Hi BA,
Sorry you've been having such a rough week. I can relate to the pain of the hemmie removal. There are many ups and downs, just concentrate on the fact that it will all go away soon and you won't have all this pain and suffering.
Are you taking something daily to keep the bm's soft and moving? It seemed on the days I didn't have soft bm's I regressed. It's now been 4 1/2 months since my surgery and I still have tenderness and thin skin there. I bleed very easily though the pain is MUCH better. I still take the miralax nearly daily cause it would be very diffiuclt to have hard stools. The fiber is also sooo important. I know the bout with diahrea can make one nervous about taking anything else.
It is good to keep on top of the pain with some pain pills, maybe a half can help your day from being miserable. I would sometimes try to take something before the bm so it could start taking hold right away.
Hope you are having a positive day and can see the improvement over the last week. So glad you have another week off to recover, maybe you will be able to do something that you would enjoy this week.
Praying for your recovery. Take care.
Jo