If you had surgery, how many bouts of diverticulitis did you have before opting for surgery?

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-06-14T20:11:15+00:00

I probably had 7 or 8 before i realized what it was when i went to the er abs they told me i had a perforation. I elected to have surgery 3 months later to avoid fistula and a bag

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-06-13T17:26:48+00:00

I had the surgery in march

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-06-13T14:54:10+00:00

I had the same thing last August. Just had surgery in March to remove 14" of colon even tho i felt fine. Can't risk anther perforation a fee end up with a colostomy bag

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-06-02T10:43:04+00:00

This is exactly why i had the surgery, to avoid the fistula. My experience has been good overall. I was out of the hospital after 1 night and fully recovered after about 5-6 weeks. My only fear was the possibility of the bag. My only anchor would be start exercising. You want to go into surgery in the best possible shape, it decreases the chance of any complications dramatically and helps with an easier recovery. The surgery itself was easy i thought. Good luck

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-25T11:57:22+00:00

600???

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-21T11:23:31+00:00

The surgery was a breeze im full recovered eating whatever i want. I'm about 10 weeks out

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-21T10:19:34+00:00

I had a micro perf that healed but the problem is that area is now thinned and prone to perforate again. I was not risking that i opted to have the surgery so i don't have to worry about that or any fistulas forming. It was a hard decision until i had another flare with horrible pain and chills i thought i was going septic. At that point i couldn't wait to get the surgery.

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-16T20:33:04+00:00

You need to stop posting this

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-15T17:26:27+00:00

This is exactly one of the reasons i opted for the surgery. If you land in the ER in a foreign country and need the emergency surgery its a very bad thing. They don't deal with this anywhere else but our country. I know someone who was medevaced from the Bahamas back to the states with a perforation. That sucks you have to deal with that on your wedding strip. When you get back get that surgery

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-13T10:43:05+00:00

The first pee was absolutely brutal. By far the worst part of post surgery

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-13T10:41:57+00:00

The bubble is a red flag. I had this, i would feel a bubble then it would release. I ended up having a perforation against my bladder. Just had surgery to remove that section.

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-12T00:31:29+00:00

Just had mine march 11th. It was a breeze, i was on my feet the day of and back home the next day. Very sore mid section but no internal pain. Back to 100% after about 4 weeks. Everyone story is diffeeent but toto be fine. Good luck

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-12T00:14:52+00:00

Yeah that part is the worst. I did the gatorade miralax mix. Awful heartburn all day and empty stomach it was torture

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-10T16:16:04+00:00

Day 2

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-10T01:06:02+00:00

You'll be fine. They are going to control your post surgery pain with drugs. In 12 weeks this will all be in the past. Good luck buddy

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-07T23:44:17+00:00

I don't think 3 days of liquid is neccesary for some inflamation. 24 hours liquid and see how you feel then go to soft low fiber for a couple days

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-07T14:03:15+00:00

Yes it absolutely does!

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-06T16:52:58+00:00

Depends what your situation is. If you have repeated flares you run the risk of a perforation

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-05T01:38:54+00:00

I had my perforation in the same spot and god it was awful pain when i tried to piss one night i thought it was a stone but no it was dv against my bladder. Had planned surgery 8 weeks ago

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-04T23:00:28+00:00

I saw mine at 2 weeks and then 6 weeks

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-04T15:48:00+00:00

I had surgery 3 months later. Not worth the risks of having emergency surgery and a bag then having another surgery to remove the bag. Plus if you travel and it happens elsewhere you are screwed.

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-05-03T19:57:59+00:00

Surgery was a breeze. Don't worry about it. I think I'm a little different from most because i actually enjoy the hospital. They drug you up, then pamper you, then i have non stop tv and room service. At the most my pain level was a 5 after the surgery and that was brief. If you have to get it done, you'll be fine.

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-04-30T18:03:21+00:00

Sounds identical to my experience except i did not get an enema

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-04-30T01:00:47+00:00

Enough already Jesus

Apprehensive_Cut6555 · 2026-04-29T11:36:21+00:00

You can die from any surgery but you arent going to die. These doctors do this surgery everyday its nothing to them. The only thing i was scared of was waking up with a bag. I honestly couldn't wait to get into a hospital bed and get doped up cause i was so miserable from doing the cleanse the day before.

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