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My husband has 3 health problems .cant poop on a regular basis, pees 4 times a night and has lost 10 pounds in the last two months. Had bowel surgery to remove a polip because it was long and flat. The doctor told me they cut the bowel in half to remove it and my husband hasnt had a normal BM since, that was in 2018. Hes 75 now, and has been peeing like 4 times a night, like every 2 hours, and now eats like a baby .HE WEIGHS 121 pounds ..121 pounds!!!!!!!!! So the RN in the emergency unit, (we were there because my husband couldnt expel what was in his bowel), says to me, this is bad ..his weight loss is not normal. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. Have an appointment with his PCP on Tuesday to determine what to do next .all I do is cry.
vanlassie
(5,900 posts)a kennedy
(32,260 posts)elleng
(136,689 posts)seems that docs etc have done what they could.
Its NOT on you.
vanlassie
(5,900 posts)simply one human being? None of us are perfect, but you have struggled to respond the best you could? First, you are having a belief- not a feeling. You are at some level believing you could have done dramatically more- is this true? (I bet not). You are not omnipotent, right? WHAT IS, IN FACT, TRUE about this situation? Verifiably?
a kennedy
(32,260 posts)gonna find out our path ahead ..all I do is cry, hes not the man he was 40 years ago when we married ..Im not the woman either. Its just dawning on me now that were OLD and health IS THE ONLY REASON WERE NOT AS WE WERE 40 YEARS AGO.
Walleye
(36,242 posts)multigraincracker
(34,242 posts)I can tell you as someone who has watched a love one suffer, it's not your fault. After dad passed, the doctor explained to me, there was nothing more I could have done. That really helped me. Hope this helps you.
questionseverything
(10,264 posts)Stop blaming your self, as we get older, things change, do your best, thats all anyone can do
XanaDUer2
(14,441 posts)Croney
(4,926 posts)wouldn't it? If he weighs 221, losing weight might be a good thing, unless he's very tall. Good luck with the PCP on Tuesday and let us know what happens.
a kennedy
(32,260 posts)Hes scheduled for ANOTHER MRI on his stomach area.