I’ve been dealing with hemmorhoids my whole life or since I was around 7-8 years old (my fault I drank very little water and had a low fiber diet as a child).
Ive been to countless clinics in Japan where the doctors look at it and say “oh yeah take these meds and you’ll be fine“.
They always prescribe something like a suppository, ointment, oral medication to reduce swelling or whatever.
Whenever I ask (isn’t there a more permanent solution) they say “well I could chop it off but it’s very painful“ and that’s that.
I have researched the various options and ALTA injection seems to be a low-risk, pain-free, quick-acting solution with low recurrence rates even 3-5 years out.
-Questions-
[1] Does anyone (preferably in/around Tokyo) have experience with ALTA injection?
[2] if so, where did you get it done and how was it?
[3] was it covered by insurance? How much did it cost in total? (including ancillary checks, anesthetic if used)
[4] Did you have to “fight” to get to the stage of having an ALTA injection (ie did they try to fob you off with the same old temporary prescriptions?)
by sxh967