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3 days to go .. but I am constipated and been sick all week with a bad cold .. argh!



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So.. appreciate any suggestions.. my op is scheduled Monday 24th and I have been on my pre-op diet of Optifast from the 10th.. so on day 11. Was hard for a few days then got easier. Lost about 5 kgs (11 lbs) quickly.. then it all got hard this last week.

First I caught a nasty cold going around and finally ended up visiting my GP on Wed and got an antibiotic to try and prevent any secondary chest infection. Took heaps of pain killers etc which stopped up my stomach now for 5 days.

Heck.

Saw my GP yesterday again who said I should be "ok" for Monday since my lungs are fairly clear (although I have been coughing so much my ribs hurt).. so hopefully that's ok.. but I am now worried about arriving at surgery looking like a big bloated animal with a weeks worth of Protein Shakes backed up inside ...

Dang why don't they put lots of fibre in this Protein Drinks?

I have tried Metamucil .. did squat.. now trying Senokot.. fingers crossed.. failing that I can see myself try suppositories over the weekend for the first time in my life..!

Should I be worried.. or am I sweating the small stuff?

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