Friendly Advice....from my example!!

Thanks to Ms. Dawn for posting for me...you sweetie pie First, Dr. Byrne said to start taking Benefiber...please do this now so that later you won't have the booty problems I am having...hemorrhoids...from lack of fiber. All this high protein, and low carb, low fiber diet is hard on your booty!! I eat salads, and fruit, but wait...there is more.. Kidney stones!! Never had em before, well imagine trying to give birth to a baby from the middle of your abdomen and your hoo hoo area at the same time!! It felt like something from Alien or something worse. I had heard the expression, "in so much pain, that it would make you pass out", never experienced it until Friday. I did pass out like 3x due to the pain!! Once in the ambulance, yes, I took an ambulance, because we thought at first I had a bowel obstruction, and then when I got there, I was glad I did, cause they took me back first, no waiting in the waiting room! Can you say, GIVE ME DRUGS and HELP!!! My hubby had to get the nurse like 4x before I could see the doctor, begging to the doctor to please see me to get the drugs. I was in the bathroom the entire 3 hrs prior to seeing the doc, because you feel like you are pushing out a baby...hence, hemorrhoids, but its the stones trying to come down. OUCH!! I finally got some good drugs in my IV, because they got me a bedside commode, and I could lay across the tray table, sleeping (only after drugs), wrapped in a sheet, cause it was too hard to take my pants on and off 50x, and sit on the toliet all together...what I sight I was I had 3 XRays, and then a CT Scan and they found the stones, then they were able to get Urology to read them, and they sent me home to pass them, which I am still waiting to do! Common Stones!! So, please drink your water, and take benefiber, or you will be unhappy like me! I am heading to bed now, and trying to get some sleep Love you guys, I hope no one has to go through this! Deborah

I am so so so sorry that you are going through this. I think I'm going to go fill up my water glass now Mary

hello deb, is benefiber a liquid, chewable or pill? and how often do we have to take it?

You poor baby!! I hope you get some relief pretty soon. Have they talked about blasting them out of you? I would think there would be a limit to how long they would let you suffer trying to get them to pass naturally. As for fiber, I take 3 T.ground flax seed mixed in yogurt daily. I really like the taste. It's kind of nutty. You can find it in a bag in the vitamin aisle at WalMart. Dame Tooter has a lot of information on it on her page on the main forum. I have looked for whole flax seed to grind with each usage, as she recommends, but haven't found it locally. Aditionally, I switched from Benefiber to a chewable fruit-flavored pill that you find right next to it also at WalMart. I think it's FiberCon. It is cheaper and I like it better. I am also on a high-protein, very low-carb plan because of diabetes and I get tons of fluid in every day, but I was having a terrible problem with constipation until I was started on medication for an underactive thyroid. It seemed like no amount of fiber I took was helping, so I really feel for you. Hope you feel better soon. I have to go give one of my six Huskies, Ruby, a bath before I take her to the vet. She is blowing her coat right now, so this is really going to be fun! At least she is the littlest one. Love, B

I am so sorry to hear about that! I will keep you in my prayers and thoughts. Kidney stones are pretty bad! I hope you begin to feel better soon.

Deb..so sorry you're going through this ...I'm praying you pass those darn stones soon. I want to thank for sharing...even when your not feeling well. I'm on my way to Walmart for my benefiber. , Tonya

Deborah, wow...thanks for taking the time to tell us the whole ordeal you have been through..i will remember your story well.>WATER IS MY FRIEND heather....keep us posted.

Hey Everyone,,,,no good new yet!! I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon with the Urologist, so hopefully they will talk other options. It is painful, my back was hurting so badly today and tonight, I am on big time meds tonight, dalaudid and pheneragan for nausea. I can't eat 2 bites of anything without feeling sick. I think I am running a fever now too. I am hoping it may be zapped soon. This waiting is terrible To answer some questions, I have flax seed too, with a grinder, I should start using it. The benefiber is a liquid, it looks like water when mixed in the water, and it is everyday I think. I have not gotten it yet, as I am waiting to see when they pass so I can get back on my vitamins...I can't take them right now because they can actually make the stones bigger as they are on their way out, cause the calcium. Thanks guys for all the support. I hope to update tomorrow with good news. Take care, and God Bless Deb