4 weeks and adventures in (not) pooping

Jan 20, 2012

So I spent most of my third week in my local hospital. Apparently my bowels decided to move so slowly that my stool became so compacted that it blocked everything up. Nothing could make things move. After going several days without passing anything and starting to experience extreme cramping and anal pain I went to the closest ER. What followed were 4 hellish days constantly telling and retelling the nurse and doctors that I'd just had bariatric surgery and no I can't take pills by mouth, no i can't eat that slab of chicken, no i can't drink that carbonated laxative, no i can't have any NSAIDS, no you can't force a sugary drink down my throat just because i have low blood sugar, i have low blood sugar because you are giving me things i cannot eat!

Anyhow, they had exhausted all of the options up to actual surgery for removal when things started to loosen up a bit, they are still not normal and I'm back on a liquid diet with the addition of that vile pre-colonoscopy drink. But they let me out, I went to my surgeons and we determined that if things haven't passed and/or I start feeling bad I will go directly to the hospital next to my surgeons office where my surgery was performed. The only reason I didn't go there initially was because it's about an hour away from my house and there are about 15 closer hospitals. Well that was a huge mistake, but luckily it's mostly over now. I also get a free pass on not worrying about my protein intake, calcium, or iron until my next appointment. Apparently calcium and iron are binding and I need to avoid dairy (so sad) so that pretty much ruins the only thing that makes protein drinks palatable for me.

What a week. Still not sorry I did the surgery, but I am beat up and tired. Also, my butt hurts. A lot.

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