by momof2 » 10 Nov 2011, 01:59
Thank you. I'll definitely try Miralax. I'm willing to try anything at this point.
As I sit here at 2 am, I'm actually contemplating going to the ER. The last 5 days have been so awful and I think I'm finally at the end of rope.
Friday - Surgery (no BM)
Saturday - no BM, threw up due to Norco
Sunday - Hard, Round BM, looked like tightly packed "pellets" roughly the size of a golf ball
Monday - BM (very similar to Sunday's)
Tuesday - BM started with a couple of "pellets" and then all hell broke loose. I wound up passing 7 of the aforementioned golf ball size waste
Wednesday - BM several pellets
Because of the hard consistency and the size of the poop I'm passing, I'm terrified that I've ripped out stitches or created new fissures. I'm still taking the stool softeners, but I've stopped all of my pain medications because they, obviously, were constipating me. I've been taking baths (either sitz or regular) at least 2 times a day and those seem to help, but in the meantime, I'm miserable. I'm on a nearly all liquid diet of jello, pudding, soup and I'm allowing myself one semi-normal meal a day of a chicken breast (I'm still breastfeeding my youngest daughter). In short, there are no words to explain the level of pain I'm feeling right now. It hurts to walk, it hurts to sit, it hurts to stand - I certainly can't sleep. I just don't know what to do. How can I take care of my kids when I need someone to take care of me? If any of you have ideas for soothing the pain, I'm all ears. I'm pretty desperate.