update 4 weeks after bag take down

Semira
Semira Member Posts: 381 Member
edited July 2012 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hi everybody,

time is running and so already 4 weeks passed since Thorstens takedown surgery. Time to give an update...

Most or the time he is doing well, although he still has to spend much time on the toilet. After surgery he started with about 20 "visits" a day, now he is down to 4 - 7. Hopefully this will reduce further.

Still the "output" is far away from normal - much too liquid.
Currently he is in rehab and the specialists there confirm that "things take their time" . They propose to test his reaction on different foods to see, if some are better than other. But the things he eats and drinks seem to have not much effect on the texture. Some foods like potatoes and rice slow down the "passage time" but don't change much the "result". So he started to take "Flohsamenschalen" (peels of desert Indianwheat) again and this changed the texture from liquid to more solid-creamy. Still not perfect but better.

At the beginning things were always REALLY URGENT and a few times he even did not make it to the toilet in time. This fortunately also changed. Seems the nerves down there had to learn again to cope with all the signals passing by ;-)

Same to he feeling inside. First the passing of stool at the connection caused some unpleasant and slightly painful feelings. This stopped after a few days.

Well, so far we are contend. We expected much more problems and are happy.

So far for today.
Greetings from sunny Cologne
Petra

Comments

  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties Member Posts: 3,364 Member
    #2
    Happy for Thurston's status
    Glad to hear that hubby is doing so well.

    It does take some time for the 're-training' and determining which foods are best for bulking up.

    I have seen others here comment on banannas, white rice, and white toast as being good for this issue.

    Wishing continued good progress with all this.

    Marie who loves kitties
  • Semira
    Semira Member Posts: 381 Member
    #3
    Lovekitties said:

    Happy for Thurston's status
    Glad to hear that hubby is doing so well.

    It does take some time for the 're-training' and determining which foods are best for bulking up.

    I have seen others here comment on banannas, white rice, and white toast as being good for this issue.

    Wishing continued good progress with all this.

    Marie who loves kitties

    Uuuuuuhq
    no Bananas :-) He hates Bananas :-)
    But rice + toast are welcome

    Thanks and a hug
    Petra (+ 2 (full-grown) kitties)
  • RickMurtagh
    RickMurtagh Member Posts: 587 Member
    #4
    MD Anderson Bowel Control Protocal
    Might be of some help. You can find it through Google easily enough. Sorry, i dont have the link handy any more. It helped me wih at least making a game plan.
    So glad you and Thorsten are content. You have already won 1/2 the battle.
    Peace
    Rick
  • Semira
    Semira Member Posts: 381 Member
    #5
    RickMurtagh said:

    MD Anderson Bowel Control Protocal
    Might be of some help. You can find it through Google easily enough. Sorry, i dont have the link handy any more. It helped me wih at least making a game plan.
    So glad you and Thorsten are content. You have already won 1/2 the battle.
    Peace
    Rick

    Thanks Rick...
    ...googeled, found, read and sent to Thorsten. Sounds really interesting!

    Sunny greetings (finally summer arrived)
    from Cologne
    Petra

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