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We hope to bring you more details about Diverticulitis Surgery and Surgery Options.

What to expect,  before and after.


There is one thing that I would like to share about surgery.

This is from very recent events that happened with my father.  It is not related to Diverticulitis, but it is about surgery and medical options.

I would like to say that I think Doctors and Medical staff all do a wonderful job they are very talented people who have the best interests of their patients at heart.  I have nothing against surgery, or drug treatment options if they are the right thing to do.

Recently with my dad, he had a major medical scare, (at at this point in time it is still on going).  Saw specialists etc and was told that surgery and radium were the way to go.  We were left with the impression that we had no choice, that the only options available to us were surgery and radium.  Hence my dad immediately under went both.
However it wasn't until over a month later that we noticed things didn't seem to have the desired effect.  My dad has been slowly going down hill ever since and we think we might be fighting a loosing battle.

It is not to say this would not have happen anyway or even quicker if we had not taken the steps that we did.  

But since all this trouble we have had more time to think, read and ask around.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.  What we should have done was taken immediate steps to make sure dad was OK.  Then stopped taken a breather had a read, asked around and then decided what to do next.  We might have not chosen surgery or radium,  or we might have.

What happened to us was we got such a  shock, and the impression (and i repeat impression) we were left with was that surgery and radium were our only options.

The point I'm trying to make is that Medical Practitioners believe what they are offering is the best course of action. They are not out to trick anyone, and they have been very well educated to offer this advice.  However there are always two sides to every story, and you should find out the other side.  In our case we should have asked our doctor more about chances of success,  side effects of drugs.  We should have then asked around, made some inquires about what other options we have,  and then made a decision.

Sometimes when confronted with something that really hits you in the face the immediate reaction is to get it fixed ASAP (this was our case).  But maybe you should take a step back, take a deep breath ask around and then make the decision.

Surgery can benefit, and medical staff are excellent and will do their best to make things right.

Just make sure it is the right option, and don't rush in if you can help it.

Diverticulitis is important,  it can kill, and should be taken seriously.  Just make sure you are doing the right thing for your Diverticulitis case.  Everyone is different and Diverticulitis reacts differently with different people.  Some can control it quite successfully with diet,  some go natural medicine or alternative medicine and some go the surgery path.  It doesn't matter what you choose just do not rush in,  ask around and make sure it is the right option for your Diverticulitis.

Just remember there are always two sides to every story.  Good and bad.  Check them both out and ask questions.





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