re: #711 tveitskog

Diverticulitis?? What, never have heard of that.

It’s when a pocket develops in your lower colon in which food can collect and turn septic. The swelling this causes seals the pocket away from the rest of the colon, and the pus pressure builds until it blows a hole in the colon wall, infecting your entire lower GI tract. I only became aware of it when the damn thing blew; then the sudden pain was excruciatingly intense. They had me on the max dose of IV morphine for 4 days. And since there was a big chance I wouldn’t make it through, they had me fill out a living will as soon as I woke up from surgery.

That pocket’s still there. And until I get it surgically removed, I am at substantial risk of a future attack.