I just got it done exactly 16 days ago. Hemorrhoid surgery is the most intense surgery you can have. The intense crazy pain is really insane. The inflamation took me about 2 weeks to go down. It will probably would take another week to go away. If I had a choice to ever get it done again, I would very die. I hope unknown would have to go through the pain I went through. This surgery is really really really painful…. :’(
If I knew the pain was sooooo intense, I would left it. Excellent luck, if you choose to do it.

Sitz baths!!!
Sitz baths are used as a form of pain relief and local cleansing for people who suffer hemorrhoids.A sitz bath is is where you get in the bath and you immerse you bottom and hips in cool or warm water it will decrease the inflammation of hemorrhoids.Simply add salt or baking soda to the water and soak yourself for 30 minutes it cleans the effected area and relieves the pain.
Also I suggest to try some herbal treatment !
in that case Venapro is a excellent (probably the best) product that gets rid of hemorrhoids and makes you feel more confident knowing that they wont reappear again! of course if you will use full course (5 months – if I remember correctly).
It worked for me!
I do not know if any pharmacies carry Venapro but I do know that you should buy it directly from the manufacturer and read more about the product here http://www.venapro.com/?aid=749165

Is this common, or may possibly it be something else? Are hemorrhoids usually hard or a bit softer? Three days of oral and external medication seem not to help.