by helpme » 21 Dec 2015, 23:41
Day 14 and two-week summary: Not much new to report today. My stool was less soft today, and I could feel it more when passing. It's probably because I skipped a Miralax dose two days ago. Now that's it's been two weeks, I feel like I'm past the initial recovery phase and since the last few days have been pretty similar, I'm going to stop posting daily and instead only post when something changes and also in a few months when I can actually report on whether the surgery worked. I emailed Feingold about exercise, and he said it was fine as long as I didn't put any direct pressure on the area (i.e. no bike riding or rowing), but he said going for a run would be fine. I don't think I'd feel comfortable doing any lifting though.
For anyone considering the procedure: I was really, really scared of what the recovery would be like. I'm sure it's worse for some people, but it was honestly pretty easy for me. I'm being careful about what I eat and still on softeners but those things were enough to avoid any major pain. I didn't experience anything above a 2 the entire time. There was no throbbing pain. I didn't feel foggy. I didn't feel unable to move around within my house. The first three days I felt I had to sit or lie down in special positions and move slowly, but it's not like I couldn't walk or sit. I had a lot of flexibility with my job, and it is true that you want to be near your own bathroom for about 10 days, but going back less than a week after the procedure was fine. After 10 days I was also not oozing or bleeding at all (and after 5 days I was barely oozing or bleeding at all).
Food Eaten: Chicken Soup, Lambchops
Meds Taken: Advil, Colace, Miralax
Number of Sitz Baths: 0
Bowel Movement: 1, mini; 1, regular
Gas: Barely any
Pain: 1
Blood: None
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helpme on 23 Dec 2015, 21:31, edited 1 time in total.