Sounds like a good argument for mandatory rotations in family medicine. SEF decided that internal hemorrhoids were causing his problems. He was scheduled for rubber-band ligation, which is a simple office procedure. This method involves placing a rubber band around an internal hemorrhoid. The ensnared tissue then undergoes necrosis and sloughs.
Patient tolerance is much better if only one set of hemorrhoids is treated at a time.
Hopefully, this simple and quick procedure will improve his problem without the need for surgery. Wednesday Being an avid University of Tennessee football fan, CAG has taken a lot of ribbing from the many Florida Gator fans in the area. His first obstetric patient in Florida was accompanied at each visit by her husband, whose love of the Gators was matched only by his excitement at the approaching delivery of their first child. He never missed the opportunity to wear Gator blue and orange to every prenatal visit. At the time of delivery, his wife was able to labor naturally as she had hoped, with her husband coaching her the entire way.