susie0915 wrote:I had a blockage 4 weeks after my resection. Nothing in the bag, no gas and pretty bad abdominal pain. I don't remember after reversal, as I had it reversed when I had surgery for the blockage, then got c diff in the hospital. So had to deal with that horrible uncontrollable diarrhea.
But I believe if you had a blockage, you would be having pain. Are you passing gas? That's a good sign of no blockage. The pain meds don't help either, they cause constipation. About a year ago I had some pain went to hospital and was constipated. Pretty embarrassing, but I was worried after going through a blockage once.
I'm sure if you had a blockage you wouldn't be passing gas and have pretty bad abdominal pain. Plus if you're not eating much you're not going to go much. Problem is we are now so tuned in to our bowels it's constantly on our minds. My gastro once told me the more I stress about it the worse it'll be. It's hard tho, I'm always so aware of my bottom.
Good luck, hopefully things will start moving soon.
Basil wrote:Well any low grade concern was misplaced. Had some solid food - pizza - and we're off and running.
Basil wrote:And if anyone is checking this thread because they're anticipating reversal and have interest in another traveler's journey, let me know. I'm happy to update but won't do so if it's not going to help out anyone else.
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