Hi,
I had mine removed yesterday morning. So far I have not experienced any discomfort. I was scared to death with all that I had read and been told. There was some burning when the local wore off but they gave me iv pain killers and pills to get ahead of the pain and that seemed to have worked. The packing is out now and that wasn't as bad as I had anticipated either. I think seeing a colon and recal surgeon helped he does these all the time. As for meds I'm on toradol 10 mg every 6 hours and darvocet-n 100 every 4 hours. They suggested that I use an alarm clock to make sure I don't miss any doses. He also prescribed a compound of Metronidazol5 and Lidocaine 2% to apply 3 times a day. I am sitting up without a ring and I don't feel very much pain. I realize everyone is different but so far so good. I had external and internal hems removed. good luck. I thought I would post because all I read were horror stories and it made me really nervous, I'm glad it's over and I'm not paralyzed with pain. Hope all goes well!
Take care, Linda:)