healing, given the area it's being done on, that banding is really the only way they remove hemmies anymore and that was over 2 decades ago. They also instructed me to take stool softeners (idiots they were cuz I was having full blown D pretty much right after my un-necessary surgery)

Wishing you a very speedy recovery and I hope you never have to deal with them again.

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DX with Crohn's Disease in 1991 shortly after becoming ill. CD was affecting small and large bowel & anus (perianal crohn's skin tags) & rectum for first 2 yrs of becoming sick, CD remained constant in colon (Crohn's colitis) & anus with anal tags, intolerant to oral meds. Currently on Humira (Feb 2014) once a week and B12, Vitamin A and Omega's daily. In remission but trying to combat IBS D/C.

I've had a few external large ones...about the size of a grape sometimes. My GI had me see a general surgeon and in his office he would numb the hemmi, then make two small cuts and squeeze out the clot. There would be an empty "shell" of skin but eventually my body absorbed it and you couldn't see it at all. I wouldn't think twice about that procedure again for external hemmis. It's instant relief and a bit of soreness that lasts a couple days but nothing bad at all.

Omg i hopei never! I am so sorry! I have them too butt try to keep them tamed, not easy

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Left sided dx. 2011
Current med: Apriso 4
6mp 50mg split 2x a day
Uceris 9 mg / 3/20 start 6 mg budesonide taper
Hydrocort 1x day
Canasa as needed
VSL3 I packet a day


This sucks!

Wow, ipoop, when I had my banding done they put me completely asleep in the hospital, I couldn't imagine having anything done on the butthole while awake, that's just unnecessary torture IMO and very barbaric.

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DX with Crohn's Disease in 1991 shortly after becoming ill. CD was affecting small and large bowel & anus (perianal crohn's skin tags) & rectum for first 2 yrs of becoming sick, CD remained constant in colon (Crohn's colitis) & anus with anal tags, intolerant to oral meds. Currently on Humira (Feb 2014) once a week and B12, Vitamin A and Omega's daily. In remission but trying to combat IBS D/C.

It's sort of funny that hems were mentioned today. I started a new probiotic which btw I guess didn't agree with me. So I've been having D more then usual and omg, I thought my tush was gonna fall out because of my hems! I have both internal and external but my internals were extremely aggravated today. But I'm still not contemplating surgery :)

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SHERRY
Moderator-Allergies/Asthma, Alzheimer's, IBS, Co-moderator-UC
Diagnosed Left sided UC '92 - meds: Apriso, Remicade (6mp discontinued due to neuropathy)*Unable to tolerate ALL mesalamines*, IBS, Diverticuliar Disease, Fibro, Sacroiilitis, Raynauds, OA, PA, Rosacea, Psoriasis, Dry eye syndrome and allergies controlled by Zyrtec.

My GI said she doesn't band external ones and those are the ones along with a skin tag that give me the most grief. I have read on here in the past about the horrific pain and recovery time for having surgery. I don't have time for that. LOL

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Moderator UC and Breast Cancer forums
Sheri-42 years old

Diagnosed UC/IBS April 2009-Left sided Jan 2013 Endo showed gastritis and Colonoscopy showed only 2 cm of rectal inflammation
Diagnosed in Jan 2013 with Chronic Uticartia

Meds-2 Lialda, Dexilant, Allegra, Singulair, Vitamin D3, Hydroxyzine (as needed), probiotics, Canasa 3 x week

My dad's glad he got the surgery, even though it hurt and the recovery sucked. He said it was a pain to keep pushing the external hemorrhoid back inside.

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Moderator ulcerative colitis
M, 36, uc (proctosigmoiditis) and eczema
Rx: Remicade 5mg a kg every 8 weeks, daily 75mg 6MP, weekly Rowasa
Diet: Diet mods and supplements haven't done a thing for me
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