Grrrrr!!!!! I just typed a huge reply and lost it! Darnit!
I'll start over.....So it's been 2.5 wks since surgery and it feels like forever ago! Things are still going wonderfully! So great that I've totally messed up my daughters sleep schedule....poor little muffin! We have been doing so much lately and I just want to enjoy life to the fullest! I also want to socialize my daughter with other babies so she's had a lot going on, especially since it was just her and me at home for so long while I was basically bed-ridden. I think it's good for her too???
I'm still taking metamucil 2x daily and have no intentions of stopping. It makes BM's very predictable and I like that! I eat a very high fiber diet and drinks tons of water, about 4L daily. I don't know if that is too much but my body seems to want that much and it makes me feel very healthy and hydrated...although I pee a lot! I do indulge, very little right now but that is also due to still breastfeeding. I've had about 2-3 glasses of wine since surgery, some spinach dip with multigrain tostitos, and some doritos. It hasn't seemed to make any difference. The occasional gas incontinence seems to be improving....it is not even an issue for me. The ones that get by me are silent, I don't even really worry about it.
I had a friend over this morning with her little girl and she was telling me about her bum issues, it's amazing how many people have problems but no one talks about it. She was telling me that she was having pain that was getting worse and one day she woke up with lots of bleeding, she went to the hospital and it was a thrombosed hemorrhoid that had broke. It turns out she had 5 more!! The doctor froze her and removed the remaining clots. My God did my heart go out to her! She had a wedding to attend that day and the freezing had come out by the time she had to go....I almost cried for her when she told me this story. I could totally relate!
I have a follow-up appt this coming Wed, I'm hoping all is going according to plan....things sure feel good!
I think about all of you often and pray that everyone who needs relief is going to get it!!!
Tamara