I'm not sure what else to call it, it could be a haemorroidectomy but not sure as doctor has said it's more like a skin tag now.
I have had this pile (dw I won't upload a photo 🫠) for 12 years. It inflates and flares up then deflates like a balloon.
When it flares up, it can be itchy and sore; especially with a bowel movement but it's not AGONISING. It's just 'there' and annoying and uncomfortable. This happens every couple of months. I've done creams and suppositories.
My main reason for removal though is because it doesn't look very nice. I don't like my partner going down there, and I get all on edge when we are intimate. I don't want to feel like this every time, I love sex and intimacy but this just puts me off. I hate it.
I went to see my consultant yesterday, he said it was more like a skin tag than anything. He has seen the photos of when it is flared up. It's probably the size of a blueberry but deflated. Then it gets swollen when flared up.
I have heard and read that the recovery for this is excruciating. Because they just slice it off and that's it. No sutures etc.
The consultant said they'd give me laxatives and pain relief. But the horror stories out there are making me so anxious.
Because it's not internal and it's just one, will it still be just as bad?
The position of it is basically the nearest to my vagina, if that makes sense.
Do I go ahead and just put up with the pain?
It's set for the 17th July. I go on holiday for two weeks on the 9th August and get married in October. Will it be worth it? It is bloody annoying when it flares up and it is unsightly.
Anyone out there who's had the procedure? Any advice?
Thank you!