Worst Pain Ever!

05th March 2010


Can anyone ever imagine piles can be such a nasty pregnancy monster? I never expect it but it has just happened on me last week.


23rd Feb - the day i experience true high and low in pregnancy journey.

Geo and I went for routine 33 week check up in KKH TPS. The moment i stepped into Doc Benjamin's room, his smiling face put me at ease immediately. He was surprised i have lost weight instead of gaining kilos due to CNY feast. I suppose it is because of improved condition with lesser water retention now :)


He scanned the baby, thank GOD baby is now 2KG at week 33, the weight is of medium large and he said i may have to control diet. Then i casually asked doc if i can do natural delivery bcos now i got 4 external piles, he assured me no problem and prescribed me some tablets to control the size of piles from now until delivery.


Well, everything seems smooth so we left KKH and back to work.


I never expect thing would take a sudden twist. On the same day evening, after passing motion the piles suddenly became swollen and painful. By the time Geo came to pick me in the office i was already in great pain. Until now i still have no idea what caused it


I spent the next 3 days seeing GPs and even went to see a colo-rectal specialist in Gleaneagles Hospital (GH), Doc Goh Hak Su. He affirmed that at this stage of pregnancy actually can do surgical removal of the piles but will need the gynae to be around during the operation in case the surgery induces labor. He advised me to go back to check with Doc Benjamin if I can remove the piles in KKH by the surgeon, but with gynae's presence. I was so disappointed, it seems nothing can be done and i just have to bear with the pain.


That weekend was horrendous, it was endless, sharp pain pain pain 24x7, i could not sit, could not sleep, all i knew was pain..sigh. Emailed Doctor Benjamin he suggested i do salt treatment - make a concentrated salt solution by dissolving salt in hot water. When the solution is cooled, soaked the salt solution with a gauze. I did this treatment but the piles became worst, they started to bleed! I don't know i have cried how many times over this, but for the sake of baby i really have to bear with it.


On 1st March Monday morning - rush to see Doc Benjamin in clinic B. He admitted me to the ward while waiting to check with colorectal doctor from SGH to see if KKH can do the piles removal surgery. Felt like wasted the whole day there cos there were nothing much they could do to relief the pain except applying numb gel and do SITZ bath. Towards the evening the ward doctor confirmed that surgeon from SGH advised to do conservative management and don't do surgery for fear of premature delivery.


Next morning Doc Benjamin came, i asked him to discharge me and i can do all these self treatment at home. He tried to push in all the piles back to back passage, that was the worst pain i ever experienced in my life. I wonder if delivery pain is as bad as this? gosh......


Now i am feeling much better, piles are shrinking slowly and causing less pain. Thank GOD! I seriously hope i will never experience such trauma again...