Hi there, I'm Vaughan

The story starts over 10 years ago. I was in my early 30s when hemorrhoids first popped up. It’s hard to miss the rather strange and uncomfortable sensation of having something that feels like the size of a golf ball wedged in your back passage. For a fairly
intelligent guy I did what you would expect – nothing. I ignored it for as long as I could. The hemorrhoids was not the start of my problem but rather the symptom, the end result of years of what I now believe to be some pretty unhealthy bowel habits. I finally decided it was time to come clean and see a doctor. That first check up thankfully ended with a diagnosis of only hemorrhoids. The recommended action - a round of
injections to hopefully eliminate them. That was the beginning of pretty regular visits to various doctors, specialists and hospitals that has continued to this day.
A quick overview of my 10 years of medical intervention in dealing with constipation and hemorrhoids – in numbers, I've had 3 rounds of injections to shrink the hemorrhoids, 1 round of Rafaelo or radio frequency technology(the hemorrhoidss are zapped with RF energy via an inserted probe – sounds like an alien abduction story), 2 sigmoidoscopies to check my sigmoid and descending part of the colon, 1 colonoscopy, 4 rounds of old school banding and a biofeedback consultation.
Let's simply say I have some lived experience.