Eleda wrote:Mike
I've no idea how u've delt with this for sooooo...... ur weigh must have taken a serious nose dive with all that. Fasting.
I had a surgical review this morning and saw the understudy and told him I'm basically housebound like an agrophic when I'm outand about ( waiting for an accident) anxious to get back home...
I've reduced the bicarbonate so I was hoping he wouldn't say stop because my doc did yesterday ( in fir a UTI) so I did...
And low and behold back to the same ,,, 6 trips to the toilet before 10 am , so took it again. When I got home@2 ( stomach still empty)
And I'm emptied now fir the day,,,,
I'm hoping my surgeon won't ring and say stop but as long as it not causing and problem " medically" he sees no probablem,,,,
It's worth a try if ur stuck,
It's giving me back normality, and I can eat what I want when I want whare I want now
Hope u feel better soon
Good luck with ur Colo
ADELE X
Eleda wrote:NHMike wrote:The result this morning wasn't expected - total cleanout but it took two hours. It was rather soupy so not a very good result.
There are multiple schools of thought in the LARS forum - diet, fiber, enemas, fiber + Imodium, fasting (found someone else that fasts a few days a week and otherwise eats one meal a day). It would be helpful to do a paper or a book on the different approaches and the details of the different approaches because it's hard to understand what someone is doing in a sentence or two without interviewing the person. Facebook's interface isn't really geared for detailed conversations.
I didn't get a lot of sleep because of my appointments yesterday and didn't get enough last night and was tired because of not eating for two days and am tired now because I have nothing in me. And then I learned of another appointment today and I have a PCP appointment tomorrow. So life is coming at me very fast and hard. I need a vacation.[/quote
Eat the cake
Buy the shoes
Take the holiday
In theory it's great but u can't get a break from yourself
I hope u fine a balance soon Mike
Ur having a rough time of it
ADELE X
susie0915 wrote:Eleda wrote:NHMike wrote:The result this morning wasn't expected - total cleanout but it took two hours. It was rather soupy so not a very good result.
There are multiple schools of thought in the LARS forum - diet, fiber, enemas, fiber + Imodium, fasting (found someone else that fasts a few days a week and otherwise eats one meal a day). It would be helpful to do a paper or a book on the different approaches and the details of the different approaches because it's hard to understand what someone is doing in a sentence or two without interviewing the person. Facebook's interface isn't really geared for detailed conversations.
I didn't get a lot of sleep because of my appointments yesterday and didn't get enough last night and was tired because of not eating for two days and am tired now because I have nothing in me. And then I learned of another appointment today and I have a PCP appointment tomorrow. So life is coming at me very fast and hard. I need a vacation.[/quote
Eat the cake
Buy the shoes
Take the holiday
In theory it's great but u can't get a break from yourself
I hope u fine a balance soon Mike
Ur having a rough time of it
ADELE X
There is a pamphlet that was created by the administrators on the Living with LARS facebook page. It is a compilation of all information provided by the members in the group. It is very informative and helpful. I'm not sure if you have to join the group to access it or not.
NHMike wrote:I had an obstruction on Friday night and threw up several times with a lot of output. Throwing up does provide pressure relief but then it builds back up. It does look like the stomach emptied out and that's good because it's not pleasant when there is too much in the small intestine. I was ready to go to the hospital when the pressure in the obstruction area was the worst and then a little gas passed out and I knew that I would be okay. I think that the pressure was from the body trying pretty hard to force the obstruction object through. So everything emptied out and I was rather exhausted afterwards. I was actually very tired for the whole weekend feeling weak, hungry and crampy. I took four magnesium tablets yesterday and two Nuun and another two Magnesium tablets this morning.
I had a tennis hit schedule for yesterday and I did go for it and I worked out as hard as I could but wasn't 100%. After the hit, though, I felt great. So I should workout even though I don't feel like it. Last night I slept very well.
That said, I realize that I have my problems but read mbspr's posts about her husband and his HAI difficulties and my problems are small in comparison.
susie0915 wrote:NHMike wrote:I had an obstruction on Friday night and threw up several times with a lot of output. Throwing up does provide pressure relief but then it builds back up. It does look like the stomach emptied out and that's good because it's not pleasant when there is too much in the small intestine. I was ready to go to the hospital when the pressure in the obstruction area was the worst and then a little gas passed out and I knew that I would be okay. I think that the pressure was from the body trying pretty hard to force the obstruction object through. So everything emptied out and I was rather exhausted afterwards. I was actually very tired for the whole weekend feeling weak, hungry and crampy. I took four magnesium tablets yesterday and two Nuun and another two Magnesium tablets this morning.
I had a tennis hit schedule for yesterday and I did go for it and I worked out as hard as I could but wasn't 100%. After the hit, though, I felt great. So I should workout even though I don't feel like it. Last night I slept very well.
That said, I realize that I have my problems but read mbspr's posts about her husband and his HAI difficulties and my problems are small in comparison.
So true Mike. When I have my off days, and I do on occasion, I try to remember those that are having a much more difficult time than I. It can be difficult at times, but I do my best. I hope your doctor can get these obstructions resolved. I know the one obstruction I had was only 4 weeks after my resection and would not resolve. The ct scan did show scar tissue, but I had an ng tube for over a week to get it to resolve on it's own. Ended up having surgery to remove scar tissue and reverse ileo. Luckily I have not had another in 3 1/2 years but it is a big fear of mine. What does your surgeon suggest? Maybe daily miralax to soften things up i dont know. It can solve one problem, but cause another, I know. It is so difficult finding balance in dealing with these issues.
Caat55 wrote:I have add a difficulty time with veggies too. I peeled my eggplant and it was okay. Butter lettuce also is easy to digest. I find I have a night of emptying and two days of just little stuff. The gas is probably the most uncomfortable thing. I honestly think the colonoscopy and aragon gas treatment were the best thing to have before reversal.
I am happy you have been able to enjoy tennis again. I can't imagine your frustration with the bowel issues.
Susan
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