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- I had surgery in March of 2007; 5 operations in all due to Diverticulitis. 12 years later and my insides never recovered. Anyone else have stomach issues still after surgery?
- So, I go on Facebook and post nonsense to occupy my time and escape from 'feeling' the loss of my dad. Every day I post something that no one really cares about because it doesn't make sense; no beginning, no end. My dad passed in September and...
- I'm really feeling very alone. I have no one to talk to and feel isolated from everything. I have a good life, a beautiful home, family that loves me and have been in a relationship for 37 years. With so much good around me there is not one...
- I finally did it. Quit smoking after 45 years and 1 1/2 packs a day. Never thought I'd be able to do it but I'm happy to say N.O.P.E. (Not One Puff Ever). If I can quit, so can you. Lets support each other and become Nicotine Free.
- This is helpful and similar to the diet I followed.http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/diverticulitis-diet/art-20048499
- I have received many emails in regards to having the surgery before it's to late. Having gone through it 7 years ago I can honestly say that, if I had the choice I would have had the surgery before I ruptured. Unfortunately, my dr. misdiagnosed me...
- I have to go on a diet for my gallbladder and don't know where to start. Can someone give me a couple of examples of a dinner menu? I would So appreciate it. Thanks
- I feel like I'm losing my mind. I have always had slight ringing in my ears but over the past month it has gotten so bad that it wakes me up at night and making it difficult to fall to sleep. I've been using Ring Relief but it isn't working. I...
- Feel free to email me and I can send you the Planner. It is very informative and helpful.ralph_resta@bellsouth.net
- Not sure if I'm alone in this but, after my ordel with multiple surgeries my partner became my care taker. He tended to my needs, cleaned my incisions and was basically my nurse. When my ordeal was over there was a major change in our relationship...
- If anyone needs to discuss anything about Diverticulitis I am here for you. I was one of the unfortunate ones who had to have the surgery. Let me tell you, when all of this is thrust upon you Every feeling you have is normal as I went through it...
- Hi all, After your final surgery to remove the colostomy bag, buy a girdle/support binder to avoid getting a surgical hernia. Unfortunately, I developed a surgical hernia and one I feel fully healed I have to have it tended to. It is very...
- This was passed on to me.Here are some recipes from some of our fellow End Diverticulitis newsletter readers.Hopefully this will help with fiber and diverticulitis.Supplied by Shona FoleyGrowing up in the middle East we used lots of lentils. Lentils...
- How many of you still have a scar from the surgery and what if anything did you do/use to reduce the scar?
- After my surgery, as you all know, it's difficult to do things because almost everything requires the use of stomach muscles. I was relying on my arms to lift myself up from the bed, a chair or getting in my car. The constant strain on my arm...