RCBonayAtWork http://rcbonayatwork2.posterous.com Writing, Drawing and Working on the Right Side of My Brain posterous.com Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:21:00 -0800 If You Have Abdominal Pain You May Have Diverticulitis. http://rcbonayatwork2.posterous.com/if-you-have-abdominal-pain-you-may-have-diver http://rcbonayatwork2.posterous.com/if-you-have-abdominal-pain-you-may-have-diver

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Diverticulitis (diver-tic-u-li-tis) is a severe form of diverticulosis (diver-tic-u-lo-sis).  Diverticulosis is a very common condition in which small pockets form along your colon.  These pockets make it difficult for bowel movements to pass through your digestive system.  Diverticulitis occurs when food or bacteria get stuck in the pockets causing them to become inflamed or infected.  The symptoms of diverticulitis include fever, stomach pain, and nausea. 

If you have any of these symptoms, don’t be stupid like me and hope that they will go away.  Do the right thing and call your doctor.

Day 1

Why do men fight the truth?  Why do men ignore the inevitable?  Why are men so reluctant to get help when it is obviously needed?

I’m writing this from a hospital bed.  I’ve been here for over 12 hours and I’m not sure when I’m going home.  I’m here because I’ve been fighting the truth, ignoring the inevitable, and I refused to ask for help.

My stomach cramps turned out to be acute diverticulitis.  I discovered this the hard way.  Don’t let this happen to you.

It started about a week ago.  I was experiencing painful stomach cramps and I was waking up several times each night for four nights to make painful trips to the bathroom.

I was taking all sorts of over the counter medications for my symptoms but I was not getting better.

Finally my wife Margee, my Angel of Mercy, had had enough and calmly demanded that we visit the local hospital emergency room.

We checked in and a nurse checked my vitals and drew a few blood samples.  We were told it would be a while before the results came back so Margee left to run a few errands.

An hour later a young resident showed up to tell me that my white blood cell count was low--an indication that I had an infection.  He said they needed to perform a CAT scan to get more data.

I was starting to get a little afraid.

After the CAT scan, the doctor told me they were keeping me in the hospital because I had acute diverticulitis and an abdominal abscess.

“Surgery,” he said, “is required to make things right.”

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