Literally a pain in the bum

[charliebear78]

Hi all.
I had my second son almost 7 weeks ago..and since then I have suffered on and off with piles! Twice they have thrombosed and I am getting quite depressed about the whole thing now..everytime I think they are clearing up they become a problem again,Everything I have read says that they wont ever go away unless I have surgery on the feckers but even then there is a chance they will reappear.

I have been prescriped(by the midwives)sheriproct cream which I don't think as done a damn thing..last week after being in pain and a foul mood I went to the docs who was kind enough to have a look!!!and she gave me some sheriproct suppositories and some stool softeners,its now been almost a week and the pile is no longer sore just itchy but hasn't shrunk down in size!! I just dread the thought of it never going away and it is causing me to become quite down and I am finding it tough to be interested in doing/going anywhere when it flares up!which isn't fair on my older child as I just cannot be bothered with him!!!(or my OH but I feel less sorry for him lol)He finds the whole thing quite amusing because unless a person as had them I don't think they really get it!!!
So,I am looking for some words of reassurement that this isn't my life now...
I am going to see how Im feeling in a week or two and if no difference will go back to the docs and ask for a referral to see about surgery because I cant live like this.Almost seven weeks of constant pain/discomfort!! the bloody thing is all I think about and I find myself googling away(which is how I found this site)I should be a fecking expert on piles now!!!!
But seriously its so crap and I feel like shit because of it!!(ooo see what I did there??!!)

[titabeth]

You poor thing, you have my sympathy. They do go away, and sometimes surgery is very helpful. Think about whether or not you are constipated. Try and eat lots of fruit and veg if you can to soften your stool further. Drink loads of water, whichI'm sure you are doing already.

Defo go back to docs, this really isn't something you have to put up with. My mum had surgery for them (back in the 60's). There is a type of injection you can have which shrinks them. (don't know what it's called, ask GP) It's quite painful ( about a 7-8) 10 being agony,but the pain only lasts as long as the injection, and afterwards they are much reduced. The injection may not be something your GP can do, but a Bowel doctor will be able to, which you'd have to see anyway to get surgery. Oodles of love and sympathy to you! X