This is a crappy topic, but here goes: I am almost 5 days post-op from R&Y, and have graduated from liquid poop to dark, tarry, foul smelling, stools. Seriously, I told my husband he should probably leave the house for a few days. I know this can be one of the signs of Intnal bleeding, but couldn't it also just be leftover blood that was inside me from the surgery?

Everything else is going great. I was kept in hospital for three days, and came home late yesterday afternoon. I am eating and drinking ok, and have little pain except when getting up and down. No energy yet, but that will return in a week, or two.

Anyone have any crappy problems like this that took care of itself?

The same thing happened to me but I got very weak on day 7 and when I went to the emergency room I was admitted for internal bleeding. Not trying to scare you but if you are bleeding it's very serious.

I highly suggest calling your surgeons office and just talking to the doc on call. It is always better to be safe than sorry. Please let the doctor make the call if this is concerning or not. Let us know how you are doing.

Call your doctor right away. No, I didn't have any black stool from left over blood in there. If you have black stool it's serious.

Thank you, all, for the responses. I will call mr dr.

I'm not one that likes to call and make a fuss over nothing, so I was hoping this was just something I could roll with. Hopefully, it will be.

Thank you, all, for the responses. I will call mr dr.

I'm not one that likes to call and make a fuss over nothing, so I was hoping this was just something I could roll with. Hopefully, it will be.

Just wanted to check and see how you are doing and what your surgeon said?