Thanks everyone. I am currently taking metamucil and senakot twice daily, as well as eating my fruit and veggies and drinking plenty of water. So, I'm fairly certain I'm doing what I need to do.
I am having very small amounts of very soft BM, almost liquid, and it's usually accompanying flatulence, which scares me because it sometimes can feel so explosive. I'm sure all of the stitches and any swelling is making it tough. I did have a quick 'feel' down there, and man-o-man, I have a LOT of stitches. :-( It's kind of scary. I'm afraid for what it's going to be like to push a full BM past that. Yikes.
Hopefully I'll have a BM tonight or tomorrow. Otherwise, I'll have to drink magnesium citrate to force it. Not cool.
As for needing the pain pills, I pretty much need them due to pain, and I'm not one to ever take pain pills. Supposedly, the medicine in the pain pump works hand-and-hand with the percoset, so I was advised to stay on it. There is a HUGE difference between when I do and don't take it. I did however cut out the vallium, since I didn't really feel it necessary right now. We'll see if I need to calm down later, then I might take it again.
Also, I had my husband take a look and he said there is a small amount of bruising where I assume the LIS incision was made. Does anyone know if this too is normal?
Thanks again for all the support. I never thought I'd actually be excited for the day that I could report passing stool...
