Hello @mouse1
Diverticulitis is what caused my issues. I first had emergency surgery and ended up with a temporary colostomy for 6 months in order to let the infection clear up. When they did the reversal, the adhesions were bad and caused a blockage in my small intestine. They opened me back up at day 10 in the hospital but couldn’t get to it. I went home at day 17 with a PICC line and on TPN for nutrition. It all cleared up after about another 2 to 3 weeks. One thing that I focused on to help was gently massaging my abdomen and picturing the adhesions releasing and also lots of prayer!
But then diverticulitis came back bad about 2 months later and ended up with surgery #4. They did a Deloyers Procedure. All told, I think they removed about 2 1/2 feet of large intestine. I unfortunately have moderate gastroparesis now so my diet might be different than most on here. Low residue/ low fiber is what works best for me. Sometimes I have to take Senekot when things seem to get sluggish. With all the surgeries, where they had closed the colostomy up the incision area started pulling and was uncomfortable, so surgery #5 was a scar revision and it looks pretty good. It was all pretty scary at times, especially at first when we did not know if there was cancer. Thank God there wasn’t! I have had family/ friends supporting and helping take care of me so a good support system is important. After surgery, I drank a lot of Boost Breeze which is a clear drink that has 9 grams of protein and 250 calories per container. They had it at Mayo, and I was able to order it by the case on Amazon when at home.
I hope all goes well for you. Keep us posted!