No longer on heavy drugs

I am feeling better today. The reflux hasn't been too strong, and the doctor prescribed a strong ibuprofen to take instead of the heavy narcotics which have....made me constipated. I haven't gone since I don't know when. I am not even hungry lately, but I have to eat whenever I take the pills or I get nauseous.

I am holding out to make an appt on wednesday to tentatively get this stent out. They usually do an x-ray to check for remaining stone fragments, but mine won't be visible with an xray--they most likely are not calcium, or calcium may not be the main component.

John had duty all day today so I am glad I was feeling a little better. Mom and Susan still helped some though. I am eating as much fiber-y food as I can to get "cleaned out." Any advice? I have already drank Milk of Magnesia, miralax, taken dulcolax, used an enema, and suppositories and stool softeners....and I just bought this herbal Colon Clenz (mmm) but I failed to read the small print that curiously says "Individials prone to kidney stones should use this cautiously." And how exactly do you do that?

Yeah, I know this is kind of a gross blog--turning into my health record. I just want to be off all medications and healthy and feeling good, especially before John leaves again on Sunday :(

here's a little something funny: how'd they know it was me?

Yeah. Ho waiting. I must be feeling better.