Fable-
Hey there, lady! Glad to hear you're back (and not backed up)...well, not today anyway! I am with you, friend, on the BM bandwagon! Man, I have never talked so much and worried so much about my bowels in my entire life as I have the past year and a half!
You know, when you have a baby, its early life revolves around eating and peeing and pooing, and all the "new moms" talk about is colic, and gas, and what "color" it is...etc, etc. You wonder, "Will I ever get to talk about any 'fun' stuff again?" And then, as the munchkin gets older, it's all about the potty training and how they take off their diapers and empty the contents on the floor; or find new uses for their waste like "Painting with Poo...the OTHER Picasso" and the likes! More talk about bowels and poo. And then, our sacred loved ones, as they reach their "golden" years, blaze down the hall at the local assisted living center exclaiming, "I got the TROTS, reaaaaaalllly bad!" Again, more bowel sounds! Come to think of it, we spend a large span of time in our lives speaking of our bodily excrements even if we don't have other problems like ostomies and reversals and all that "goes" with them! I love my hubby dearly, but sometimes he can get on my last nerve with all the bowel questions...it's like, "Can we not speak about my bowel habits today whilst at the dinner table, dear?!?" I've often thought about totally blowing his mind by starting off our table time conversation with, "Let's talk about some hot, steamy sex!" but I don't know if that would even steer him away from his morbid curiosity over, "How many times did you go today, honey?!?"
Anyways, that's my rant for the evening!
It is perfectly normal for you to be a bit anxious about the bowel carousel; even if you've been reassured that all is normal; after your "surprise" complications in the "extended stay suites!" I currently have one gear on the bowel carousel...HIGH! Still living in the loo!
I'm very thankful that you are on the mend...and we need to keep you that way!
Keep us posted!
Darla