So Mom had her reversal surgery Tuesday July 3rd. We got to go home yesterday. With very little instruction or what to expect. Now that we’re home I’m a nervous wreck. She had a “kinda” BM in the hospital (or maybe it was the norm for now) but since we’ve been home nothing. Any tips or ideas would be helpful. Also food options would be helpful. They gave her pork chops and cabbage first day she could have solid foods and I just don’t think that was best. Any information you have would be great! Thank you!!
NotMyProblem
Jul 07, 2018 6:37 pm
weewee
Jul 07, 2018 11:14 pm
after all my surgeries it was always best to eat soft foods like for me i eat grill cheese sandwhiches, chicken noodle soup, mashed potatoes, yogart anything easy to diegest while i heal then when thing start improving change to things that will thicken the poo
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Posted by: iMacG5
Hi Crossley. Ya know, I think it’s all about feelings. I don’t mean the pain feelings which could control everything. I mean the feelings inside our heads, our hearts and even our souls. I mean the feelings of who we are now compared to who we were; how we accept our situation or maybe we don’t. My wife asked how I felt and I said, “like crap”. She asked what hurt and I answered, “Nothing hurts, well, everything hurts, I don’t know, It all sucks.” That was a long time ago. You question if your feelings are normal. How normal is it to relocate your butt hole to your belly where it’s usually in the way of your belt and, you know. But that’s where we are and for lots of us we are so much better off than we were before, physically. Emotionally, psychologically, well, that might be a different story. I believe talk therapy is wonderful if we could find a real empathic or sympathetic listener. So guess what! I found MAO and began “talking” with a keyboard with some of the wisest, kindest most sympathetic and compassionate folks on the planet. Regardless of where we’ve been, lots of folks here have been there and worse places and found their way back healthier and happier. We really do help each other.
Keep “talking”,
Mike