Sanfords_Son
03-15-2005, 02:02 PM
I am scheduled to undergo a PPH procedure on Friday, but I'm not sure I want to go through with it. For one thing, I have to admit that my symptoms aren't all that severe. This procedure is really just my attempt to get back to 100% normal, rather than to alleviate any severe pain or distress. My doctor refers to it as "nipping the problem in the bud." And, wouldn't you know it, I've felt better this past week than any time in the last six months! I'm very worried about possible side effects and making a bad but tolerable situation much worse. While there is a fair amount of information on the web about PPH, very few people here have much to say about it.
If I don't go through with the procedure on Friday, I may never get back around to it.
What do you guys think, am I being overly worried for nothing?
If I don't go through with the procedure on Friday, I may never get back around to it.
What do you guys think, am I being overly worried for nothing?
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goldenwings
03-15-2005, 02:26 PM
Hiya Sandfords,
Just to say that I can understand your fears about the surgery. Nobody is comfortable with having any type of procedure done. From what I have read, the type of operation you are scheduled to have is so much better than the "old" type of procedure. I know you are not looking forward to it, but if it is done sooner rather than later, then it will all be so much easier for you to go through and recover from. Also if done early, then think of the advantgaes of not having to go through the horrid stages of haemorrhoids i.e. pain, itching, intense discomfort and more than likely bleeding. These are very unpleasant things. I know from personal experience. I have found this really up to the minute information for you.
"Procedure for Prolapse & Haemorrhoids (PPH) is a minimally invasive surgical treatment for haemorrhoids. It may also be called stapled haemorrhoidectomy or stapled anopexy. Thousands of people in the UK have had their haemorrhoids treated using PPH and it is proven to be as effective as conventional surgery.
PPH uses a circular stapling device to gently pull the haemorrhoids back into their normal anatomical position, rather than the traditional surgical method of cutting the haemorrhoids away. As a result, people who have undergone PPH report little post-operative pain and a shorter and more comfortable recovery period. The surgery can be performed under a local, general or regional anaesthetic".
I haven't had it done myself but would do if the situation arose again for me. I unfortunately had the old type of procedure. I hope this information helps.
Best of luck.
goldenwings :angel:
Just to say that I can understand your fears about the surgery. Nobody is comfortable with having any type of procedure done. From what I have read, the type of operation you are scheduled to have is so much better than the "old" type of procedure. I know you are not looking forward to it, but if it is done sooner rather than later, then it will all be so much easier for you to go through and recover from. Also if done early, then think of the advantgaes of not having to go through the horrid stages of haemorrhoids i.e. pain, itching, intense discomfort and more than likely bleeding. These are very unpleasant things. I know from personal experience. I have found this really up to the minute information for you.
"Procedure for Prolapse & Haemorrhoids (PPH) is a minimally invasive surgical treatment for haemorrhoids. It may also be called stapled haemorrhoidectomy or stapled anopexy. Thousands of people in the UK have had their haemorrhoids treated using PPH and it is proven to be as effective as conventional surgery.
PPH uses a circular stapling device to gently pull the haemorrhoids back into their normal anatomical position, rather than the traditional surgical method of cutting the haemorrhoids away. As a result, people who have undergone PPH report little post-operative pain and a shorter and more comfortable recovery period. The surgery can be performed under a local, general or regional anaesthetic".
I haven't had it done myself but would do if the situation arose again for me. I unfortunately had the old type of procedure. I hope this information helps.
Best of luck.
goldenwings :angel: