Postby JudeD59 » Wed May 27, 2015 11:24 pm
I got mine from Amazon as well and it came quite quickly. In the pictures, it shows the pooper with his feet on the squatty potty to the sides and leaning forward slightly. I've found that feet on sides and sitting up nice and tall works better for me. It probably depends on where your tumor is located. I was miserable, going ten or fifteen times a day and several times in the night. I think my body thought the tumor was feces that needed to be expelled and it would bear down in a most unpleasant and painful way. Now, I am much more productive, only have to go two or three times in the morning, and don't wake up in the night to go. It's not painful anymore and my body doesn't do that bearing down thing like it's pushing a baby out anymore. I think it's a combination of the chemo/radiation shrinking the obstructing tumor and the Squatty Potty. My quality of life has improved immensely.
I highly recommend it for anyone who has bowel issues, chronic or occasional. I wish I had bought mine months ago.
Judy
56 yrs old, wife, mother to 4 daughters
RC Stage II T3N0M0 DX April 2, 2015
6 cm. mid-rectum-CEA 121
Xeloda and radiation finished 06/15/15- CEA 242
CEA right before surgery 81
LAR performed 8/12/15 Temporary ileostomy
CEA 10-21-15 1.6
PET scan 11-4-15 All clear
Port installed 11/11/15
Folfox started 11/18/15
Folfox stopped due to bad reaction
Reversal 2/17/16
CEA 2/3/16 1.7
CEA 3/31/16 1.3
CT Scan 4/12/16 All Clear
Port removed 4/21/16
CEA 5/24/17 1.4