Down side of my Bypass--WOMEN ONLY PLEASE
I have lost a total of 170 lbs. I have been fighting my insurance company for reconstructive surgery. They keep saying it is not a medical necessity. However, in order to have a bowel movement I have to use a suppository and manually coax it out. I must insert my thumb in my vagina and almost massage the back wall where my intestines are and basically massage it out. If I do not do both of these things I am not able to have a bowel movement I will get backed up. Any suggestions? I have appealed BCBS's decision 2 X's getting ready for a third. A co-worker said I should go through the local rehab center. The burn center no longer accepts donations from bypass patients. HELP!!!!!!!
I ALSO STAY EXTREMELY CONTIPATED, AND BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, I HAD TO HAVE AN ANAL FISSURE 01-2005. (WHICH IS EXTREMELY PAINFUL). MY COLORECTAL DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT ALOT OF GASTRIC BYPASS PATIENTS DO SUFFER FROM THIS AND HE TOLD ME TO EAT ALOT OF FIBER, NO BREADS & CHEESE (BECAUSE IT HAS THE TENDENCY TO BACK YOU UP. ALSO HE PRESCRIBED GLYCOLAX- WHICH IS A TASTLESS POWDER LAXITIVE THAT YOU STIR YOUR WATER, TEA, JUICE, SODA, OR COFFEE. I HAVE TO TAKE THAT EVERY DAY. HE ALSO PRESCRIBED ME DOCUSATE SOD 100MG, I HAVE TO TAKE 2 CAPSULES 2X A DAY AND I ALSO TAKE A FIBER SUPPLIMENT FROM THE HEALTH FOOD STORE, IT'S CALLED PSYLLIUM HUSK POWDER & COLON CLEANSE. (THE DOCTOR EXPLAINED TO ME THAT LAXITIVES IS MORE OF A TEMPORARY SOLUTION BUT FIBER CAN HELP THE PROBLEM MORE IF YOU USE IT RIGHT, MEANING FIBER CAN ALSO CONSTIPATE YOU TOO IF YOU DON'T DRINK ENOUGH WATER) AFTER ALL OF THIS I STILL GET CONSTIPATED EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT MY BEHIND JUST DON'T TEAR, BLEED AND HURT THE WAY IT USE TO. THE DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT IF IT STARTS BACK UP, THAN HE WOULD DO A COLONOSCOPY ON ME. MY GASTRIC BYPASS WAS PERFORMED ON 2-23-04. QIYAWNA
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