became an 8 night hospital visit.
The two surgeries went off famously, so I'm told, but my bowels decided to take a holiday.
I awoke with another Foley catheter installed. This one with a culvert sized drain compared to the previous tube sized drain.
The first meal I got was a delicious Chicken Alfredo. penne pasta, a salad, a cheesecake dessert, coffee ice cream ... It was delish!
In the mean time I was enjoying the oxycodone pills and hydromorphone injections.
The next morning I mentioned that I expected to plug up like a cheese addict with a 5 pound block of cheddar relative to the wonderful opioids. I asked for some senna.
Breakfast was delish, eggs, bacon, potatoes coffee etc.
Lunch was good but I wasn't very hungry. I ate 4 bites of my burger.
I finally got some senna.
I couldn't eat any of my supper.
I asked and my brother brought me some prunes. I'm now getting Miralax along with senna.
Now I'm back in surgery having a tube stuck up my rear. The plan is to poop out the tube.
Now I am being administered a laxative that could cause heart complications. If I don't poo soon I may lose my colon and be wearing a s--t bag for the rest of my life.
I begin to poo. I poop out the tube. Hooray!
Things progressed well and I came home Wed evening. Unfortunately still with this Foley cath.
The Doctor promised that I would get it taken out Thursday (today). Unfortunately that didn't happen. I may get that done Tuesday.
Meanwhile Oxycodone, recently legalized cannabinoids, naproxen sodium, acetaminophen and phenazopyridine are trying to help me to continue to survive the pain. I'm eating a therapeutic amounts of fibers (including prunes) plus using docusate and am more mobile at home.
That's all for now,
Jim