I've thought a lot about it. It wasn't constipation. I have been eating a fair amount of pumpkin seeds. I've wondered whether or not that may have been the cause. In the end, I'll never know. Also, knowing what I know now, I would not have submitted to surgery in the time frame that I did. I would have tried other things first.
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