GI issue - can't figure this out

[john70t]

Originally Posted by ramonesfreak

surgeon came and said no perforation

That would be some bad juju there. The peritoneum is the bag which holds in all the important stuff. Uncle had a leaking urinary catheter from surviving cancer decades earlier and his stomach was about the size of a small beach ball. Easy on that diet and we all wish you the best.

[NY65912]

Wishing you all good luck and good health.

Metronidazole (Flagyl) was a horrible antibiotic for me. Made me nauseous and left a really bad taste in my mouth. Hopefully you will not be on it for a long time.

I was once on Flagyl and Cipro which obliterated all my good gut bacteria and lead to a case of C. Diff. no fun.

[cstreit]

Originally Posted by NY65912

Wishing you all good luck and good health.

Metronidazole (Flagyl) was a horrible antibiotic for me. Made me nauseous and left a really bad taste in my mouth. Hopefully you will not be on it for a long time.

I was once on Flagyl and Cipro which obliterated all my good gut bacteria and lead to a case of C. Diff. no fun.

Flagyl doesn't bother me much. The Levo does give me insomnia but you know what else does? The feeling of a knife dragging through your guy at 4AM so I'm willing to live with it to get this thing gone!

I'm taking a ton of probiotics for exactly the reason you mentioned. Don't want C. Diff. Probiotic pills twice a day plus probiotic enhanced yoghurt. Once I can get back on fiber I'll add KimChi to that daily regimen. I ain't messin' around.

[ramonesfreak]

just got discharged home with augmentin antibiotic. i think last time i was i hospital 6 years ago i was on cipro which i didn’t like. i too am due for the surgery. doc said best do it now while young (51)

[Noah930]

When you do a surgery electively (not an emergency), the risk of complications drops dramatically.

Also, when you do it as an emergency, you have a lot higher chance of winding up with a colostomy. It may be temporary (several months), but that should be motivation for you to get it done electively, and not emergently.

Best of luck to both of you.

[cstreit]

Thanks Noah - have been advised the same. Trying really hard to get mine under control for that very reason. My Surgeon said hte softer, happier, and more pliable everything is, the lower all the risks. (leakage, etc..)

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by ramonesfreak

unfortunately ct showed a perforation and i’ll be admitted and a doctor just said a surgeon will be coming to talk to me. damn.

Late to the party here….

Had this exact problem in 2011. Thought I had the flu, worst pain I’ve ever had, felt like I was stuck with an ice pick in the gut. Could not breath, blink or even think for about 15 seconds and it all went away then fever, chills and a night of hell.

Next morning I ended up in the ER with free air and fluid in the abdomen, oh yeah, severely septic to boot. Four hours under the knife and was rolled out with an appliance, aka a colostomy. Six days with three high grade antibiotics and finally kicked the fever. Three months later, back in surgery for a “take-down”, aka colostomy reversal. I sustained a perforation in the sigmoid colon and 7” had to be removed. What does removing a chunk of the sigmoid colon means you ask… Means I lost a good portion of the area that is in charge of water absorption, and now I must drink tons of water to keep things in check. Also get to enjoy frequent scopes as well.

I am telling you/everything this because this is no joke. The surgeon told me another four hours and my body would have been past the point of no return. Prior to this, I was in the gym regularly and only 43. Hit me like a freight train. I was very lucky.

Please for the love of god don’t mess around with this and take care of yourself.


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[ramonesfreak]

A nice motivational article
https://happyherbivore.com/2014/10/how-tommy-precancerous-stomach-diverticulitis/

I was a vegetarian from 1991 to 2004 and I never had any issues, though of course I was a lot younger.

All my years of smoking (about 31 years- quit 7 years ago), extreme alcohol drinking, eating all the ribs and burgers and butter and cheese and you name it that I wanted have now taken their toll.

I should have taken my health seriously when I got diagnosed with diabetes 5 years ago but I admit, I didn’t do a damn thing about it. Just threw my glucose monitor in the drawer and relied on the meds that have done little except cause more issues

Like the guy in the article, I really have no choice at this point but to put in the hard work and dedication and do what’s right for myself

The chickens have come home to roost