Sorry anak kenyalang, I m using mobile now and the reply button is missing. I m not sure whether if u have hemorrhoid or not. Do u constipate a lot all theses years, pushing stool a lot? Bleeding when bowel movement? Any protruding flesh, swelling there (means u have external one). And one thing very important is to know whether the itch is started by hemorrhoid or the other way round. Mine is sonething causing the itch and flares the hemorrhoid. In my case, the surgery did not solve my problem.

Usually for your first consultation u have to pay by yourself, if doctor suggested surgery, only after admission for tge surgery, insurance will cover. Insurance requires u to be hospitalisee in order to use insurance guarantee letter to pay. After hospitalisation normally follow ups within 30 days are paid by insurance too.

I hope u are not having the same symptom as me, but we do have commons here, burning and itch after bowel movement, uncontrolable itch. Did the itch stop when u r in sitting position? No one should suffer this, I wouldnt even wish it upon my worst enemy.

Other than Dr Anantha is now retired, another bad news is my burning itch has return. This is definitely not the wriggly kind of itch when the wound heals. This is the itch I had since more than a month ago, long before my surgery, the reason why I made so many trips to hospitals, the one that cause me to decided to have hemorrhoid remove. I do not know anymore who to seek help. I am thinking hard what causes the itch to come back and there's many suspect:

Prunes that I started to eat yesterday.
Diarrhea caused by prunes irritates/burns the inside of my anus.
The Lui Cha I ate this afternoon that contains "chai bok"
The gel the doctor used when he inserted his finger to anus
Daflon that I started on. Prescription is 2 X 2 times a day, but I started with 1 this afternoon and later 2 after dinner.

I am seriously depressed now, I do not know where or who to consult anymore. I even try assuming I am having yeast infection and sit myself in water with Apple Cider Vinegar, but nothing works miracle. Heaven knows whether I can sleep tonight with the burning itch. I pity my co workers who have to handle my job because of my frequent absence from work, my hubby who has to take leaves to accompany me to so many trips to clinics and hospitals.
Tham, I didn't know if my friend has the exact problem as you (cellulitis) but the draining concept you mentioned certainly rings the bell. I did a search and from Webmd

"Cellulitis is a skin infection caused by bacteria. Normally, your skin helps protect you from infection. But if you have a cut, sore, or insect bite, bacteria can get into the skin and spread to deeper tissues. If it is not treated with antibiotics, the infection can spread to the blood or lymph nodes. This can be deadly."

Yes, my friend started out with something like skin infection on legs, then spread deep within with fluid buildup. Went to SJMC and the doctor (I do not know which one) suggested the procedure just like the one you did. Pain was reduced but not for long, everything became worse. He can't walk and leg swollen, has to quit his job and rest at home. I know he went to a few hospitals but all treatment doesn't work. In the end went for Chinese medicine, improved a little. Just when he thought he can start working again, symptom came back again. The only thing (I don't mean this sarcastically) I really thankful for him is he came from a generation of landlord family so he succeeded his family tradition of collecting rentals for livelihood, no need to work while with the illness.

The itch is inside near the anal entrance and outside the surrounding skin. The itch is burning kind of itch, the one I had before the surgery. After the surgery in first week I had wriggly itch which many told me it s healing itch. I believe so.

Now I am having the burning itch just like before I had the piles remove. So I tried using the anti fungal zarticord yesterday (issued by mediviron previously). it burns and stings like crazy that I cannot sleep. I don t remember it stings that much when I use it before my surgery. Is it normal?

how come this thread stopped??

anyway, I am trying to look for hemorrhoid surgery but mine does shrink back in. Does the surgery only apply to hemorrhoid that does not go back in?

My goes back in because I am using a special seat that help to make it go back in. Usually it will take like an hour for it to go back in but with this seat, it goes back in almost instantly (unless I strained the anus too much during defacting).

So far the seat is helping but I would like to get it treated once and for all because traveling with the seat in the luggage is no fun.

With all the comments here, looks like laser method is the best??? Or any other better method that have longer lasting effects and less after surgery pains. I am really terrified reading all the stories of after surgery which is really crazy.

Also, thanks to everyone who share their story and experience. It really make it easier to live with this embarrassing issue.

how come this thread stopped??

anyway, I am trying to look for hemorrhoid surgery but mine does shrink back in. Does the surgery only apply to hemorrhoid that does not go back in?

My goes back in because I am using a special seat that help to make it go back in. Usually it will take like an hour for it to go back in but with this seat, it goes back in almost instantly (unless I strained the anus too much during defacting).

So far the seat is helping but I would like to get it treated once and for all because traveling with the seat in the luggage is no fun.

With all the comments here, looks like laser method is the best??? Or any other better method that have longer lasting effects and less after surgery pains. I am really terrified reading all the stories of after surgery which is really crazy.

Also, thanks to everyone who share their story and experience. It really make it easier to live with this embarrassing issue.

how come this thread stopped??

anyway, I am trying to look for hemorrhoid surgery but mine does shrink back in. Does the surgery only apply to hemorrhoid that does not go back in?

My goes back in because I am using a special seat that help to make it go back in. Usually it will take like an hour for it to go back in but with this seat, it goes back in almost instantly (unless I strained the anus too much during defacting).

So far the seat is helping but I would like to get it treated once and for all because traveling with the seat in the luggage is no fun.

With all the comments here, looks like laser method is the best??? Or any other better method that have longer lasting effects and less after surgery pains. I am really terrified reading all the stories of after surgery which is really crazy.

Also, thanks to everyone who share their story and experience. It really make it easier to live with this embarrassing issue.

Hi, i am back and considered fully heal. Without doctors answer to my suffering, i began trial and error. I found that area is now very sensitive so any changes to the bm habit can trigger the itch again. My guess is before my hemorrhoid surgery my habit is to bm only once or twice a week but after the surgery i always make sure i go every day. So the extra frequency makes the poo more watery hence it irritates the part which is already very sensitive since the swelling and after surgery. It also itch whenever i have dirrhea.

So i adjusted my habit to once in 2 days. Works for me. And i take care to make sure i dont get constipation. I did water flush once every 2 days before bm. Means drjnking a lot of plain water aftet waking up and standing. Within 30 minutes, i will sure go. Never get constipation again since.

Most surgeon will suggest getting surgery only after seeing the swelling. Try to see a surgeon when it s swelling and they will grade the level of seriousness. Then schedule for a surgery. If it swells up quite often, might as well find a surgeon to remove it. My life is so much better without the hemorrhoids.
The surgery does not hurt much, just the healing part when u need to face the horror of going to toilet.