We called the clinic first thing this morning and got an appointment at 11:30 with Dr. Bliss. The first stop is always the scale and we learned that Marshall has lost almost 10 pounds in the past 6 days because he has had no appetite whatsoever.
The doctor took some x-rays and determined that the constipation is not being caused by any bowel obstruction. It's just constipation caused by oxycodone.
So Marshall was given instructions to drink a half bottle of mag citrate (the stuff you get before a colonoscopy), drink a quart of water with it, and then 4 hours later do it again. So he drank his first half-bottle with a bunch of water and now he's napping for a while. Hopefully by tonight he'll be on his way to getting that problem settled and he can bring in the New Year on a brand new feel-good note.
Dr. Bliss said he would call this evening to see how things were "going" (pun intended).
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