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Posted 12/4/2008 11:52 PM (GMT 0)
Need some input here.  I think I was feeling better two weeks out from RRP but in the last three or four days I have been dealing with pain that seems to be right inside my anus.  I was just wondering if this is or can be a normal part of healing after a RRP.  I am still going through 3 maybe 4 pads a days and am counting on what I read here in this forum so many times; that sooner or later I will be dry or almost dry.  I am pretty much dry overnight but I think that is due to laying flat on my back and gravity is helping out.  The few times I tried sleeping on either side, I couldn't stay in either position very long because after a while, it starts to become painful.  So back on my back I go.  But my issue right now is the pain in my butt.  Any comments concerning others that experienced this issue may help with my self-assurance that this is only normal.....I hope.

 

Posted 12/5/2008 1:38 AM (GMT 0)
Some pain is normal of course, but everyone handles pain differently and you shouldn't ignore it. Good rule of thumb is if it's bothering you, bother the Doctor about it. It is ok and better to be assured by Doctor who was in there than me who knows my situation but not necessarily yours

Posted 12/5/2008 3:09 AM (GMT 0)
 I am having the same problem , but not as lucky as you in the dry department .

I have left a message with my docter about my pain and  some other  very disturbing problems I am having , so you are not alone .

 

Posted 12/5/2008 10:20 AM (GMT 0)
What are the symptoms of hemorrhoids? Many anorectal problems, including fissures, fistulae, abscesses, or irritation and itching, also called pruritus ani, have similar symptoms and are incorrectly referred to as hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids usually are not dangerous or life threatening. In most cases, hemorrhoidal symptoms will go away within a few days. Although many people have hemorrhoids, not all experience symptoms. The most common symptom of internal hemorrhoids is bright red blood covering the stool, on toilet paper, or in the toilet bowl. However, an internal hemorrhoid may protrude through the anus outside the body, becoming irritated and painful. This is known as a protruding hemorrhoid. Symptoms of external hemorrhoids may include painful swelling or a hard lump around the anus that results when a blood clot forms. This condition is known as a thrombosed external hemorrhoid. In addition, excessive straining, rubbing, or cleaning around the anus may cause irritation with bleeding and/or itching, which may produce a vicious cycle of symptoms. Draining mucus may also cause itching. http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hemorrhoids/index.htm Try taking some ibuprofen at bedtime...
Posted 12/5/2008 10:55 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, Steve, is certainly correct about the hemorrroids...You may need to get the little soft wipes...Pete has had to use those since his radiation/fistula/prostate salvage surgery.... The pain in your anus could also be a spastic colon.. or a cramping type pain...I forget what this is called...
This is not serious... Good luck to you and take it slow and easy....Diane
Posted 12/6/2008 1:12 AM (GMT 0)
Masterguns,

What you're feeling, I believe, is quite normal. It's a sharp pain in the perineum (the area between the anus and the scrotum). I experienced the same thing about 2 weeks after surgery and it lasted for a good 6 weeks. Why it happens I don't know. For me it was at it's worst when I would stand still or sit on a hard surface. I could walk 3 miles and not feel anything but stand still for 3 minutes and get this sharp pain. I couldn't sit on a hard chair for months without feeling a twinge of pain down there. You've had major surgery and it will take time to heal. Hang in there.

Ken
Posted 12/6/2008 1:26 AM (GMT 0)

Ken,  What you describe is exactly what I am feeling.  I can sit on a hard surface and no pain; but sit on something soft, and here we go.  I too, can walk for long periods of time and no pain but lay down and here it comes.  As some of the other folks advised, this is not pain from roids as I never felt this pain before my RRP and ever since the RRP I have been taking Metamucil just to keeps things moving, soft and to eliminate straining.  Bottomline here is thanks for the reply and I was beginning to think this was some sort of complication related to my RRP.  I had read this was typical but couldn't find it anywhere on this site.  Perhaps I didn't look deep enough.  I am so looking forward to the next couple months passing right along.  Too bad I can't wake up and it be March 09 or something.  I see my doc this coming Thursday and have a list of questions.  Too bad most urologists are so busy because I know they only alot 15 minutes or so for each of their routine patients and I have a list of stuff that would keep him busy for hours.  Again thanks.

Herb

Posted 12/7/2008 4:38 PM (GMT 0)
I had a similar situation after my radical and my doctor prescribed me HydroCorti Foam, it isn't the most pleasant drug to administer but it worked great for me.

peace to you
Dale
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