Nonna-I've wondered how you are doing as well! I have lost your phone number...if you still have mine give me a call so we can chat. It's been a strange journey... Cathy-I've also wondered if your...
It's good to see that everyone is still around and doing well. It's been a couple months since I've posted. Initially that was because I was doing so well, but then I ran into a series of unfortunate...
Hey, guys. Sorry I've been out of the loop. Hope everyone's doing well... Seems as though I have a bit of a complication: a "few" ulcers...stomach/small intestine that have been bleeding, but the...
Chris, My surgeon initially prescribed Levsin, which is a med similar to bentyl, but I had a lot more trouble with blurry vision with it (all these type meds can cause anti-cholinergic side effects...
Joseph, Welcome to the forum. I can't imagine there being much you'd want to know that you couldn't find here somewhere... My surgeon prescribed me Lomotil (diphenoxylate hydrochloride and atropine...
Cathy-Oh my gosh... surely not again! Are you ok? What a nightmare for you... And Sasha, too! You guys make me feel pretty darn lucky, and guilty for having ever griped about anything! I hope you're...
Congratulations, Cathy! I'm glad to hear you're home and done with it. Any pain? Do you have to have anything else done? I can imagine you're quite relieved.......
Oh my gosh, guys! I'm so sorry I've gone so long without posting! I guess I got so excited last Monday when I got back to work, time has just flown since! I'm doing fine. I did decide to start...
Melissa-I was in the hospital for 9 days. I woke up with an NG tube and a rectal tube, as well as a central line. I was glad to have all those, but most of the the girls here didn't wake up with all...
Hi Melissa. I'm the one who just went thru the surgery. I can completely relate to your hesitancy and predicament. I'm through the acute phase and in the recovery, but I'm still not home free. Right...
Cathy-Wow...you're my new hero for just living thru all this! And Somer, I do believe I would have to smack the person that thought watching the NG tube was a good idea... I hope they get you...
Hey guys! It really sounds like a good new year for everyone so far. Still nothing from Sasha? Well maybe she's just happy in morphine-land! I'm pretty sure I enjoyed it, judging from the stories...
Well here I am...back from the dead! Sorry to keep you guys hanging a few days. I came home yesterday /community/emoticons/yeah.gif It's a 3 hr drive, and by the time I got home I felt really bad....
Okie dokie gals...I'm now an official member! When do I get my membership card and t-shirt?? Sasha, I know you're weirded out today, but look, it really wasn't that bad. I know that I was in recovery...
Lesa is doing much, much better. Her pain is getting better and she is decreasing the pain meds eversoslightly, and she is walking 4 to 5 times a day. They took out her rectal and bladder tubes...
Lesa asked me to post this for her and watch the forum for her. She wanted me to tell you all that she had her surgery Tuesday afternoon and it went well. She has been hurting a lot but is much...
I feel a bit like I did when I finally got up the nerve to step out onto the edge of the high dive...all my friends were at the bottom smiling and telling me to jump. I knew it would feel great once...
Well Merry Christmas everyone! I'm just finishing packing up, and I'll leave for Dallas tomorrow morning around 7 to begin my prep at the hotel. I'll check in to the hospital Tues morning at 7. I...
Emma-Congrats on the grades! If memory serves, that's a pretty darn good feeling... And you're obviously light years ahead of me on the wrapping (which is pretty embarrassing considering I've been...
Well, well, well...I found out some rather interesting info on the prep issue! I called and talked to the nurse and told her I was concerned that I wouldn't be cleaned out with the minimal prep they...
Girls, girls, GIRLS...! Do you know what you're saying?? I was sick as h*ll on Thanksgiving, so that was a wash, and now you're telling me that I'm gonna miss out on the Christmas goodies, too?!?!...
Well great...I guess I'll have to go with no underwear! That should be interesting... And I'm sure the prep will be horrible...it always is with me. The colon just doesn't wanna seem to move, so I...
Well, I'll have to save my final comments until after I actually see (feel!) a rectal tube...it certainly doesn't sound very appetizing, but I have no idea how my perspective might change from the...
Emma-Well I passed along your concerns about the rectal tube to my surgeon. I won't give you all the details of what he said /community/emoticons/eyes.gif but the gist of it was that the safety and...
Amira-Thanks for the info! But between you and me, let's keep the "not needing pj's" thing quiet...as far as my husband knows, I'll be needing new cutsie pj's every day of my recovery! Oh, and do you...
Cathy-Thanks, that does help. Glad to hear that the incision from the open wasn't a lot worse...that just seems like an awfully long cut to have! And it's also nice to hear that even with all your...
Somer-Even though I read all the previous posts, including yours, I can't remember if you had an open or a lap procedure. I'm trying to get some general idea when I can be back at work some with the...
When I did the transit test, the instruction sheet I was given said to stop all laxatives, but to begin taking fiber daily for one week prior to beginning the test, and to continue taking the fiber...
Cathy-Thanks for your positive words. That "no pain" thing sure sounds good. Of course I think I'm like you as far as luck goes...hope I'm not my surgeon's first anything! I can't even imagine what...
Amira-It's great to hear from you. I was wondering if things were still looking good for you. I'm home now with a surgery date of Dec 27th. When I met with the surgeon yesterday, he was very nice and...
Cathy-Thank you so much for posting today! You have no idea how relieved I am to hear that you're on the other side of this thing now. So honestly...do you think it's been worth it? Are you starting...
Emma-You mean threatening the surgeon and acting like a crazy woman won't work?? Great...I'm going to have to rethink my whole strategy now /community/emoticons/smile.gif Yes, I had a defecography,...
Emma-Thanks for the words of encouragement. True, it is nice to hear a "nice" recovery story from someone! And, on days like today when I'm hurting so bad I can't even sit still, just yanking that...
Emma-You're right...I know you're right. I think I just need to hear someone that's been there say it's OK. I have to be pretty definitive and confident with my friends/family because they are all...
Emma-It's so nice to talk to someone who actually understands what I'm dealing with! And yes, I know about the problems involved when the dyssynergia is combined with the inertia...that's why I had...
Emma-No...I appreciate your questions! I am currently undergoing biofeedback for the dyssynergia. My phys ther and I have decided that the problem there is that I began guarding those muscles...
Hi...I'm new to y'all, but you're certainly familiar to me! I read all your old threads...took me a couple days! But I was really glad to find it. I'm 35 (a scorpio too btw..the 16th), and it looks...