After months of trying every remedy in the book, 3 different doctors and a 6 day

[Warpy]

3. OUCH

that first BM is going to feel like rusty razor blades, barbed wire and broken bottles but you should heal pretty quickly after that. Just take those stool softeners and take a laxative if it's offered. They do make it easier but it will still suck the first time.

The worst thing about all this, you realize, is that you're not going to be able to show anyone your scar unless you dislike them enough to moon them.

I always gave out pain medicine on time around the clock for the first two days and then made it as needed. I wish doctors would write it this way. You don't need to be awakened for sleeping pills but you do need to be awakened for pain medication.

You had a lot of damage in there. Congratulations on being able to avoid a colostomy, not the end of the world but just another pain in the neck to deal with.