So things have been going pretty well. This last week in particular, I have been feeling pretty hopeful that I had turned a corner. I had to stop Miralax a couple of weeks ago because no matter how small the amount I was taking, I had several watery stools a day and they were pretty urgent, which was impacting my mind and my life too much. It seemed like it took a while for that to get out of my system. I was still having 3-4 soft formed stools a day and some days (this last Tuesday) where I suddenly had a lot of gas and 5 watery stools. Then Wednesday, I had just one loose stool in the morning. It was a little scary to not have any more during that day (although pleasant as well!). Then on Thursday, I started having these soft, yet rather dry, sticky (too much information I know!) stools. We were up at our cabin and I thought I was drinking the same amount of water. However, the morning we left (yesterday) I realized the glasses up there are smaller than I thought! I also got a prescription for ativan from my Dr. ( I have had a lot of anxiety and my husband's surgery tomorrow is also heavily on my mind). Long story short, I had Thursday, Friday or the firmer poops- still 2 or 3 a day. Then last night I had to work to get one small piece out at bedtime. That should have been my clue to take a stool softener or something but I've been so glad to try to get those out of my system and not have the constant feeling like I need a bathroom immediately. Anyway- woke up at 3:30 and spent about 40 minutes in the bathroom - trying not to push too hard, but it was work. Got up and soaked, took a Colace and water and then stayed up on the heating pad. Now all day I've had the horrible gas from the stool softener and when I did go again this afternoon, the incision site had some pain. I haven't had any pain with BMs for a month yesterday, so this was discouraging.
Just needed to vent- I am scared to death I have caused this huge setback and I really need to be the caretaker now and get my head "out of my own a...). I want to take an Ativan but I'm scared it has caused some of the firmer stools. I hesitate to call this constipation since I still go multiple times a day- it just is not easy to get it out . This afternoon was soft and loose after the first push.
I really need to stop whining now!
Bambi :roll: