Re: please forgive me this stupid hemorroid question...
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 31 Mar 2001 21:50:06 -0600 (CST)
We see them all the time. Just go ahead and ask away. No one think the
less of you. (BTW, they usually shrink after delivery - I didn't say
they would go away and it takes a while to shrink but they usually do).
Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.
HSM
At Sat, 31 Mar 2001, Nicole wrote:
>
>I'm 39 weeks pregnant and started getting hemorroids a few months ago,
>and they started getting worse last month when my doctor had me start
>taking an iron supplement....so that I'm now more constipated than I
>thought anyone could be....
>
>Anyway, the hemorrhoids don't hurt and don't ever bleed, but they are on
>the outside and seem big...and just the idea of them grosses me out, and
>I really want them to go away!
>
>The problem is that I just can't get up the nerve to mention them to my
>doctor. I was hoping that at some point he would do an internal exam
>and then maybe he'd bring up the subject himself, but so far he hasn't
>said or done anything related to an internal exam.
>
>So now I'm wondering if maybe when I actually have the baby, some kind
>doctor or nurse might just see them and suggest doing something about
>them. Can I count on that happening? It's so stupid....but I simply
>can't imagine that I'm ever going to have the nerve to bring up the
>issue on my own!
--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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