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Survey of Diverticulitis Patients in this Group- What Stage are we in?

Posted by bc321 @bc321, Jan 9 9:58am

For Diverticulitis patients in this group, I'm curious what stages we are in on average. To keep it simple we'll stage it as follows:

1) Uncomplicated episode diagnosed 1+ times but not...
2) Complicated episode* diagnosed 1+ times (*Phlegmon, Abscess, Perforation, Fistula or Stricture) but not...
3) Hospitalized 1+ times but not...
4) Decided to do Surgery but not...
5) Already had Surgery

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ajica | @ajica | Jan 12 12:10pm
In reply to @bc321 "@ajica Best of luck with recovery. So you were a 1 who skipped 2 and 3,..." + (show)
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@ajica Best of luck with recovery. So you were a 1 who skipped 2 and 3, then a 4 and now you're a 5. I have surgery in 2 days after 10-12 episodes. I've done a lot of research recently that I wish I'd have done years ago - I would have had surgery after my 3rd or 4th episode, or at the most after my 5th or 6th.

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@bc321 Tambien le deseo mucha suerte con la cirugia. Es una reseccion del colon sigmoideo programada? yo estuve en el hospital 5 dias. Hoy tuve control con el cirujano-tengo molestias, dolores que no se si son pasajeros. El cirujano no les dio importancia. Asi que supongo sera parte del posoperatorio. Seria bueno conocer su experiencia despues de la cirugia. Va a ser robotica tambien?

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charlie1958 | @charlie1958 | Jan 12 1:04pm

Stage 5. Necessary surgery done 1 year ago this week at Mayo since my sigmoid colon was incarcerated in a large abdominal wall hernia. Still a work in progress.

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