Mucus

Subject: Re: Mucus May 15th 2008, 4:58 pm

Jen I hope that this is your last bending comfort

and that mucus and bleeding will stop soon. It is a bummer that fissure is still there and only half closed Crying or Very sad

. I hope it is at lest not that painful as it was at the beginning.

California Lilacs are not even close to "real stuff" LOL, they are not lilacs at all - just have lilac small clusters of tiny flowers - hence the name "lilac" lol flag

I have both - I planted California one under the oak since both like dry soil but would not conceder it otherwise Razz

Subject: Re: Mucus May 15th 2008, 5:16 pm

Really, Fiss? I have two of them and really like both. I think they smell very pretty.

Subject: Re: Mucus May 15th 2008, 5:20 pm

Hmmmmmmm...maybe they sell two different varieties under same name scratch

Or maybe I got some genetically massed up specimen lol flag

Does your have small, dark green somewhat waxy leaves? Are flower clusters about inch by 2 inch at most ??? confused

Subject: Re: Mucus May 15th 2008, 5:29 pm

There are a few different varieties. One of mine has very very small leaves and also small clusters of flowers like you describe. It is bushy and smells very sweet. The other of mine is creeping. It has waxy leaves and small flowers that do not smell very much.

Subject: Re: Mucus May 15th 2008, 7:03 pm

Eh - there we go tongue

- I obviously got the creeping one LOL ! But, I bought it specifically for it's evergreen foliage and water requirements, not as ornamental - so it is serving its purpose Wink

nicely ! I just can't shed my "continental climate skin" LOL, and forget all those "English cottage"gardens so I go to great extent to make conditions right artificially which is tedious and back braking task. Crazy - I know drunken

XOXO !!!

Subject: Re: Mucus May 15th 2008, 10:24 pm

Jo -

What color was your mucus? Mine is like a yellowish, brownish color with some blood in it. It looks kind of like A&D ointment - nothing unusul - however, I don't know what color intestinal musuc should be.

He didn't seems to really be too concerned. He said everyone heals differently - this is just how I am healing. I called today and talked to the nurse and she said "Are you sure it is not vaginal mucus?" Come on lady! I am pooing out mucus! I know the difference. He said if it is still happening by monday, to call back for an appointment. This makes me worried - because it is something that has been going on for 2 weeks since banding #2.

I just get all worked up and think its colitis or crohns or a fistula. I have been having minor stomach pains today so I am convinced it is colitis - This is probobly me just freaking out for no reason.

Subject: Re: Mucus May 15th 2008, 10:40 pm

I just have to agree with those who said a little mucus is probably nothing at all to worry about. Heaven only knows what creeps out of our butts sometimes!!
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Subject: Re: Mucus May 15th 2008, 10:41 pm

I had no idea you were so freaked by this, sweetpea! I had mucus/discharge after surgery and I still have it from time to time. I think if I really investigated I would see some everytime I go. If it is just in the stool and isnt' coming out at other times I can't imagine it would be anything serious. And since you did have multiple bandings it wouldn't be unreasonable for you to have some mucus and/or irritation since the band drops off and you are left with a small wound.

You're going to be okay. But still why not go in and have your fears allayed.
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Subject: Re: Mucus May 15th 2008, 11:21 pm

Kim and Lecia -

Thanks guys! I know I tend to jump over the deep end at times. huggies

I guess the reason why I am worring is because it IS comming out at other times. Three times in the past couple days, I felt like I had to have a bowl movement, and all that came out was about a nickle sized pile of mucus with a little red blood.

Lecia - What color was your mucus after surgery? I am really paranoid and I don't know what color it should be - I don't know whats normal. Did you have anything like this with your fistula?

Subject: Re: Mucus May 15th 2008, 11:29 pm

I have had that happen when I was constipated...

There may not be a tight relationship between your urge and the mucus, other than the mucus is all that appears, not the main course! Is it whitish or yellowish? How much is there, compared to maybe a teaspoon?
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Subject: Re: Mucus May 15th 2008, 11:37 pm

Jen,

I had the discharge at various times, not just during bm's, all day long. I think it is normal after the trauma we suffer and the body is trying to heal the wound. It had more blood mixed in it at times, but then it changed from brown to yellowish. It also felt like I needed to poo but all that came out was the mucus. There is probably some swelling that makes you feel the pressure.

I also worried about it, but it eventually slowed down and now it is almost gone. Sometimes I still get some mucus.

:truebud:

Subject: Re: Mucus May 15th 2008, 11:38 pm

Kim -

There is way less than a tablespoon - maybe a teaspoon or 2. It is yellowish with some brown from the stool and some red from blood.

The blood is from something other than my fissure - the fissure has not bled in a long time.

Subject: Re: Mucus May 15th 2008, 11:40 pm

Thanks Jo! That is so comforting to hear that you went through this too! I need to go to bed and stop stressing out about this! Smile

I get so worked up!!

Subject: Re: Mucus May 15th 2008, 11:43 pm

Goodnight Jen,
Hope you get a good nights sleep.

:gnight:

Jo

Subject: Re: Mucus May 15th 2008, 11:43 pm

OK, now I have to share the story about my mucus episode to make Jan laugh - although I never intended to share this embarrassing episode with anybody Razz

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Once upon a time when I had my first fissure I tried so hard to do everything "by the book" or better say "books" and pooping became scientific process and my bathroom THE LAB ! One of the steps in a protocol was to poop, wash, have the soak and than check the anus for any miraculous changes. Days passed without any miracles or any unusual events for that matter until one morning I saw IT. "It" was brownish, translucent , gelatinous substance on my anus. "What a heck", I exclaimed looking for q-tip in semi- panicked state! I squat again above the mirror - now with magnifying side staring in my butt and touched "It" slowly and with caution, like "It" might jump on me and imbibe in my skin like some alien creature . As a biologist I saw my share of all kinds of mucus, plant produced or of animal origin, grew slime in petrie dish, saw things oozing from different organs during numerous dissections , even found amusing to play with gunky kind of mushroom that I found - but NOTHING like "It" !!! I nervously looked for suitable container for the specimen and only thing that was on hand was a water bottle cap. So, I placed "It" in the cap, added a few drops of water to keep "It" moist and with care covered "It" with "Cling-on" foil.
I was disgusted and at awe at the asme time - what could "It" be ??? Maybe it is the answer to my plight - maybe it is a colony of some amoebas or other creatures that are living in my colon and making trouble (AKA fissures) ??? I called my GP immediately and she told me to take "It" to the lab. "Yaaaaaayyy" , I thought, now we are talking business.
I took "It" to the lab and didn't really care about strange looks I got from the technicians - what they know anyway - pfffffffft ! Left my "alien" there and happily went back home, happy that I caught "It" and happy that it is not in my home any more. Than waiting began .... preliminary results would be known by afternoon. Tick-tock, tick -tock ..tick-tock.. oh, when will that phone ring, damn it !!! And than, in the middle of my 12th cup of tea it rang! OK - Calm down Fissy !"Hello, Fissy speaking"...yes....OK...OK...so?...yes...ahm..Oh, thank you very much. Have a nice one yourself ! " The results were "inconclusive" - they did not see anything unusual BUT they did not know what it was !!! OK, now com onnnn !!! That was special "It" - I had my hopes so high , you can not just dismiss my "It" for god's sake !!!!
My GP, bless her heart, wanted to calm me down and ordered poop collection for the 3 consecutive days and pieces of it distributed in special flasks with bio-hazard markings on them. Well, that was not fun - yack - what did I pull myself into - poop picking and poking -gross - eewwww- all
of the sudden "It" lost all of its charm, I wished I flushed "It" down like the rest of my poops before! And, so it happens that technician knew me by name by the third day and I wondered how he could handle my bio-hazard and eat chicken vindaloo at the same time - still wonder ...
My poop was examined methodically and some poor gal had to mix and match it in some other lab and after all of that hustle and bustle no aliens were found of any kind and my "It" was declared as "mucus" and so here it is- all black on white - it was ....nothing .