I always said I was going to be honest when I wrote my blog. I have told many horrifying embarrassing stories over the 6 years I’ve been blogging. I guess now isn’t the time to stop. I’ve had bathroom issues my whole life. By bathroom, I mean bowel. It was very common for me to go to the bathroom as little as once a week, sometimes longer. I many times had to take laxatives to “move things along“. This in…
I made it through this week. It was difficult at times but I stand by my decision to not bring in a substitute aide. I did have my regular aide in for the day yesterday because I had a doctor appointment. She was so helpful that she made herself available to be here during her vacation. I didn’t even ask her, she offered immediately when she realized I had an appointment. I went to the gastroenterologist. Always dealing with the…
Let me tell you, I’ve been dealing with bowel issues for a very long time having multiple sclerosis. https://multipleexperiences.org/2019/04/13/when-the-back-door-garbage-chute-isnt-working/. https://multipleexperiences.org/2019/06/07/backdoor-chute-muscles-missing-signals/. I’ve tried many different things that have worked for a short while only to stop working again. https://multipleexperiences.org/2019/04/19/backdoor-chute-suggestion-worked/. I finally went to see a gastroenterologist for help. https://multipleexperiences.org/2019/07/15/gastroenterologist-visit/ We started me on Linzess and tweaked things because it wasn’t really working out. https://multipleexperiences.org/2019/08/14/gastroenterologist-visit-again/. After trying a few things I landed back on Linzess and Amitiza. Eventually I was either not…
So after my gastroenterologist visit I was given stuff to do to “clean me out” Gastroenterologist visit. This is the same kind of prep for a colonoscopy. I had to take magnesium citrate and I was so nervous about having an accident. I took it and waited, and waited, and waited. This is supposed to work within 30 minutes to 3 hours. Eight hours later nothing. Finally the following morning I went a little, far from the “cleaned out” goal….
I have to say this was a really nice office. The whole staff was super nice but the doctor was extremely nice. He spent a lot of time with me discussing the issues with constipation and multiple sclerosis. What a nice man he was. After a lengthy conversation together, the diagnosis was chronic constipation. Nothing shocking there, I knew that as did my referring neurologist. It was what should we do about it that needed an answer. He asked me…
