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Diverticulitis and now having sigmoid colon resection. Had this?
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Good morning Linda. I had this surgery in 2004, when I was 44years old. Unfortunately, mine was done on an emergency basis, as I was septic. I had never had any episode of diverticulitis, so this came as a total surprise. The good news for you, is that you can adequately prepare for the surgery, and it will be done laproscopically. Mine was a traditional abdominal surgery. The docs removed about a foot of my colon. I was hospitalized for about 10 days following the procedure - but again, I was septic. You definitely want to handle this so you can go on living your life without this hanging over your head. I would expect that you will be released after just a few days. Total recovery should be quick because of the laparoscopic procedure. Since my surgery, my bowel function has been fine, and it’s been now been 20 years. Wishing you well and good luck.
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Did you end up with a Stona and Ostomy bag?
@gerryp I am working on a detailed diverticulitis guide with a flow chart of complications, data matrix, reference list, glossary, etc. It is not ready for publishing yet but one data point that came up over and over was that about 75% of Free Perforations (open flow of feces into the abdominal cavity) happen on the patient's first episode of diverticulitis. The synopsis is basically that you either have a spot/spots of weakness in the colon that is susceptible to this, or you don't. So if you've had multiple episodes with no Free Perforation, you are less likely to have one. Plus they think the scaring from healing of previous episodes makes it harder to have a Free Perforation. It came from what they reference as: "The Chapman Study" - Transition rates from Phlegmon to Perforation; "First-Episode" paradox data (75%); long-term recurrence of free air. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16192818/ (Complicated diverticulitis: is it time to rethink the rules?)
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Thank you for your positive response. I keep reading so many issues people are having it is making me second guess and just living like this.
But, with each episode it has been getting worse. There is only so much you can do on eliminating foods. I exercise take my vitamins and eat well.
My Dr. said I was in good health. I have worried about the nutrition I have not been getting and I want to be in top health for this and recover. This last episode I did not go anywhere and did not exercise for a month. The anxiety is crazy.
Regards,
Linda