Kali, this is terrific news! And hold on there -- if it's diverticulitis, they can get rid of the infection with a simple course of antibiotics. It's only when the infection keeps recurring that they need to go in and remove that portion of your colon that has all the "pockets" that get infected. Don't even think about that now. With the colonoscopy, though, they can find those little pockets and then tell you how many there are and where they're located.
My diverticulosis is under control -- I never eat nuts or seeds -- and I haven't had a diverticulitis attack in well over a year now. So don't freak out over it, PLEASE!
The catscan found my diverticulitis. It was a snap. What was awful was the pain killer they gave me in the hospital -- it was a shot in my arm -- my body SOOOO did not like that, and I spent the rest of my stay in the bathroom, hanging over the toilet, with all kinds of disgusting stuff coming out of both ends of me.
This isn't helping much, is it?
You DO want that colonoscopy. It's real important to rule out all kinds of stuff. Having IBS really sucks, but it could be worse.
Yeah, I remember that stool culture stuff. Playing with your poop is really gross. What's the most difficult is getting it out of your mind once it's done and over with. YUK.
Just remember, at about age 80, EVERYONE in America -- that's 100% of the population -- gets diverticulosis. Those little pockets just pop out as we age! The trick is to not get them infected.
Keep us posted!
Bev
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GREAT News!
