Hi all-
I am having a hard time getting comfortable to type and not sit today but I wanted to at least check in today. I realize now I missed a good chance yesterday when the numbing meds were still on board! Basically I feel pretty good about how everything is going. As you know, I had some thoughts pre-surgery that maybe I didn't need to do it. But my CRS told my hubbie afterwards that he was surprised at how tight my internal sphincter was and that it was "very spastic". Dawn had suspected that given my frequent BMs but I have never had what I considered spasms that I felt. So yesterday I bled quite a bit but that started getting better later in the evening. I took my pain meds as directed and decided to use 1 TB citrucel and Colace along with my increased Miralax. I've been keeping a log, which helps with all this med stuff. This morning I woke up around 2 AM and felt I heard God telling me to get up and take more Vicodin and Advil. When I saw how early it was (I was thinking more of gearing up for possible BM that morning) I thought maybe I'll wait a while. And then I began to have some throbbing (God did know best!). So I got up, ate some oatmeal, too meds and watched TV a while. Went back to bed and woke up around 8 so I was almost at the 6 hour post meds time again. I hurt (probably 5-6) and part of that was the plug which was half in and half out. After eating and taking more meds, stool softener, and citrucel, I went up to pee and with a rather explosive motion the plug came out along with two small soft turds. It wasn't too bad at all and I had just taken the pills so they didn't have that much to do with it. So I have felt better about all that. I definitely hurt to sit today. I feel restless even with the meds on board but am trying to make myself rest. With that in mind, I'm signing off but promise to check back in again later.
And HappyAss, Brownsville! I haven't been down that way or to Port Isabel for a long time. Glad you had fun, sorry to hear of your increased troubles and happy to hear you are doing ok on the other fronts. You are a brave person and so kind.
And Dawn- you are amazing!
Bambi