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Surgery for recurrent diverticulitis
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I had 4 diverticulitis episodes in the last year, but my left side pain was constant. The flare ups were accompanied by diarrhea. The antibiotics made me feel even worse but obviously necessary.
I was in the hospital for 3 nights. My surgeon told me 3-7 nights depending on how the surgery went. Fortunately for me it was all robotic. I didn’t need to be on strong painkillers for too long. Tylenol and gabapentin worked after about a week. My digestive system is still not normal and I’m on a low fiber low residue diet for a couple more weeks.
I’m not sure if my system will ever be “normal “ again but if I never have diverticulitis again it will have been worth it.
Others who have had the surgery might have better information on long term recovery.
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Mine was supposed to be robotic and they ended up cutting me from belly button down to complete the surgery. (Longer time in surgery)
They had to call in a urologist to make sure that was okay.
He said it was one of the worse cases due to scaring from episodes. He described it like this "imagine making mac and cheese and freezing it. Then taking it out and trying to separate the cheese from the macaroni!
I stayed in the hospital for 2 nights. I was on ketamine and had them stop the morning after surgery. I started eating and walking the halls immediately.
The recover is slow and long. But, worth it. So many changes happen (even mentally) and there is no manual.
Almost at my 1 year make and not one episode and normal BM's!!! My only issue is getting full quick. But, that is ok.