Thanks! You're a sweetheart, Terri. I love talking with you.
When you had your colonoscopy, did they find any diverticuli? You don't have diverticulosis, do you? I have it, and sometimes those diverticuli get infected, then you end up with diverticulitis, and you have to get rid of the infection through antibiotics.
Anyway, the pain is very low and is extremely sharp. It doesn't sound like that's what you have -- because, if you did, you couldn't move. But I'm just wondering if they found any -- because it occurs most often in us older people, and even more so as we age, such that by the time we're 80, EVERYONE will have it -- that's 100% of the American population!
It's good to know that you have it because you can cut out nuts and seeds from your diet -- which I've done of course -- and have had only two diverticulitis attacks.
Anyway, I don't know why I mention it, because the description of your pain isn't the same.
Are you on blood pressure meds? Since the doc put me on it, I've dropped my numbers WAAAAY down. He's delighted -- and of course so am I. When I was working, my cohort said she knew she had high blood pressure, but was too busy to go to the doc and get meds for it. I tried to force her, but she kept putting it off. Then, of course, the inevitable happened -- in the office one day, she had a stroke. It was very bad; she almost didn't make it to the hospital in time. They saved her, but she ended up paralized on the entire right side of her body. It broke my heart to see her; she uses a cane to walk, and no one can understand what she's saying. Her right eye droops, causing her face to look distorted. She's taking a typing course to learn how to type with one hand. My heart breaks whenever I see her.
Okay, I'm REALLY rambling now! What I wanted to say is, aren't you glad you discovered the high blood pressure when you did so that you could take the meds and reduce it, thus preventing a stroke and saving your life!
Get better soon, please, and let us know what the doc says.
Your friend,
Bev
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