For the last couple days I’ve had some pain in my lower left hand belly area near my belt line. It was never steady hurt but if I bent over to tie a shoe or twisted my body just so, it made itself known. No fever, have felt absolutely fine. Until this morning when the pain was ramped up a bit and was easier to flare it. So I went to the ER.
3 hours later, blood work and a CT scan done, I was told that I have diverticulitis. This is an infection/inflamation of the large intestine that is most always accompanied by, none other than, pain. There’s no real cause for the inflamation to set in other than to assure the person getting the afflicition of receiving an adequate dose of hurt.
I’ve started taking the regimine of horse-pills that will suppliment my three meals a day. Since returning home from the ER, the level and expanse of pain has quadrupled. Funny how I thought maybe I caught this misery before it because misery. I looked on the internet to see what I might be in for with this crap and everything I have read is quickly coming true in my case too. This is going to be fun, I can tell.
Note to self….do not for any reason cough, sneeze or push a fart.
I hope your physician did tests(even colonoscopy) to be sure you have Diverticulitis vs Colitis! Both suck!
Not to be confused (easily) with Crohn’s Disease.Which also sucks!
