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Got wound vac off Friday

qwe
qwe CSN Member Posts: 124
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
I am now free of the wound vac all most 5 weeks on it still have have 1" to heal not a
lot of drainage now but some.I am still trying to figure out what constipates me fore
my system works different now.I can not eat things like apple peels or orange's
potatoes with the skin on it nuts chocolate my favorite d*m
because of blockage and there are a lot of foods that cause that.White rice is a big
one for that.Still having the nurses come out to my house every other day to change
the dressing sorry to talk about this kind of stuff just wanted to let you know what I
am going through but I am feeling a lot better can't wait for this hole to heal up.
Been through to much already.
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  • Buzzard
    Buzzard CSN Member Posts: 3,043 Member
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    Don't be sorry......
    to talk about anything...thats what we are here for, any questions any time about anything...I have the ostomy and I eat everything now, fruit nuts apples (peel and all) I just make sure that I chew it up good but it all passes....just give it some time to heal then try a few things at a time and give them a couple of days to see how they do for you....Keep up the good work..It will get better everyday for you........
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  • Shayenne
    Shayenne CSN Member Posts: 2,342
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    Buzzard said:

    Don't be sorry......
    to talk about anything...thats what we are here for, any questions any time about anything...I have the ostomy and I eat everything now, fruit nuts apples (peel and all) I just make sure that I chew it up good but it all passes....just give it some time to heal then try a few things at a time and give them a couple of days to see how they do for you....Keep up the good work..It will get better everyday for you........

    Hey Q!
    But doesn't it feel good to have that wound vac off?? I got to the point after awhile, where I was taking it off before the nurses got there, to save them time from having to do it, and cleaning it all myself, and now I don't have to even wear dressings anymore, it's a nice cut now, and is healing really great :)
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