I'm just going to put myself out here and confess that I lost complete bowel control last night while enjoying a movie with the family. This is the first time this has ever happened to me, and it's more than a little distressing, but I'm hoping it's an isolated incident. Some of you may have read my thread about having found a second lesion in my cervical spinal area, and how I've recently completed a round of Solu Medrol.
Anyway, I thought I'd share with you how I explained my "issue" to my youngest daughter last night after she asked all perplexed, "How did you poop your pants?" If you find my answer helpful, you're welcome to use it yourself:
I explained that our brains are like a really powerful computer and that all the parts of our bodies have important jobs... to send messages to the computer brain to let it know what's going on at all times. The parts are wired through the spinal cord, and all the messages travel really fast through it... instantly. Then I said, my butt fell asleep (quite literally) on the job, so the brain did not get the message until it was too late. Now Ms. Brain is unhappy and filing a complaint with the Spinal Cord and hopefully the lesion will get fired after all the paperwork goes through. LOL
Obviously, I tried to make it sound really silly, especially toward the end, but at least she was able to walk away without feeling worried for me while still understanding what happened.
I'm trying to have a sense of humor about this, and I'm also trying to remain positive. I know that the steroids do a number on your stomach, so it really is my hope that it is just a combination of those, plus the lasting effects from the lesion that will hopefully calm down. Besides, I'm too good looking to be pooping my pants! LOL
Anyway, I thought I'd share with you how I explained my "issue" to my youngest daughter last night after she asked all perplexed, "How did you poop your pants?" If you find my answer helpful, you're welcome to use it yourself:
I explained that our brains are like a really powerful computer and that all the parts of our bodies have important jobs... to send messages to the computer brain to let it know what's going on at all times. The parts are wired through the spinal cord, and all the messages travel really fast through it... instantly. Then I said, my butt fell asleep (quite literally) on the job, so the brain did not get the message until it was too late. Now Ms. Brain is unhappy and filing a complaint with the Spinal Cord and hopefully the lesion will get fired after all the paperwork goes through. LOL
Obviously, I tried to make it sound really silly, especially toward the end, but at least she was able to walk away without feeling worried for me while still understanding what happened.
I'm trying to have a sense of humor about this, and I'm also trying to remain positive. I know that the steroids do a number on your stomach, so it really is my hope that it is just a combination of those, plus the lasting effects from the lesion that will hopefully calm down. Besides, I'm too good looking to be pooping my pants! LOL
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