KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

Thursday, November 1, 2007

DIVERTICULITIS

I'VE NOT BEEN FEELING ALL THAT GREAT THIS WEEK. SO I FINALLY DECIDED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR YESTERDAY. MY DOCTOR COULDN'T SEE ME UNTIL MONDAY. HE'S A GREAT DOCTOR NO HARD FEELINGS. I HAVE TO GO TO THE CLINIC WHICH I'VE NEVER BEEN TO. WELL THAT DOCTOR SENDS ME TO A SURGEON. I TRIED TO TELL HIM ALL I WANTED WAS A PILL OF SOME KIND NOT ANOTHER DOCTOR. IT DIDN'T WORK. I'M ALL TORN UP BECAUSE THIS DOCTOR IS TELLING ME I MAY HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY. I REMEMBER MY GALL BLADDER SURGERY. AND TRUST ME I'M NOT SICK ENOUGH TO HAVE THE S. WORD NOW. I MEAN I'M NOT LAYING IN THE BATHROOM FLOOR WITH MY HEAD BESIDE THE TOILET .
THE SURGEON SAID I DID HAVE DIVERTICULITIS. I TOLD HIM I'D TAKE A KIDNEY STONE INSTEAD. HE JUST LAUGHED AT ME. THEN GAVE ME A PRESCRIPTION FOR THE ANTIBIOTIC I WANTED . I TOLD HIM WELL THAT'S WHAT I ORDERED IN THE FIRST PLACE. HE JUST LAUGHED AND SAID I SOUNDED LIKE I WORKED THERE.
SO IT'S TAKE MY MEDICINE ,CLEAR LIQUID DIET,LOTS OF REST AND GO SEE HIM AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
I'M HAVING SEVERE PAINS AT TIMES. THEY COME AND GO. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW I'M STILL HERE AND I DO HAVE A BABY BLANKET AND SOME SQUARES MADE. WILL POST PICTURES LATER. IT'S BACK TO BED FOR ME. I'M STARTING TO HURT AGAIN.
LEEVI'S MOM E-MAILED ME THAT HE'S BETTER AND GOT TO GO TRICK OR TREATING. SHE ALSO SENT A PICTURE. HE WAS SPIDERMAN.

4 comments:

  1. I hope that you are feeling better!

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  2. It's funny isn't it that doctors and surgeons always seem to recommend surgery as the only option. I guess it is because they know surgery it is what they have studied all their lives so should believe in it.
    Diverticulitis is a nasty thing but there are ways to control it with diet. check out www.end-diverticulitis.com there is some great info about controlling diverticulitis with diet and fiber.

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  3. THANKS GLENN. SO FAR DIET IS WORKING FOR ME. I DO HAVE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A COLONSCOPY. NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO SIGN OF CANCER. THANKS FOR THE LINK.

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  4. HEY KIMBERLY. I'M DOING A LOT BETTER NOW. THANKS FOR CHECKING ON ME.

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KATHY