Hemorrhoids if you are a nurse please answer but i appreciate all answers thank you so much everyone?

if someone has hemorrhoids removed by rubber band ligation and the rubber bands come off hours later and are in excruciating pain . is it ok to just leave them and they will get better or will they get worse they are bleeding still and it has been 2 days and still in major pain wasn't given anything for the pain and if it is just left then how long should this pain last for. had 2 colonoscopies done and both times for nothing first time could't find anything second time rubber bands came off 8 hours after the surgey felt most of the procedure exscruciating pain so he refuse to have it done a 3rd time wich after what he just went trough i wouldn't either. thanks for everyones answers :):):)

He phoned the emergancy room this morning and they told him they couldn't tell him anything over the phone that he would have to wait to talk to his doctor tomorrow he has to have a warm soak every 30 min pretty much he is in a lot of pain and can not drive to the hospital and he is worried all they will tell him they have to re do the procedure ans he refuses to have it done again he has been in so much pain since he had it done 2 days ago and today he feels ill

Hi, I am an RN. Since you've had problems with the rubber band ligation, I would talk to a doctor about another form of treatment/removal, since this one obviously isnt working for you.

There are many other solutions, such as:

1. Hemorrhoidolysis/Galvanic Electrotherapy: desiccation of the hemorrhoid by electrical current.
2. Sclerotherapy (injection therapy): scleroseant or hardening agent is injected into hemorrhoids. This causes the vein walls to collapse and the hemorrhoids to shrivel up.
3. Laser, infrared or BICAP coagulation: laser, infrared beam, or electricity is used to cauterize the affected tissues. Lasers are now much less popular. Infrared coagulation has been studied in comparison with RBL and found to be as effective in hemorrhoids up to grade III. These are the most readily available non-surgical procedures in the US.
4. Hemorrhoidectomy: a true surgical procedure to excise and remove hemorrhoids.
5. Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy: Also called the procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids, it is designed to resect soft tissue proximal to the dentate line, which disrupts the blood flow to the hemorrhoids. It is generally less painful than complete removal of hemorrhoids and also allows for faster recovery times.

The comment about talking to an RN in the ER is helpful, but they dont specialize in taking care of anyone with hemorrhoids (people dont come into the ER frequently with hemorrhoids, is what I am saying), so if you'd like another opinion, you could call a hospital and ask for a gastrointestinal nurse.

RN

You can contact your local emergency department by phone and speak to a nurse and see what his/her opinion is.

depending on how long the bands have been on before they came off, it may be wise to go to the emergency room. You may have necrotic flesh in there, and if that gets into your bloodstream, you'll have yourself a nasty case of blood poisoning...(i.e. gangrene).

GO TO THE E.R. or call your doctor IMMEDIATELY.

he needs to be seen by a doctor very soon, more for the pain than anything.... hope he feels better soon, in the meantime if he can`t see a dr straight away run him a cool salt bath and sit in that , but please seek medical attention

I don't know anything about the ligation procedure. But I will suggest a trick that appears to work: Distended hemorrhoid veins are caused by blood clots. What common and inexpensive medicine has known anti-clotting properties? Aspirin, of course, so try taking the maximum standard dose of the stuff and see what happens. I would appreciate comments from anyone who tries this and can report results.