Thursday, 6 February 2025

Microlax Review and mini update

SW⟫ 207.7 | CW⟫ 151.4 | IGW ⟫ 139.5

Transition to Normal Food⟫ Ongoing

It’s ten weeks to the day that I had surgery and my weight loss as of today is 13 kg, which is just under 29 lbs. Sare just sent me a very timely reminder that I lost over 100 lbs before the surgery so need to stop mithering about the rate of loss – I’m doing good and I need to own that.

I finally gave in and called the weight management team at the hospital about the pain under my left breast. I left a message with my hospital number and mobile, asking whether I should try to get in to see my GP or do something else, so I guess I’ll wait to hear from them. It’s been getting progressively worse over the course of the week – so much so, I have to press a pillow against it when I sit up or get out of bed because sometimes it can be quite sharp.

Today, I tried Microlax for the first time – I have been feeling a bit bunged up and really wanted to try something gentle because I don’t want to let it go too long. I bought it from Amazon here and it cost me £13.15 for four of them. I was more than a little nervous – I didn’t want any accidents, especially with the shower out of commission. I found instructions via google because my packet was in a foreign language and didn’t come with any! Basically, you twist the cap and pull it off, then squeeze a little so that it lubricates the nozzle. I don’t know if I would have found insertion as easy before losing some weight due to needing to do some slight contortions but it went in smoothly, with no issues. The instructions said results could happen any time between 2 and 30 minutes so I decided to stay put just in case.

Within about five minutes, things were happening and to be honest, it was easy. No straining or pain, it wasn’t a violent evacuation and no stomach ache. I stayed on the toilet for another five minutes or so just to be sure, but definitely feeling better for using it. I had more success with this than with Dulcolax which I have used in the past and wouldn’t hesitate to use it again.

The guy came to have a look at the shower pump and it says it’s dead and needs to be replaced. We’re down as an emergency and it looks like it will be sometime next week. I can’t wait – I feel so grimy not being able to shower!

I think I’m going to try to write another chapter on my story and then do some reading!

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