So Mom had her reversal surgery Tuesday July 3rd. We got to go home yesterday. With very little instruction or what to expect. Now that we’re home I’m a nervous wreck. She had a “kinda” BM in the hospital (or maybe it was the norm for now) but since we’ve been home nothing. Any tips or ideas would be helpful. Also food options would be helpful. They gave her pork chops and cabbage first day she could have solid foods and I just don’t think that was best. Any information you have would be great! Thank you!!
NotMyProblem
Jul 07, 2018 6:37 pm
weewee
Jul 07, 2018 11:14 pm
after all my surgeries it was always best to eat soft foods like for me i eat grill cheese sandwhiches, chicken noodle soup, mashed potatoes, yogart anything easy to diegest while i heal then when thing start improving change to things that will thicken the poo
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About seven years ago, just about every aspect of my life was ostomy related. From the moment I was told an ostomy might be needed until some months down the road I existed as a person afflicted with a colostomy. I feared someone other than my immediate family might find out I had a bag. Ugh! What could be worse? Suppose it filled real fast when I was out with no place to hide and take care of myself. God forbid should it leak in church! Suppose I roll over on it in bed. I was a lesser creature, destined to a life of emotional anguish and physical routines different from most of the rest of the world. I felt like a freak. Then I found folks like you guys here, read your stuff, really “listened” to what you had to say and I began looking at things differently. We know perception is everything and I began to understand how good things were relative to what they could’ve been. So many folks had it so much worse than I did. That didn’t make my discomfort go away but it exposed how fortunate I was to be dealing with my stuff and not their’s. I felt a little guilt, maybe selfishness but quickly forgave myself by understanding I just wasn’t smart enough to fix my feelings. Then, I wonder what smarts have to do with feelings. My perception was warped so my perspective toward my existence was warped.
I learned over the last few years with the help of lots of folks right here at MAO that I could be better at living just by accepting some facts. It is what it is and so what? It’s not the worst thing to happen to a person.
I think everything is, in some way, related to everything else. I just put the ostomy thing in the back seat and drive forward.
Respectfully,
Mike