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Diverticulitis and now going to have a Sigmoid colon resection
Digestive Health | Last Active: Nov 1 8:58pm | Replies (65)Comment receiving replies
Hi and good morning.
I am so sorry for you.....that is really crazy. Finding out all of that after surgery! Knowing that could not be seen with CT scan and you did not know. Thankful for the Dr. to remedy it.
They thought I had a big mass cyst on my ovary from the CT and I had to get a MRI. I waited and did the 14 day amox clay and it was ruled out and not seen. They had said that it was because of the diverticulitis being so inflamed.
How have you been feeling? I am sure you are counting down to 16 of April. Every day is 1 more day of healing. How is you spirits? Are you getting everything you need from your loved ones?
I am going for bloodwork today and pre-op is next Tuesday.
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Recovery has been tough in the context that it zapped my stamina and energy. I didn’t have much pain from the actual surgery/incisions. That is the advantage to having robotic surgery. I’ve had a lot of issues with nausea and vomiting basically because they trample throughout your entire digestive track. That is getting better, though. The ileostomy is by far the worst part. I had about a 10 day stretch where I had 9 or 10 “blowouts.” (Use your imagination…). Very exasperating, embarrassing and frustrating. I am very judicious about where I go, with whom, and how far away from home I am. I don’t know how people live with this.