Hello Everyone, I got an internal hemorrhoid last week on Wed and have been taking sitz baths, treating it with preparation H and even went to the doctor this week on Monday and got prescription medication and although it doesn't hurt anymore there is still that lump. The doctor said it was an internal hemorrhoid that protuded to the outside. I am desperate at this point as I have a vacation scheduled for tomorrow evening to go away with my husband and I just can't imagine having this hemorrhoid when we become intimate (i don't mean anal). It's just that it's embarrassing and around the area! Does anyone know what I can do to shrink this swollen vein by tomorrow? Would taking aspirin help? I take sitz baths 3 times a day without success. Again, it's not painful I just need it to go away and shrink!