Join the betting pool! When will my bowels function again?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Here are the facts:
Tuesday, November 26 - ate real meal
Wednesday, November 27 - ate a milkshake only
Thursday, November 28 - colon cleansing & nothing but ginger ale all day
Friday, November 29 - (surgery) no foods OR liquids of any kind. Used a wet sponge to moisten my tongue.
Saturday, November 30 - present - clear liquids, occassional sherbet, tomato soup, yogurt. I had a few spoons of cream of wheat today.

In a day or two I will try to eat something pureed or soft and then slowly begin adding a “real” food item one at a time, one a day.

So far, I haven’t even passed gas since Thanksgiving.

So… get your bets in! when will I … feel that special urge?

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I’m guessin’ around the 7th or 8th.

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I’m guessin’ there are some things that just should not be made the focus of a pool.

I mean … sheesh … :rolleyes:

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Really. The mere existence of this thread is TMI …

Hey, you should call it the ‘Bowel Movement Pool’. Just imagine the imagery that would produce!

(Great. Now I’m an accomplice to this travesty of poor taste.)

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Ye GADS! :eek:

I am lost for words.

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I’m not going to place any bets, but I’m glad you are doing so well. A friend of mine had the same operation on Tuesday the 26th, and he was thinking of going to a movie on the 30th! He’s making the same kind of progress as you are with the food. He’s got you beat in the pass/gas thing. I guess that happened at the hospital.

I hope your recovery continues to go well.

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Travesty of poor taste? It was actually meant more as a joke.

I’m not at all surprised that those particular two moderators (who are my biggest fans) are not thrilled, but I would have thought that other people would have realized that I was just being silly.

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kevja: the same operation? The DS? Wow… it’s pretty rare. Most people have the gastric bypass…

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I love the humor, I predict you will be farting by Thursday.

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Thursday morning.

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I’ll bet this thread gets closed before ‘it’ happens.

Cajun Man - SDMB Moderator