So the last two days, I have had 5 bowel movements each day. A few months ago, I was in the same place- back then I was using Metamucil, then Citrucel + Colace , some Miralax, some flax seed oil and eating a high fiber diet. Since the surgery last week and knowing I would be taking Vicodin and other potentially constipating things, I did decide to add to my 2 teaspoon a night Miralax regimen. So I upped the Miralax to 3-4 tsps, which is almost a full dose, have used 1 Tablespoon Citurcel each morning, 2 Colace a day and still have been eating my high fiber diet- at least 4- 5 fruits and veggies a day + high fiber oatmeal, etc... I have just not wanted to risk a hard poop and still don't want to, but the gassy feeling and that almost constant feeling of needing to go is annoying as well. So my plan tonight is to still take my increased Miralax dose, have my nightly apple before bed, and then tomorrow i think I will drop the Citrucel and still take the one Colace. Then see how things go and maybe drop the Colace the next day and see and then maybe begin dropping the Miralax down tiny bit by tiny bit. This is also of course with the reduced drugs each day (today I did take 1/2 a Vicodin this morning and some Advil as the day wore on, but probably won't take anything else- as compared with several days ago of taking maybe 5 Vicodin and a bunch of Advil on Dr's advice. So that's my plan! I am very grateful at Week One to not have had much bleeding since Day 1, to have reduced pain today- still pinch, bruised feeling at incision site, to have less pain when sitting at the skin tag/fissure site, and to feel a little better in general. I walked a bit today- about 1/4 mile, but that's better than yesterday!
Now I get to go watch TV!
Hope others are recovering well or if surgery is on the horizon are not worrying too much! It really isn't that much worse than what we've gone through with the fissure (and for some in a more active phase, I hear it is an improvement!)- I would do it again and my results are still pending! But I really feel like every day I am getting better and I know that it is normal to feel bruised and sore. Just don't expect too much, too soon!
Bambi