Chemo Burn 2 years ago

Just took this picture and wanted to post it before time escapes me. This is for my cancer buddy out there who posted a question regarding chemo burn. The picture on this post is an example of how a chemo burn is fading (left side today; right side is almost 2 years ago). I also have coloring now that's more like me. Wishing you well on your journey!

2 weeks post reconstruction surgery update

The first week post reconstruction surgery was a blur since most of the time I was given Valium, Percocet and anti nausea meds on four hour intervals so I mostly slept. I was up for daily walks per doctor's orders. I did these before meds wore off.

But because I slept a lot I forgot to drink more water. I wish I set an alarm for this because it meant the first and second week I was -- like post mastectomy -- so heavily constipated. I think, in hindsight, I should have tripled my water intake.
Nothing thereafter helped. I had reached the point of no return. Tried all of these across two weeks without none working:

1. Stool softener
2. Miralax
3. Lots of fiber
4. Lots of water
5. Dulcolax
6. Peri colace
7. Prunes
8. Prune juice
9.  Cocktail of miralax plus dulce lax plus peri colace all at once
10. Lots of chia seeds
11. Colonics
12. Magnesium


And then... my mom, who recently traveled, came and gave me meds her doctor-brother-in-law gave her. It's called sodium picosulfate.

http://www.drugs.com/international/sodium-picosulfate.html

Where did we go after I was more comfortable and less blocked?  Legoland! Thankful for my mom!