Dr. Mohammed Hatem AlsubaihImportant: This content is for education and information organisation; it does not provide an individual diagnosis or treatment plan. Clinical decisions depend on history, examination and appropriate testing.
Where are you in recovery?
Enter the operation date to calculate the postoperative day only; this tool does not judge whether recovery is normal.
Choose your journey
Recovery after haemorrhoidectomyWhat to expect, what to track and when to contact your treating team.Caring for a fistula wound: drainage, pain and follow-upWhat to expect, what to track and when to contact your treating team.An open wound after fistulotomy: following healingWhat to expect, what to track and when to contact your treating team.After a LIFT procedure: what to monitor at homeWhat to expect, what to track and when to contact your treating team.Daily life with a seton: hygiene, drainage and follow-upWhat to expect, what to track and when to contact your treating team.After fissure surgery: bowel movements, care and signs of progressWhat to expect, what to track and when to contact your treating team.
Why procedure-specific journeys?
Recovery after an open fistula wound is not the same as recovery after LIFT or a seton, and haemorrhoidectomy differs from fissure surgery. Your operating surgeon’s discharge instructions always take priority.
What is useful to track?
- Direction of pain: improving or escalating?
- Bleeding or drainage: amount and change.
- Fever or swelling.
- Bowel movements and urination.
- Seton/wound status and your specific wound-care instructions.
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Seek urgent medical assessment for heavy bleeding, fever with increasing pain or swelling, rapid deterioration, or new severe symptoms.