It has been five days since surgery and I finally pooped! I realize that's a little gross, but it is such a relief (literally)! I had started to get concerned Wednesday night and yesterday afternoon I was wise enough to express my concerns to my nurse husband. Next thing I know he has talked to a pharmacy and run out to the same and came back with two innocent looking amber bottles. The first one, liquid Senna Leaf Syrup, is stimulant type of laxative. It has a super thick, sweet almost licorice-like flavor. After the bitterness of the Lortab, this is almost tasty. Then he gives me 2 teaspoons of DSS liquid, a stool softener. This stuff is completely nasty! It tastes like cherry flavored soap. And the soap tastes grabs your mouth and hangs on - lasted for over an hour! Luckily it worked, or I don't think I could have taken another dose of that stuff this morning! Now he suggests I take 1 teaspoon of each twice a day unless I develop diarrhea.
On the positive side, my weight this morning (after the blessed poop!) was 245.2 - hooray!! Hopefully the cramping from the Senna Leaf will decrease with this smaller dose. Here's to only three more days of liquid diet!
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