Thanks. I bought the miralax but I didn't take it because I was scared of developing a dependency. I believe it works, but I was scared that in a few weeks when I decided to stop taking it that I might have trouble pooping. Colace is OK to take for long periods of time, so I decided to just stick with that, although I guess it didn't do the trick for me. The bad poop really frustrates me because I literally plan out every bite of food into my mouth to get the perfect mix for the perfect poop.
I have not been taking any pain meds. I'm out of the toradol they prescribed. They said I could take ibuprofen, but I don't think it's necessary or helpful. My resting pain is quite manageable, like a 4-5. I am fine with it and totally expected it. But I get these momentary muscle spasms that just kill for 1 second and make me scream. I've had spasms with prior surgery, but nothing like this, and it seems to be getting worse. It's just a 1 second spike in pain to about a 20 on a scale of 1-10. I don't believe ibuprofen would help with that at all because the pain is momentary and so severe.
In my hysteria, I made an appt with my doctor's colleague to take a look. I thought at the time that I might have an infection and wanted a doctor to examine me, but now I'm thinking it will just be a waste of time. I've got a few hours to decide whether or not to cancel.