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Smoldering diverticulitis -how to understand it-what and when to act
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It sounds like you are experiencing more and more discomfort with your bowel movements, @momof2gems. I am not sure what high numbers in your bloodwork are high. If you mean to say red blood count, here is what Mayo Clinic says about elevated numbers: https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/high-red-blood-cell-count/basics/causes/sym-20050858
You may also find it helpful as you recover from hiatal hernia surgery to review a discussion @hopeful33250 created where members are sharing about eating after digestive surgeries: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/how-do-i-eat-after-digestive-tract-surgery/
Do you have diverticulitis? What prompted getting more bloodwork and a x-ray, is it the elevated red blood count they found? Please come back and comment about what you find out.
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@jlharsh thank you for your reply. My white blood cells, neutrophils and monocytes were up. I had no idea what it meant so I used Chat GP for an explanation. It mentioned that these numbers are higher than usual due to surgical trauma/tissue healing after a surgery. That makes sense. So I am not worried about that.
I think the nurse practitioner I saw suspect something like diverticulitis?
Thank you for the suggestion for the hiatal hernia support group. So far I am in my second week of liquid food and after Thursday I am on four weeks of puréed food. So far I haven’t experienced any problems thankfully. But if the need arises I will visit that group.