I know, it's been a while since I last wrote a blog post.
Again, it's my health issues related to my digestive system that got in the way!
Here are my previous blog posts documenting my recent health issues
https://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2024/10/my-experience-with-jaundice-and.html
https://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2024/10/coming-home-from-hospital-and-road-to.html
https://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2024/11/more-health-drama-in-late-october.html
https://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2024/11/nausea-drama-for-early-november.html
https://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2024/11/wish-me-luck-this-black-friday.html
This month actually started on a relatively good note. The amount of vomiting has decreased and it felt like I was ready for the road to recovery.
However, on 01/09/2025, a new problem came up - constipation.
I never experienced constipation before so it was a new experience for me.
On the evening of 01/09/2025, I was like "poop is going to come out, finally, since it's been days since the last one."
The problem was the poop refused to come out. It kept feeling like it's about to come out, but it didn't.
I was basically on the toilet for the most of the next few days waiting for it to come out. Meanwhile, wet stools went around the stuck poop to come out.
I called the doctors and they suggested Metamucil and Miralax. My dad bought it for me.
For a few days, I was wondering "when will it work". Then on night going from 01/11 to 01/12, I decided to just lie down and attempt to sleep. Only like 2 hours later, I noticed I pooped my pants. I went to the toilet, and noticed that the stuck poop was no longer there. It melted and came out wet.
The next day, my dad brought adult pull-ups. I definitely was going to need that. Because the next few days was all wet stools coming out. It was getting to the point where I was like "when is that going to end?"
But on 01/17/2025, it got even worse. It was no longer just wet stools coming out, it was blood.
Time for the the emergency room. I went there and got evaluated. One doctor thought all the bleeding was from the sores near my anal area.
But then I took a dump. It was obviously more than just sores from the anal area. There was poop that looked like meatballs. And blood clots coming out. Then it happened again.
At that point, it was obvious I was going to have to stay at the hospital over night. Later that night , more meatball-looking poop and blood came out.
The next day (01/18/2025) it was relatively calm, and the doctors had me drink GoLytely, a laxative drink meant to clean out the colon before the doctors could do a colonoscopy. Also that day (or night), the nurse did an enema where she noticed more stuck poop in there.
Well, the next morning (01/19/2025), those stuck poop pieces came out looking like meatballs. And for the rest of the day, I had to drink more GoLytely.
By the next day (01/20/2025), my bodily waste was clear enough for the doctors to do a colonoscopy. By then, the bleeding & the stuck poop was gone. But the doctors noticed where in the colon the bleeding was coming from.
On 01/21/2025, I was ready for discharge from the hospital. Because of all the stuck poop and recent constipation, the doctors prescribed for me to take stool softeners daily.
However, the stool softeners worked too well. On 01/24/2025, I had a diarrhea incident that came without warning. From that point on, no more stool softeners.
I did poop again on 01/29/2025 and the next following days with no incident. Just regular good old poop.
When it comes to diet, I am eating a bit more, adding more protein and fiber to my diet.
However, I can't eat the same like before. Just the other day, I ate the canned beef ravioli. Big mistake. I totally forgot how acidic the pasta sauce was, which triggered vomiting.
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Also, these days, I still get tired more easily, requiring an afternoon nap in addition to nightly sleep.
It will take time to recover all the strength, stamina and energy I lost the last few months. How much time still remains a mystery.