Prolapse bowel surgery: What was your recovery like?

...such a good idea to test for c.diff.... i had it 3 yrs ago and that coupled with some other issues, was a life changer...as all happened around same time. its odd, never had constipation in life now progressed to fecal incontinence and surprising how sore it make the anus and area.... when i take IMODIUM, if too much then cannot go and pressure.... in itself could cope if not for other medical issues... glad we can at least vent on this site as my family tired of hearing me! four times thru last night up cleaning myself.... but been for years... now who will help me if i moved to a seniors home etc? no - one! my future is frightening me and i dont live alone but spouse has ill health and i think getting tired of me.anyway this isnt about me; hope you get some help soon and recover your health with best possible outcome!

@lacy2
I know what you mean about being able to vent on this site. After my sigmoidectomy I found this site actually right before I had it. It gave me a lot of information so when I tested positive for c diff I was aware of Vancomycin and other things that can be done. The symptoms came on very sudden and I was hospitalized for six days. Been out of the hospital for a little over a week now. Still on the Vanco but today’s my last day. I have to admit I am a little nervous finishing the Vanco because I hear so much that it takes more than one round and it’s a bitch to get rid of this c diff. Sucks! I am trying to take the positive approach but last two days have felt more of the colitis and more urgency and I’m still on the Vanco. Followed up with my regular GP and we have a plan in place. If this appears to be coming back I can contact her and she will put me back on the Vanco and give me a referral to the The infectious disease doctor that I had been seeing while I was in the hospital. I am not able to follow up with my gastroenterologist until the end of January 2023. So I am kind of preparing for the worst you could say but hoping for the best. It is nice to vent. I know family gets tired of it. I am 67 and I feel like I am 90 when I’m going through this crap. Hope everything is well with you.

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I don’t understand why you are being given Miralax. This is a laxative and will make the diarrhea worse. If your doctor wanted you to take something to produce bulk in the stool and a regular bowel movement, they almost always recommend Metamucil. Check with your doctor and be sure he didn’t mean for you to take Metamucil...not Miralex.

How did they treat your C.Dif? Was the treatment sucessful? Alot of people I know can't get rid of it. Before my sigmoid cholectomy I was on ABX for 5 Mos. On and off for Diverticulitis. Have been tested numerous times since for C. Dif. Because of diarrhea and so far the test come back negative for C. Dif.

... had a bit of a meltdown this evening, so many issues and seem to be able to deal with one at a time but when they all, or more than one, act up plus not sleeping well night before I get very emotional... having a list of chronic illnesses where one affect the other although not life threatening is a lot to deal with at 79 and no energy... I feel for everyone whose comment I read and learn what they are coping with. my 40 yr marriage is now affected and i hardly go out of the house as I have written on here before, from a busy bee working mum to a complaining full of illness sometimes miserable person and I don't even like myself much any more... yes c.diff is awful and I copes at home with the mess and laundry and all and not sure if would have been better in hospital and concerned it may be back because I had a real bad day and lots of clean up even through the night... well will stop here as could go on and on... wishing you and everyone even a small break/rest from their symptoms and thanks for your response 🌷

@johnbishop Sorry to hear about the surgery but in time, I hope you will feel better. Good O'Miralax, how well I know it. I am still living with my rectal prolapse after a year and a half. Since my Afib and heart problems, my surgery was canceled last April. I finally got a cardiac release for surgery. Now comes the problem, I need to see the doc again to schedule surgery, and the earliest appt. is Dec. 5th. He is now booking his surgeries for Jan. 2023. The office will not book a date till I see him and by that time surgery bookings will be in Feb. or March. They did offer I could another office for a sooner time. But my doc already performed the anterior and the posterior failed at that time. Now the wall has thickened and he can try again to fix it. I do not know how long I can stand it, some days it is in, and other days it stays out every time I stand up. Miralax every day to keep the flow going is good for your body. We may not like it but it helps.
Now trying to get answers back from the docs is hard. I waited three months to get a reply for my cardiac release to have the surgery. My PCP was to help speed it along, but no such luck. Now it is just a waiting game with a lot of pain from pressure and fluid retention. My vagus nerve is not helping at all causing me to be dizzy, and lightheaded, playing with my blood pressure, and trying to make me pass out. This is so much fun and I get to wait like this for months.
Needless to say, I do not get much done at home with all that going on. It really tires me out. The worst part of it all is the other half has 3 major and 3 minor heart blocks and needs open heart surgery. He is waiting for his surgery till I have mine then I will be more able to help him with his recovery. I think that is an excuse because he is not sure of the unknown. Here we are out on the farm and no family nearby. He is worried about his cows with calves and still Fall calving then comes Winter with hay to feed. Spring would be the best time with the cows out to pasture but that is a long way out. We are a pair and too old for this.
@tabithatwitch @mikaylar @callalloo @pml
It seems all over the country, everyone is having the same kind of problems ( no reply, questions not totally answered, waiting to see a doc, or where do you go next).
I wish you all well and stay healthy, so we can deal with all these things. Stay connected with your progress in the days to come. KLH

@johnbishop Thanks so much for your reply. All the support we can get is a warm welcome. Love the squirrel, did you feed him? KLH

@kilh I’m hoping some dates open up for both you and your husband so you both can have surgery and get on the road to recovery. Waiting is the pits, especially with Winter on our doorstep.

@johnbishop Keep looking out the window and reporting the view. It is so lovely to view other parts of our country. The pictures of Fall have been fantastic. Since we are 5" behind in rainfall, the pastures and trees are not very pretty. The only (natural) color is red, roam, and red/white of all the cows and calves running. Then there is the all-black Angus bull among our shorthorn herd. I sure would like to take a road trip out East or West. But the farm keeps us at home. Well, enough rattling on. Talk again soon. KLH