thanks Doug. I have used heating pad and warm baths today. It’s the only time I have complete relief.
And Lauren, thanks for the well wishes. I’ve actually had a hernia, and this one is definitely not a hernia. It’s a feeling of bloated/swelling/tenderness in m entire pouch. It’s moved into my small intestines now, but overall it is subsiding (I think). I think the feeling I’m having is my bowels recovering from the many many raw carrots I ate for lunch the day this all started. Lesson learned!
thank you for your help!! I so appreciate this community.