Posted in Just Our Day-to-Day Life
It certainly took them long enough to let me know what was going on in my poor tummy I hurt for 2 weeks before going to the doctor last Wed., he ordered the CT Scan immediately which ended up being on Friday, and they finally called with the results after 5 pm today. Hows that for speed and efficiency? And all the while all I could think of was my family history of colon cancer and kidney cancer----I was terrified! If it hadnt been for you ladies and your prayers, I dont know how I would have made it through the past week with my sanity intact.
PTL, it
wasnt the C word
it was the D word instead. I have a bad case of chronic diverticulitis
that Ill have the rest of my days. It has
the whole left descending colon inflamed and swollen, and even is interfering
with me going to the bathroom as it is putting pressure on all exits out
lol ( I know, TMI..) And it HURTS!!!
The dr. says that I will have to modify my diet drastically for the next few weeks, then see how I am and see how much of a normal diet I can return to. I probably can never eat nuts, berries, or sweet corn ever again---all of which I dearly love! For now I have to stay off all roughage, too. And I was just getting into all my healthy eating and loving the fruits and veggies that I had never liked before. My fridge is full of nuts and berries and roughage type veggies. And I had lost 18 pounds eating all that yummy stuff. Anyone have any good ideas for alternatives?
And I am to avoid stress
like that will happen
He says that doesnt cause it, but will make it flare up when you have
it already. I have apparently had this
for awhile, but never had it flare up this badly before. I do vaguely remember similar symptoms a few
other times, but not this painful and gone in just a day or two. This time it hurts so badly that if it wasn't for the fact that it is on the left side, and the fact that my appendix has been removed, I would swear I had a bad case of appendicitis.
So for the
next 2 weeks I have to monitor my temp, watch for any additional tenderness,
any bleeding, or any vomiting. Then go
back for a recheck and see where to go from there. My dad has had this for years, and has been
hospitalized quite a few times with it, and even has had to be transfused, so Im
going to have to be very careful to listen to the doctor and not ignore what he
says to do.
I was just talking with Jenni, my Blubber Blogger Buddy, and realized that I
may never get to eat another SNICKERS BAR ever again----now that is
serious!!!!
Also wanted to let you know that BJ's bronchitis is FINALLY starting to settle down enough that he isn't coughing the entire night. He is getting a few hours of rest at least. It will probably take another few days before he really starts to feel like himself again. He went back to work at camp yesterday, and says that he is doing fine except for at night. My poor little boy!
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