Hello everyone. Happy belated holidays! I have been wanting to follow up my previous post but haven't found the time since we had family and friends staying with us. Today is day 18 and I'm 3 days shy of my 3 week mark. I have been out of work and I'm hoping to start tomorrow as my first day back. The past couple of weeks have been the worst. The first 3 days I was in pain day and night. Afterwards, it was largely contributed to the pain after each BM. Thanks for the advice of the postings, I only experienced a solid BM once (YIKES!). If anything, I went overboard the first week with fiber supplements that I went 6 times in 2 days! Now I have been having a BM every day which is more or less normal. I can say that I'm off pain killers, off ice - packs and as of 3 days ago, off the need to jump into a bath tub after my BM. I can wipe like a normal person again!! I'm thrilled! I'm about 95% recovered although there is still the bump from the surgery. It has gotten smaller in size but the bump is still there with the scars from the cut. The nurse called and informed me this was normal, but should shrink at the 10 days mark. I had thought it would just go away but its still hanging out about the size of a small pea. I'm still hopeful my life will return back to normal.

My husband has been extremely supportive and helpful during my recovery. I know this can be frustrating feeling helpless and watching a loved one go through this, but time will heal. I know when I was reading this awhile back, I thought the day would never come, but hiffty was right, and I'm must better. The best advice is to EAT RIGHT! Keep your chin up for it can only get better from here.