If you get your gallbladder removed and your surgeon says it could cause diarrhea for a while but your discharge papers say take stool softener because of the pain medication? Listen to the surgeon.

It hasn’t been a fun couple of days.

Thank you for reading my very short rant. Back to the bathroom!

  • Apathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 months ago

    Rationality doesn’t factor in. There’s a reason my mom asked for pads and not diapers, even though diapers would be easy to come by and the pads weren’t.

    Literally dying, escorted to toilet, sponge bathed… refused diapers.

    She was an RN and worked hospice for a long while so she knew her options and chose the prideful ones.

    And that’s ok. You have to live with yourself today and tomorrow and for however long after. Do what makes you comfortable, but please get some moisture barriers before you get to the “omg this cushion is full of mold” stage.

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      11 months ago

      Fair enough. We actually have some puppy pads around and I’ve already put them down, so I appreciate what you said.