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Posted 6/16/2009 5:12 AM (GMT 0)
Marisa,
Glad you're doing well. It's great that you're out and about. I went to the mall a couple weeks after my surgery and I was exhausted just walking from the parking lot. I stayed very tired for about 4-5 weeks, and then gradually felt better every day. I was going more than you are and had a horribly sore butt! Soak in a hot tub a couple times a day and use good lotion!! Good luck!

Lizzie,
It seems like you just can't get a break! I agree with Judy; it might be worth it to try to get your doctors involved. They seem to get further with insurance companies than we do. I certainly hope you get it straightened out and can move on with your life....hopefully without your bag!

Hodaya, how are you doing? Anything new?

Janie
Posted 6/16/2009 7:12 PM (GMT 0)

hi all,

my computer was in repair in the last 2 days, i logged in at work, but couldn't really post there.

Lizzie, wish i could be there with you and give you a BIG HUG, honey. i feel your pain and so understand what you're saying about being tired, i feel that way too and i havn't even gone through half of what you have, so i can only try to imagine how you must feel. but we all have to keep going, even when things are not working out the way we wish they were....  this is a tough struggle for all of us.

i agree with Judy and Janie, your drs at CC should be able to take care of the insurance, i'm sure they'll cooperate and fix this insurance annoyance. please stay strong, honey and keep your chin up! you know how much i love you and care about you and i wish i could be there with you. know that you're always in my prayers! love you so much!

Kristin, i hope your surgery went well and you're on your way to recovery by now, i wish you the best!

inquiz, wellll i don't know much, i only know that a sharp pain in the rectum after having a bm can be a fissure, but otherwise, i cant know. i'm glad you're seeing your dr soon though, i hope you get some answers then. hope you feel better. are you going to discuss about a colectomy? good luck!

Judy, i'm praying for you to have an easy one this time, i mean enough is enough! please keep us updated when you can.

Janie, how're things, my dear? is the constipation (so hard to say that word..) over? i hope it's just the pills. i know what you mean about your worse nightmare.. i cant even stand saying that word anymore! i hope it starts to get better for you.

Marisa, thanks so much for updating us and for asking about me. make sure you put lots of lotion after bms, always keep it moisturized - very important! i hope you keep better and better all the time!

Amanda, worried and waiting to hear something from you! hope you're getting better, my friend. 

i don't know what to tell ya, i saw the psych again, i'm not sure what's on my drs mind yet. yeah, my biggest fear they'll tell me they cant help me  cry  . the psych suggested i should start taking meds for depression. he sais it can make the colon work again... i say bulll! i know that all the tens of women on this thread were given this before their colectomy and it never helped any of them with their bms!!! why do they keep insist it's emotional????? a chronic situation like this that goes on (for 16 yrs for me) like this, and during these 16 yrs i get to go through all kinds of emotional states, lots of changes during these long yrs, but one thing doesn't change..... the BIG C WORD!!! with ALL the changes i've gone through during these looooooong yrs, the big c word never changed.. never!!!!! it was and still is a very permanent and stubborn condition, it's not gonna change with those silly pills. i'm frustrated and tired. will let you all know if something happens. thanks so much everyone for thinking of me, and i'm not depressed at all, cant be, if i only look in the mirror and see a depressed face, i immediately smile and burst with laughter - crazy? i don't think so it's just not worth it to be with a sad face.. life is too funny, really!

love you all so much! 

Posted 6/16/2009 10:00 PM (GMT 0)

Hello All....Quick update:

Well, this morning was rathe rinteresting. Every morning I clean out my bag very good and let it dry while in the shower. Well today I had to run to the bathroom with this incredible urge to go to the bathroom. I went a pretty decent amount and it was real stool and I have been having these real urges. I took my shower, got out and was getting my bag back on and dried and I had to go again. Something is going on? I mean this is normal for thise with UC or Crohns, but not for us with inertia. I have not felt these feeling in years. It has been happening since late may, but intermittent.

I spoke with my surgeon nurse and the financial coordinator at the office and they were going to concur with CC that Dr. Remzi and Dr. Sutshi (pelvic floor specialist) and she did confirm that they have not approved testing, but my surgeon is willing to order all the tests here in Michigan. I made my appointments with the doctors for April 15 and 16. I am hoping Dr. Remzi will tell my surgeon it is ok to have tests here, otherwise he will have to write an appeal. Anyways.....I do not know what to think of these urges and stools....to be honest I do not fully understand how it happens ....

Thanks for all of your support....Hodaya, thank you for your kind words. I wish just as you that I could be there to give you the HUG you so deserve. I do not understand how constipation for 16 yrs could be emotional. I think that is the biggest cop out ever!!! I pray that they come to terms with your illness and give you the surgery to heal you and let you have your life back. I love you so much and pray for your healing and answers and finality in this horrible struggle and journey.

Amanda- Whats going on? You have me so worried????

Judy- Good luck tomorrow....sending you love and prayers. I know you will be ok. You are soooo strong. I wish you the best!!!

Janie- I hope the "c" goes away after you course of abx.....that is so hard when you feel that feeling again after what you have been through. I will pray for the infection to clear and for your bowels to behave :)

Inquiz- Thanks for your thoughfullness....

I guess my life is in Gods hands and I will know in a month what my future holds and what I have to come to terms with. Unlike you Hodaya, I look in the mirror and cry....I hate what I see becuase I do not see me. I wish I could have your peace of mind about life.

wishing you all health and wellness.

Love,

Lizzie

Posted 6/17/2009 1:29 AM (GMT 0)
Hodaya, WOW! I really feel for you. I took many antidepressants for the "laxative qualities" and it did not work for me. I am overjoyed to see a side effect on a med that is diarrhea. I am always like, yes, bring on the diarhea, but it just never works like that for me. I have only had diarrhea like 5 times in my entire life. I think I could get constipated from drinking prune juice. LOL It is really sad that the medical professionals think that we women are hysterical and don't have real problems. I have been around and around myself with doctors. They hear me and look at me like I am insane. It was not until last year actually that a doctor took me seriousally and ordered all the constipation tests. Do you have a hard time getting the poop out besides the colonic inertia. Because I have to disimpact myself to have a bm. Just don't give up, ever. You have all the testing backing up your bowel problems and that is NOT all in your head, it is a true problem and a quality of life issue at that.
Posted 6/17/2009 4:48 AM (GMT 0)
TDR-I had the same exact problems with the doctors that I first started seeing. He told me I had c because I had not been eating or drinking. and that i had an eating disorder and thats it. Well its been two weeks since my colectomy and I got my results back today. The doc said that my colon is one the worst ones he had seen. It was so stretched out and narrowed. And there were multiple polyps. Still do not have the path on the polyps but should soon. If the colon had not been taken out it definetly would have lead to colon cancer and affecting the surrounding organs. So I am so thankful that the dirty littke thing is gone. I just hope all the path on the polyps comes back ok. Yeah this is all in our heads. We just love to feel this way. And spent 100"s of $ for doctors to tell us that. We know our own bodies and we know when something is not right. I am just happy that my doc was willing to help me. And I hope everyone will get to that point in their life.
mARISA


Love you all (I feel like I have a ton of sisters here. Which is great because I do not have any)
Marisa
Posted 6/17/2009 7:05 AM (GMT 0)
Lizzie, did i understand you right? you mean you went the regular way? if so, then WOW that is TOO weird.. how can it be? i mean it's like not connected...?? what's THAT all about? i'm so confused!

well i must admit, i'm not always at peace with my life and i AM really worried about my life and future, i'm EXHAUSTED from all of this and i feel i'm running out of strength, i mean i'm coping with the little stregth i have left, not much is left. i don't know.. desperation, that what it is. and i'm also scared about what happens if i dont get the help i need soon.

TDR, thanks so much for your kind words and support. you're hilarious.. i mean i was giggling out loud about getting constipated from pruin juice LOL! thanks so much for helping me laugh, i needed that!
i have a certain level of anismus and it's not coming out easy. i have to strain A LOT and it often feels like an incomplete evacuation. i somewhat manage, but i'm scared it may get worse, esp b/c of my colon inertia and the drs keeping me waiting like this.

Marisa, i sadly realized that all of us have/had to face this accusation that it's all in our heads and that it's our fault, cause we're probably doing something wrong and causing ourselves to be like this.. this is so sad, isn't it?

and WOW, it does sound like your colon was a total mess.. good thing it's out now! it's so scary to think of cancer. didn't they see the polyps in the colonoscopy? i assume you had one. i do hope the polyp path comes back o.k so you can be at peace. thank you for your warm thoughts. i'm happy you finally got the help you needed.

i also feel like you're all my new sisters and love you all so much!
Posted 6/17/2009 4:57 PM (GMT 0)
I just have to post here and say this...My mother just told me the other day that I needed to eat more fruits and vegetables and drink more water...I am addicted to coca cola. LOL She said this would help my constipation! I said, mom, it will not. I can eat ANYTHING and will not get diarrhea. Are you guys like this? She also told me to drink seltzer water because this helps her. I said, mom, I am not a normal person. Not only do I have colonic inertia, but I can't push the poop out normally. She still swears fruits and vegetables will cure this problem. As a matter of fact, I get all kinds of unwanted advice from several family members and friends. They don't have a clue and most of the doctors don't either. Okay, sorry, I needed to rant for a bit. LOL
Posted 6/17/2009 5:00 PM (GMT 0)
Oh yeah Hodaya, I forgot to tell you this...I can strain for hours and nothing will come out. It is like my push muscle does not work...are you like this? I can pull the muscle up though.
Posted 6/17/2009 5:55 PM (GMT 0)
I don't think people fully understand what we go through or what we have been through. And if the cure was easy as to eat fruit and veggies; drink water; take a laxative; increase fiber; or any other remedy out there. None of use would have this issue with colonic interia. (No disrespect to your mother.) The last advice my mother-in-law gave me was to drink Green Tea.

Believe me I have tried every natural rememdy out there and then some. And I am one of those people who are scared to try things - the fear of the unknown or becoming addicted.

Even the medication my surgeon has me on doesn't produce a BM but once a week. At least that is better than every two weeks like it was before I started the meds. I still believe my only solution if to have my colon removed.
Posted 6/17/2009 6:30 PM (GMT 0)
i know too well about ppl giving you advice.. after axplaining it to them, very few get the picture, but most of them are full of lots of advice, as if we havn't tried it all, and they just cant get it, but they should realize that if it was that simple, drs wouldn't offer us a colectomy. but anyway, i stopped paying too much attention to those who don't understand.

one other thing, if i eat fruit and vegies i get more cramps, cause it makes things work a little, but not enough to be able to come out, so it just stays stuck in the colon and cause even more pain and discomfort. with colon inertia it's better to eat a low fiber diet and then take the laxatives. that's what 3 surgeons told me and believe me, i tried it with the fiber, it just plugs you up and can even be dangerous and cause a sever blockage.

Inquiz - which tests did you already have? did you have the defecography? manometry? you should have them to see if it's your muscles or rectum, whether you have rectal prolapse, rectocele or anismus or all three of them. i strain and get most of it out, just an incoplete evacuation, so i drink more water and try again later to make some more brown out, it just takes too much of my time.
Posted 6/17/2009 7:00 PM (GMT 0)
The only test I've had is a colonoscopy and the sitz marker test. I ask my surgeon about other test like the defecography. "My research has indictated that to be next test." However, my surgeon didn't feel that was necessary for me. (maybe not at this time) I really don't have the urge to go and I don't make myself go. When I do feel like I need to I usually can produce a little, I don't ever fully evacuate. Now that I am on meds my BM are softer therefore easier. Even though after a BM my abdomin cramps something awful. I'm still learning how to treat myself. I haven't ever been impacted where I have to use an enema or do it manual. I just have nausea and cramping alot-thats how I know I need to have a BM.
Posted 6/17/2009 8:12 PM (GMT 0)
i find it strange he doesn't order you the defecography. if he's planing on a colectomy, this test MUST be performed, he must make sure your rectum is o.k, so after the surgery you won't have issues there. maybe you should get a second opinion, or insist on having this test. it couldn't hurt having it, that's for sure. it's just too strange, cause with cases of chronic constipation all drs order this test.
Posted 6/17/2009 10:12 PM (GMT 0)
Well sisters, I can finally give you an update on my surgery and situation.  I had surgery on Monady of last week and they were going to try to repair or cut out the kink I had found in small intestine.  It turns I had a ton of adhesions which they removed and were able to straightenout my intestines with no trouble. It did take them a long time though because there were huge bands of the scar tissue that had to be cut through. My surgeon said she'd never seen so much of it. 

 

Anyway, the first two days after surgery were just fine.  I was up walking around with no trouble and it was great.  Then, I started getting sick and nauseous on the 3rd day. shocked   Turns out I had another "leak" like when I had my reversal surgery in December.  They thought I  was so sick they took me to emergency Surgery last Thurday morning at 2am. Turns out they couldn't find a leak anywhere! and they looked everywhere.....they even went so far a s to fill my abdomen with water so they could watch for bubbles, but nothing was found.  They ended up removing all the infection they could (it was green I heard) and put two JP drains in and shut me up.  Oh yeah, and I have that wonderful ng tube going in my nose and down to my stomach. cry It is awful!! So for the past week, I've been sitting around, miserble just waiting to see what's going to happen.  I was either supposed to have a BM or pass gas or somehing by now, but nothing yet!

 

So tomorrow they are going to clamp off my ng tube and see what happens. I'm not sure exactly what is supposed to happen, but at least something will be going on.  I'm SO TIRED of ice chips!  That's all I've had for the last week to eat or drink.

 

 

Just one question...why is it that EVERY hot nurse has to be woking when I'm looking my worst??  Talk about making you feel bad!!!!  

 

Ok, just had throw that out there....

 

I've been reading your posts and trying to keep up with everyone. It's hard to type when Ihave this oxygine thing on my finger.  I hate it!

 

Lizzie - I'm so frustrated about your insurance companies. I wish I knew what to tell you other than i hate insurance companies. 

 

Hodaya - i miss you too! and thanks for doing your best to keep us all smilin.  You're great at that you know!! yeah

 

I'll try to write more to everyone later.  I'm so tired now....

 

 

LOVE YOU ALL LOTS!!!

 

 

Posted 6/18/2009 12:30 AM (GMT 0)
I think everyone with severe constipation like we have should have a colonoscopy, ct scan, anal manometry, transit marker test, and defecogram. I have been researching for the past year and these are the tests that are recommended to really get a clear picture of what the problem or problems are. Because I have 2 problems....1.) colonic inertia and 2.) anismus-onstruction defecation syndrome. A total colectomy would not help with the anismus....I have to have the muscle problem fixed first or else I will have to have an illestomy, not colostomy like I originally thought. Removing my colon would not help me with pushing the poop out. I can't even poop out water. My doctor plans to give me a botox injection to see if this will relax the muscle, then I am to take 4 weeks of biofeedback....if this does not work, then he will perform a temporary illestomy. He told me that sometimes if you give the muscle a rest, then it will start to behave. Has anyone elses doctor told them this?

Amanda, I am so glad you are doing better. Was it scar tissue that caused the small bowel obstruction? You have been through alot. I have been constipated my entire life too, but only dx with colonic inertia last year. When will you be able to eat? I wish you all the best, Tracy
Posted 6/18/2009 1:01 AM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,

Tracy, You're right; it is good to have all the tests you mentioned.  I had everything except the ct scan, actually had the sitz marker twice; once before and once after biofeedback.  I also had a small bowel study as well as gastric emptying.  I have pelvic floor dysfunction, but passed the defogram.  I had my total colectomy exactly 3 months ago tomorrow, and I feel so much better most of the time.  I was just on antibiotics for 5 days for a urinary tract infection and that stopped me up alot!  I'm thinking and hoping it was the antibiotics...today was better and I hope siince I'm off the meds, I'll continue to be able to go.  Those few days were a reminder of how much worse the constipation is than having to run to the bathroom several times a day.  All day today I was happy to have to go, even 10 times!!!  Good luck with the biofeedback.  It honestly didn't help me much, and I do have to strain sometimes to go.  Seems like alot of people have ci and pelvic floor dysfunction.  I hope you have better luck.

I sure had my share of doctors tell me to exercise, drink water, etc.  My GI even told me he'd never seen a constipated runner!  Someone who has never dealt with the type of constipation we have doesn't have a clue how horrible it can be--including some doctors. 

Hodaya,

Hang in there sweetie.  Your day WILL come!!

Amanda,

You poor thing!  When I read about you and Lizzie and all you've been through, I feel just terrible for you.  You're both way to young to have all these problems and have to go through so much.  I hope and pray this will be end of your problems and you'll be home eating soon!

Lizzie,

It sounds like you have a plan, and that's great.  I know you just want this all  behind you, but it sounds like things are moving along and that's encouraging.  I have no idea what to think about you pooping on your own!  I've never heard of that, but maybe that's good news.  Tracy said her doctor said sometimes if you have a temporary illestomoy and give the muscles a rest, they start to work.  Is this something that could have happened? 

Hope everyone else is doing ok.  I'm FINALLY going back to work on Friday...short week!!  haha  I've been out since March 12.  I had planned to go back a couple weeks ago, but got a UTI, and then CT scan showed blood clot, so I've been running to more doctors.  Still not sure what they're going to do with blood clot, but will know more next week when I see a hematologist.  So far I've been to surgeon, internist twice, vascular surgeon and none of them know if I need to take blood thinners or not.  I'm wondering about all these doctors!  Hopefully the hematologist will decide if the clot is from surgery  or not. 

Janie

 

Posted 6/18/2009 9:19 AM (GMT 0)
Amanda,
i'm SO relieved hearing from you, sis! i was worried about you. i'm so glad to hear you're doing better now. so there was no leak after all? well that's good! i hope your bowels wake up soon, so you can have that nasty ng out, you poor thing, i hate that you're hurting like this. love you tons too and thinking and praying for you always, wish i could be there to give you a HUG! you've been through so much and i so hope this time everything settles as best as possible for keeps!

you know, you're absolutely right! i think every hospital's administration should set specific regulations about nurses that they should come to work looking as plain as possible, cause if they don't, it can make the pts feel worse!!!! and that's totally opposing the hospital's main goal - to help the pts feel good!!!! i mean what they're doing is totally scandalous.. lol

keep getting better, my love!!

Tracy,
Lizzie's dr also told her the same thing, that maybe if the rectum's muscles can rest, it may start working again. i really hope things work out for you, so you can have your life back. you can't go on living like this. i wish you all the best!!

Lizzie,
i don't want to get too excited too soon, but wow, maybe your dr WAS right? maybe your rectum is starting working again? OMG if that's the case, then i couldn't be more happy for you, honey!!!! i think you should call your dr and tell him all about what happened and ask him if he thinks whether it's possible that that really is the case. i don't know.. do you think i'm getting excited too soon..? i keep praying for you, love.

Janei,
i hope your bms come back, now that you're off the meds. i pray everything works out with the blood clot and everything else. it's great you're going back to work. love you!
Posted 6/18/2009 3:44 PM (GMT 0)
I have a question for all you colonic inertia ladies. Where were your transit markers on day 5? On day 5, mine said 15 were still in the ascending colon and maybe 10 were in the transverse colon. It also said right side of the colon is moderately fecal distended. I was just wondering how that compares to all of you????

Thanks, Tracy
Posted 6/18/2009 7:44 PM (GMT 0)
on day 5 all my markers were in the transverse colon. my transverse colon has totally collapsed and is sitting on my pelvis and the markers were in the middle of it. i'd say i can call my transvers colon the "U colon", cause it looks like a U - hung from one flexure to the other and dropped in the middle, like a valley, ha ha.
Posted 6/19/2009 1:30 AM (GMT 0)
Hi i hope everyone is doing well. Just wanted to write and let everyone know that I had my surgery on Monday and I came home today. I feel amazing I can not believe how quick i was able to come home. I have been eating solid since wed and have been having bm's since tuesday I have had more in the past few days then i have in the past year and i love it. The laparoscopic procedure is the way to go. I only have 4 small 1/4 inch incisions and 1 that is about 1 and 1/2 inches. no stitches or staples it is amazing, Not sure if anyone lives in the philadelphia area but dr john marks is unbelievable and has been doing this laparoscopiclly since 93. People from all over the world come to see him. my surgery took about 5 hours and my surgeon said it could have not gone more perfectly. I was very nervous to have this done but now and so happy and glad i did it, OH and i did not even need the NG tube which was one of my biggest fears. I am hoping i have a smooth and short recovery and will get back to a normal healthy life, My dr said i will feel the best i have felt in years. I am trusting he is right. Well i am going to try and get some sleep in a comfortable bed (we all know how much sleep you get in hospitals). I will check in and let everyone know my progress and check on everyone as well.

Kristin
Posted 6/19/2009 8:33 AM (GMT 0)
welcome home Kristin! i'm so happy for you the surgery went so well and you're already feeling so much better. i can't wait to be in those same shoes too. i wish you all the best and never have to deal with that awful C ever. hope you have an easy and quick recovery. thanks for updating us :o)
Posted 6/19/2009 11:40 AM (GMT 0)

Hi Girls,

So this is actually my 4th time typing this out and just when I go to hit submit it erases, talk about frustrating!!!!! Anyway, wanted to update you on my surgery.  Well I woke up and still had my kidney bag and boy was I furious!  Just so happens my dr was walking by and he saw I was waking up so he stopped in and I said I was really, really mad at him; he said he had to leave it in and would explain when he got done talking to my family.  When he came back I said I was still mad but he then explained that my ureter had grown closed with scar tissue and was not "connected" to the kidney so there was no way for urine to get out unless he left the tube in.

He gave 3 options in order to fix it from least invasive to most invasive: 1) laser the tube open - about 50% effective 2) use robotics but worried about scar tissue 3) cut through back and attach kidney and tube together.  At that point he was opting for the 3rd option.

When he came the next day he asked if I was still mad at him blush . I told him no it's just that this bag is sooooooooooo uncomfortable, you can't sit or sleep.  Anyway, he said he thought about it and wants to try to laser it open because he thinks it's only been closed for a couple of months.  He's about 75-80% confident it will work then he'll put a large stent in for 6 weeks to hold it open.  If that doesn't work then he will do one of the other surgeries.  Well, my husband and family thinks this is GREAT news but I am very apprehensive, even though this is NOT my nature.  My main problem is...if it doesn't work then I have to have a major surgery and will miss the beginning of the school year; I've already missed the last 2 mo. of this year and have missed at least 1-2 mo. of every school year since 2003 due to drs not knowing what was wrong with me.  They have been very good to me but with the way the economy is, they can't afford to continue paying a teacher who isn't there.

Also, my track record of if something weird can happen to my body it will.  When I had foot surgery and the dr said there was only a 10% chance the nerve could grow back, guess what it did and faster than he has ever seen.  Plus I'm like the queen of scar tissue and adhesions so I'm worried it won't stay open once he does the procedure.

Thanks sooooooo much for letting me vent; this is the only place I can do it.  I will be haing surgery again next week so I'll probably drive you all crazy between now and then, sorry.

Love you all,

Judy

Posted 6/19/2009 2:53 PM (GMT 0)
Kristen, I am glad you made it home and are feeling better already. Was the surgery very painful? I had a sacralcolocopexy for pelvie prolapse done laparoscopically and it hurt for about a week. It must feel great to be able to have a normal bm. Well, I am glad you are home.
Judy, I hate to hear that about your kidney. What caused this in the 1st place? Was it adhesions? I am praying that you get that tube out quickly. I can't imagine how uncomfortable that must be. I had a foley catheter for a month and thought that was absolutely horrible. UGH
Hope everyone else is hanging in there, Tracy
Posted 6/19/2009 3:16 PM (GMT 0)
Judy,
i feel so bad for you, my friend. i can only imagine how frustrated you must feel. i pray the laser works, so you don't have to have major surgery. you have been through enough already. it must take a lot of strength to cope with all of this. stay strong and have faith that things will get better. don't think about the complications you've had so far, make room for positive thoughts. i'm praying for you.
Posted 6/20/2009 3:57 AM (GMT 0)
Okay Girls I really need to vent now; maybe I'm being over sensitive because of all this c diff and kidney stuff for the past 2 mos but...they have started a new forum for kidneys so I was very excited and posted on there.  I was telling them about what was going on and what my dr wants to do and how he thinks things will help me like 90% from getting more stones.

Well I'm so used to all of you being sooooooooooo kind and supportive.  One person said how they don't want to burst my bubble but they don't see how what he's going to do will help because they've had those things done and it didn't work, but they do wish me the best.

I tried to respond in a nice way without sounding discouraged, but I'd really like to show them how to support one another and how this forum can be the best thing that they have ever had.

Please help me.

Thanks, love you guys,

Judy 

Posted 6/22/2009 1:01 AM (GMT 0)
Hey girls, How is everyone? Ok I have question for ya all that have had surgery. Did you have any rectal bleeding weeks after your surgery and is it normal? Yesterday I got up and went to the bathroom and wiped and was shocked to see blood on the tp. I was like, what the hell is that? It has never happened since I have been home. I had blood in the toilet all day. Today I have not had any, but it still makes me nervous that something is wrong. Im going to call the doc and ask him about it tomorrow. Just wanted to see if anyone had the same thing happen to them. Other than that I feel pretty well. Just real tired still and have a sore belly when I get up or walk too much. Still thankful though that I was able to have the surgery. Hope you all are feeling ok and those who have been in the hospital are on the way to recovery. And that those waiting for the surgery will get to have it soon. Because it has been a god sent to me.

Marisa
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