Hi Becky, haven’t been able to find you on this site. I’m new and find myself answering things that are 3 years old. My surgery on the 29th I canceled. I did this the very start of September maybe last week of August. My inside voice for months kept saying no. Yes, I was always terrified. The feeling never got better and I tried to stay positive. I sat and talked to family and said I can’t do it. Everyone respected my decision. I rescheduled to January 19 after sitting with the surgeon. I told him if I had been diagnosed with a disease that I had no choice but to try to remove the diseased portion or all my colon I could have accepted it but with motility being severe and other colon issues I felt I wanted more time,he agreed.
Fast forward last Wednesday after 14+ months without being on laxatives I passed form stools. Now not much but first time other than water. It happened again Thursday,Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I was elated. Since then nothing and today is Friday but no laxatives. I’m still getting PT and acupuncture. I don’t have an answer nor does my doctor or the surgeon but it happened. I am still booked in January but I need to think about what happened for those 5 days and why can’t it happen again. I did nothing different. I have to answers why but I’m waiting to see if it may continue. Their has to be a reason. Just seems we have done. So, that is where I am right now. I just pray I get another moment like those 5 days.
Be well, Joanne