Diverticulitis Surgery

[PPhelps]

My mother will be having Diverticulitis Surgery any day now. It hasn't been scheduled yet. Is there anything I can do? What will make her hospital stay more comfortable with that type of surgery?

[Morecambe]

You don't say exactly what type of operation is being contemplated - in my case I underwent a total colectomy for torrential diverticular bleeding just over five years ago.  In response to another Medhelp patient, I summarised my own experiences on Medhelp under the following posting:-

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/523166

Maybe this will give you some clues regarding the post-operative experiences - always assuming, of course, that your Mother's proposed operation mirrors my own.  

regards
Morecambe

[PPhelps]

She has an infection. They are wanting to remove the damaged part of her colon. But now her doctor wants to wait a few days and see how she does on IV antibotics. The surgeon want to do the surgery. This is her second attack.