I had two band treatments, seperated by 4 weeks. First treatment was painful, second was not as painful. I am still experiencing stabbing pains a month after the second treatment and I am womdering if others have experienced long recovery times. The pamphlet the doctor gave me said I should be back to normal by now.

It helped still have the fissure though

I had 3 internal hemorrhoids, 2 were removed with rubber band ligation. It was almost painless but I did bleed a lot plus diarhhea! I didn't appreciate the surgeon's 'reasons' for the 'bleeding' so I went to a GI doctor and he gave me Entocort which cleared up the bleeding and diarhhea the next day. However, it started up again a few months later.

Had a couple of these, too!! Bled shortly after! Now I just suffer from discomfort

Just had it done.

I guess it worked on one hemorrhoid. I hated it. I felt like I was going to

it kinda works

The procedure itself didn't really hurt (more uncomfortable than painful), but WOW the pain I've had ever since. It's been 11 days since I've had this done, and the offending mass has not fallen off yet. They gave me Vicodin, which kind of helps. The polyp is prolapsed and close to the anus, so I think that's why I'm having so much pain.

Writing this 5 hours after having RBL done, so still sore. However, not as bad as I thought. The first "tube" with the camera was OK, I even got to watch what was happerning on screen, which was great and took my mind off what was happening, however, the second, much bigger "tube" that was used to attach the rubber bands really hurt, they kept saying, relax and push out, how could you when all your instincts are to clench. But after an hour felt OK and even did a bit of retail therapy.

After 9 months pain had procedure, 2 hems were banded,7 weeks to notice a difference.I got more active. I'm sore, it burns to have a bm. What now anal fissures?