Well, the gastroenterologist had no magic cure for me. He is the opinion that surgery to remove part of the colon is the way to go. Presently, I run the risk of developing an antibiotic resistant bacteria which could be nasty or I could suffer an acute attack and have to present as an emergency and run the risk of major infection, drastic surgery and even a colostomy bag which could be permanent. The down side is that I could suffer chronic diarrhoea after the surgery - but I shouldn't have diverticulitis again.
The surgery can be performed laproscopically, and hospital stay is about 1-4 days. Full recovery can take up to 8 weeks. I guess that it is better to have it now, while I am "healthy" and not employed. Financially it is a knock we could really do without right now as I need to get a regular income. Oh well, better to get things sorted out now and back into a new career after that.
I am still going to see the dietician. She can assist me with a pre and post surgery diet at least.
I am tired of being stoic over health issues. I know a lot of people have far, far worse, but it is so tiresome always having some health issue. Next time around I am going to ask for better gene selection!
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