So we all know this life/surgery is not always sunshine and rainbows and I figured I’d make a thread for people to voice whatever is bugging them (related to surgery) that day... no matter how trivial it may seem.

Sometimes it’s just therapeutic to vent.
Sometimes hearing someone say, “oh I’ve been there, too!” can be helpful.

My daily gripe?

TMI alert

Something made me throw up this morning. I think it was the iron pill I’ve recently been told to take. But ya know what really grinds my gears about this? The taste of the iron pill after throwing up the first time made me KEEP throwing up. Awful, awful, awful!

My gripe today is not being able to go to the bathroom. I started taking a probiotic yesterday so i hope it kicks in soon. I am over this constipation stuff.. It is driving me crazy!

23 minutes ago, insta_adventurer said:

But ya know what really grinds my gears about this? The taste of the iron pill after throwing up the first time made me KEEP throwing up. Awful, awful, awful!

Edited January 29, 20197 yr by GreenTealael

Gripe time! Thought I was in maintenance but nope

now my athleisure (athlazy) wear is loose and I can't justify buying new ones that I'm not really going to use... And it's real hard to tailor netting on spandex

I wish the weightloss would come from targeted areas at this point

On 01/29/2019 at 10:26, GreenTealael said:

Gripe time! Thought I was in maintenance but nope

now my athleisure (athlazy) wear is loose and I can't justify buying new ones that I'm not really going to use... And it's real hard to tailor netting on spandex

I wish the weightloss would come from targeted areas at this point

I’ve been wishing that! Legs? Perfect. Butt? Gone. Biceps? Gone. Belly? Still here for the party!

On 01/29/2019 at 09:58, Jazzy1125 said:

My gripe today is not being able to go to the bathroom. I started taking a probiotic yesterday so i hope it kicks in soon. I am over this constipation stuff.. It is driving me crazy!

Are you on anything else for it? I take doculax and Metamucil.. with the occasional nightcap of Miralax.

3 minutes ago, insta_adventurer said:

6 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Gripe time! Thought I was in maintenance but nope

now my athleisure (athlazy) wear is loose and I can't justify buying new ones that I'm not really going to use... And it's real hard to tailor netting on spandex

I wish the weightloss would come from targeted areas at this point

I’ve been wishing that! Legs? Perfect. Butt? Gone. Biceps? Gone. Belly? Still here for the party!

I still look pregnant lol ????

9 minutes ago, insta_adventurer said:

42 minutes ago, Jazzy1125 said:

My gripe today is not being able to go to the bathroom. I started taking a probiotic yesterday so i hope it kicks in soon. I am over this constipation stuff.. It is driving me crazy!

Are you on anything else for it? I take doculax and Metamucil.. with the occasional nightcap of Miralax.

not on anything for it. Normally when i cant go i have to take something, smooth move doesnt work.. colace doesnt work. Swift Kriss works and suppositories work but i dont want to take it all the time.

My two gripes today? Hmmm only 2? My stomach pouch,aka Precious that won't let me eat anything above thin puree, the fact Its hard to take my showers with a PICC line, have to stick like medical grade contact paper over it, my landlord had Bath Fitter come in and reglaze the tub so I have to use my shower chair to keep from falling, February I'm buying a decent, adhering big bathmat! Constant lower abdominal pain, about menstrual cramp level although I am MUCH TOO OLD for such folders. When I go about every other day, it is thick sticky. dark blackish green in color and hard to wipe off, but I guess that's par for TPN. But,most of all, I regret having more month than money, I have enough for back and forth to blood draw on Thursday and one other maybe tomorrow to the meat market where everything contains less fat than Wally world's trucked-in crappola grade.

And if I didn't have a Directions card( formerly Food Stamps) I couldn't afford THAT. It was very hard applying at my age(73) emotionally to request that, but,until Spring comes and I can put a little garden out it helps quite a bit!???

Mine is the opposite of some above. I have to go to the bathroom 2-3 times a day, which is fine, but I don't always like having to go at work, but sometimes I just can't help it....ugh

Glad to see my other gripers in solidarity! I cannot find medical tape that I am not allergic to. I need to keep gauze on my big incision right now, but the itchy ring around it is really getting to me! Also I have bad heartburn today lol

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Glad to see my other gripers in solidarity! I cannot find medical tape that I am not allergic to. I need to keep gauze on my big incision right now, but the itchy ring around it is really getting to me! Also I have bad heartburn today lol

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I'm allergic to medical tape too. Have you tried paper tape. It doesn't stick as well as the other stuff, but I do not get welts from it when I take it off either. Just an idea.

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My gripe is going #2 to lol. I've been constipated so bad and today was the worst. I had to go so bad but I just couldn't. Needless to say, my ass is hurting and raw after being in the bathroom for a half hour. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I think it's all this protein and lack of fiber that's making me not go. I do not like it!!!

Jeannine [emoji8]

I'm allergic to medical tape too. Have you tried paper tape. It doesn't stick as well as the other stuff, but I do not get welts from it when I take it off either. Just an idea.

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I haven't! I might try that because this is truly driving me crazy. Thanks for the tip.

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I haven't! I might try that because this is truly driving me crazy. Thanks for the tip.

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Welcome. =)

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