I'm 6 weeks post takedown. I feel like I'm constipated but diarrhea too. Sometimes almost formed, sometimes liquid. Tightness. Straining a lot. Occasional bleeding (today for example but not yesterday). Sometimes it's only a little tiny bit or almost none, sometimes it soaks the TP and is visible in the stool. I'm still very limited on strength. My energy runs out pretty quick or is non existent some days. Some days I feel pretty good. What kind of "normal" should I expect?

Also, I asked my surgeon to sedate me for dilation at my last follow up because I believe I have a stricture or something of that sort but he absolutely would not. He would only agree to dilate in the office and I refused. )The previous two dilations were by him before my takedown and very painful. It would be excruciating to have that done now. He wouldn't hear of it though.) I can visit my GI and im sure he would sedate me but my insurance has run out so that poses a problem, unless I go to the ER and I don't know if they will do anything like that. His office is right next door though and he practices at the hospital too.

After all my rambling, I guess I just don't know what to expect and when I need to take action.