by Laurieb » 14 Jul 2017, 07:43
Week 2
Pain
Since 4-5 days I feel the pain subsided a lot after my bm. I jump in the bath immediately after and the soreness feeling goes away a lot. In the morning I usually feel a slight pressure when I stand, but by lunch time it goes away on its own. During this time I'm usually working with my laptop in my bed, but again, 0 pain.
The itching has started earlier this week, like on Day 10 postop. It comes and it goes during the day. I will take this sensation over the spasms at any time! And if it means I'm healing, I'm ok with it.
Diet: I'm not 100% high fiber diet anymore. I cheated a bit with small portions of popcorn, chocolate cake and cheese, but this week I ate a vegan diet with a lot of berries - they're in season and they help the transit so I figured out they must be a staple in my diet! I also drink my daily 3 L of water.
Laxatives: In the morning I continue to take my Lax a Day in which I mix my fiber supplement. At night I take 2 colaces. I haven't had a hard bm since last week. Postop I had some and they definitely were caused by my narcotics.
Activities: since 2 days I'm able to drive for short periods. I ran some errands and went to the supermarket. I was able to walk normally. 0 pain. In the car, the only thing is that I have to sit with my weight on my left side and I place a heating pad on my right side. Same thing for when I sit on a chair, cannot do it normally yet and even if I sit, it can only be for few minutes.
Next week my goal will be to take a walk each day. I need to find my energy back.
By the week after, I should be able to do light workouts.
I cannot wait to see how I will feel next week. I'm satisfied with the LIS as the fissure and spasms pain never returned. But I know it will take a couple of weeks before I can say that the pain is gone for good. Will update again next week!