Me ex b/f has diverticulitis and is going to be having surgery to remove it ...!
Question: Me ex b/f has diverticulitis and is going to be having surgery to remove it !.!.!.
He will ll be in NY in hospital for 1 week and I'm in Fl !.!.!. How serious is this type of surgery!. I read up on what I could and if he needs surgery - its pretty bad !.!.!.
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A diverticulum is a "pocket" in the intestine that forms when waste can't be properly eliminated---usually due to diet!. When one of these pockets becomes inflamed and/or infected, it's called diverticulitis!. If he's having surgery, it's to remove the inflamed part before it ruptures!.
(He's actually very lucky that they caught it in time!. My mother died from septic shock that was a result of peritonitis from a spontaneously perforated diverticulum!. But anyway, enough of that!.)
It's not an incredibly common surgery, but it's not exactly rare either!. The good news is that they did catch it in time!. Had they not, and the infection become bad enough it could have ruptured, spilling fecal matter into the abdominal cavity--that's when things get ugly!. It would be very similar to a ruptured appendix!. The abdominal cavity gets infected and there are so many places for infectious material to "hide" that it's very difficult to treat and you run the risk of blood poisoning (septic shock)!.
If he's young and in generally good health, he should tolerate the surgery fairly well!. Depending on what they find when they get inside his abdomen, they might give him a temporary colostomy until he heals, but that's a little concern, because once his intestines are fully functional they'll remove it and he'll only have a small scar to show for it!.
Any surgery is scary--especially if they're using general anesthesia, and you're right to worry a bit!. But I wouldn't be unduly concerned!. I would just be glad that they found the problem when they did, as opposed to after it was too late!.
Keep me posted!. I'll keep you guys in my thoughts and prayers!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
(He's actually very lucky that they caught it in time!. My mother died from septic shock that was a result of peritonitis from a spontaneously perforated diverticulum!. But anyway, enough of that!.)
It's not an incredibly common surgery, but it's not exactly rare either!. The good news is that they did catch it in time!. Had they not, and the infection become bad enough it could have ruptured, spilling fecal matter into the abdominal cavity--that's when things get ugly!. It would be very similar to a ruptured appendix!. The abdominal cavity gets infected and there are so many places for infectious material to "hide" that it's very difficult to treat and you run the risk of blood poisoning (septic shock)!.
If he's young and in generally good health, he should tolerate the surgery fairly well!. Depending on what they find when they get inside his abdomen, they might give him a temporary colostomy until he heals, but that's a little concern, because once his intestines are fully functional they'll remove it and he'll only have a small scar to show for it!.
Any surgery is scary--especially if they're using general anesthesia, and you're right to worry a bit!. But I wouldn't be unduly concerned!. I would just be glad that they found the problem when they did, as opposed to after it was too late!.
Keep me posted!. I'll keep you guys in my thoughts and prayers!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Well, diviticulitis is when the body can not process seeds and nuts (usually occurs from lack of eating them regularly)!. This causes holes in the stomach lineing!. Now the problem is that eating certain foods can cause these holes to swell or get infected!. Chances are if he is having surgery, there are holes that are big enough to cause problems with other foods getting in there!. From my understanding, this surgery happens all the time and runs the same risks as all other surgeries!. Once the holes are taken care of the hospital will keep him there for pain management and to make sure that he is then able to process and evacuate waste!. I hope this helps!. Good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com