Hello to fellow BC fighters

Hi Jane disco

Eight weeks is still early days. 
What op did you have there will be members here that will have advice and tips to help?

I think I’m different, I had a LARS and mine was rectal cancer so I have a different experience to you.

Take care 

Hi Jane Disco. As Ann says it is still quite early days so you could start with short walks and then build up day by day. Might be worth contacting your doctor for bloods doing to eliminate any infection or vitamin deficiency?Are you on any medication that it might be a side effect of?

Hope things settle down a bit for you soon

Take care

Karen x

Hi I had a right hemi colectomy. Am accepting that you just have to go along with your body. I really am an impatient patient! Thanks for replying 

Thanks for replying and the suggestions, I'm taking a combined vitamin and mineral supplement as the low residue diet is poor. I suppose I'm being too eager. Each day I hope to do a bit more 

Hi Jane disco

I know exactly what you mean. My consultant told me six months to get back to where I was before . I disagreed with him and thought I knew better 

So I pushed it and became frustrated when I had no energy eventually realising that if I had two power naps a day I could manage more. Like walking around the shops a little and my pelvic floor. Those I did morning and night

Remember to Power Nap and eat little and often 

Take care

My consultant told me to aim for 8-9 small meals daily, 2 biscuits being a meal. If I did this there's no time left for anything else as am asleep! So I do eat small amounts but not at any given intervals. Power naps definitely the way to go.  Best wishes Jane 

Ha ha 8-9 meals. That’s just grazing 

I think your body will tell you when you need food and rest. 
I learned to listen to my body and not push it. 
it’s slowly slowly wins  the race

Like the tortoise. Definitely no hate