Re: I can relate!

hopitus <hopitus@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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On Aug 29, 5:36 pm, "jmcquown" <j_mcqu...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
to this picture...

http://icanhascheezburger.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/funny-pictures
-...

My doctor is now waffling about whether or not I need surgery.
Funny, a month ago he was certain of it. Now I'm getting
double-talk. He says, "You may never have this problem again. Or
it could come back tomorrow. Surgery will fix that, except it
could still come back even with surgery. But it might not. What
do you want to do?" Hello? I think he's figured out I don't have
health insurance. At
least if I decide to have the surgery I won't have to wear a
collar like this kitty!

Admittedly, I was never hospitalized for it, but I've lived with
diverticulosis(itis) for a good many years, now. When I had an
understanding doctor, all it took to cure an attack was some
anti-biotics and an anti-spasmodic.

The last time was a bit worse, since the doctor I went to here in
AZ would not prescribe anything without a colonoscopy, and none
could be scheduled for a couple of weeks! (I figured it would
either get better by itself, or I'd end up in an emergency room
where they'd HAVE to do
something, so decided I'd simply look for another doctor, and
forget the test.)

So long as I avoid sesame seeds and popcorn, it seldom acts up
(although stress has occasionally brought it on, too). The doctor
who wouldn't treat me did mention that a daily dose of soluble
fiber can help avoid attacks (he volunteered the fact that was what
he'd prescribed for his mother). That attack eventually went away,
I started taking a daily dose of Benefibre, and (knock wood) have
so far been free of attacks
since.

Thanks for the info! I'm leaning towards your approach, Evelyn. The
medical bills I already have are staggering. He did tell me to start
taking a fiber supplement (the powered kind) daily and I picked that
up yesterday. He did reiterate if I feel the slightest recurrence of
symptoms to call ASAP so he could phone in a prescription for
antibiotics.

Jill

I am assuming, though you did not say so, that you welcome advice.
Here's mine: read carefully Evelyn's last paragraph! Although not
having





You might want to look at this:

http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/300/8/907



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