HOME | DD
zzoaozz — Tracking The Infection
Published: 2006-11-29 07:20:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 690; Favourites: 4; Downloads: 7
Redirect to original
Description
This are real photos tracking the post operative infection that my husband had. I have layered the images and applied some minor photo filters and levelling effects for art's sake.He was diagnoses with IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome in his late twenties. It wasn't IBS. It was Diverticulitis, a disease not often looked for in the young. Four ruptures and a dozen hernias and one horrific post operative infection later, he is going in tomorrow 11-29 for the final removal of what is left of his colon. It requires a colo-rectal specialist and another surgeon specializing in high risk hernia repair.
The point of this piece is a warning. Do not ignore intestinal pain after you eat, do not ignore excessive gas, do not ignore weird bouts of constipation or diarrhea and most of all ... do not let some two bit quack hand you a bottle of tagamet and rattle off IBS or acid reflux. Without a colonoscopy he's just guessing and Divertivculitis kills. Not to mention other things it could be like Crohn's disease or a ruptured or ulcerated colon.
Never trust a doctor unless they run tests. Never.
Related content
Comments: 12
Omg this is horrific
I have a soft pain in my lower left side constantly and now its sort of burning yeah im going to get it checked out now ><
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Don't take it for granted that it's nothing, my husband started having trouble at thirty and misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome and it could have killed him.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
That is very sound advice too many people accept what the doctors tell them blindly. That is a truly horrific story and I wish your husband the most complete recovery possible.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I'm sorry that this is yours and your husbands life. A long lasting sickness is always in the back of ones mind tinting everyday with a touch of sorrow. I prayed god's will, will be done in your husbands life.
Heres hoping the surgery will change the health of your husband, and that pain will not be a constant in his life.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
The surgery was successful; don't have to worry about diverticulitis anymore, but I am in constant pain.
I have Crohn's disease as well, sometimes the pain gets to unbelievable levels. 
This picture is actually on the tame side - Una never took pictures when it was really gruesome.
The big yellow blisters were formed from the tape the nurses used to keep the bandages in place.
Luckily, this last surgeon believed in "open wound treatment" - no bandages at all. I had to keep it really clean, but it healed up a lot faster than the old way. (this is also the way I have always treated cuts & scrapes - I was delighted, Una horrified; but she had to admit it healed considerably faster than any other surgery I've had)
So far, no problems with it except the occasional new hernia, (nothing I can do to prevent them, and they can't fix them either) and the pain from the Crohn's.... Ah well. 
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
That constant pain thing sucks
Will the doctors not give you any high dose pills, to fight some of the pain, for some of the time?
I'm glad the surgery was successful
Dose the Crohn disease run in your family?
Have you ever tried alternative remedies like herbal medicines, I don't mean like to cure the disease but to help you out a bit
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Pills: yes, but why take pills when they don't last?
I've got a huge bottle of pain pills, but would rather not take them unless I really need them.
They always prescribe them when I have a surgery or something, but I usually only take 3-4 of a whole prescription; the rest just sit here.
( 
Crohns: nope, I'm the first one to get it.
Diverticulitis is inherited though - I'm pretty sure I got that from my mom's side.
the herbal stuff is the same as the pain pills - it only works for a while.
I guess I am using an "alternative remedy" by learning to block the pain - I only really notice it when something new happens, but it never goes away - I've just learned to "not feel it"; sort of how you can learn to "not smell" a bad smell.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Aww good luck with everything...they thought my father had Crohns disease but it was just severe food poisoning and stomach ulcers which was no good so I imagine this has to be hell, hope all ends up well
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I hope he gets better soon, really. This must be hard on you and him both.
Sending good will.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Very nice, I like this a lot.
It's too bad that happened to your husband.. It's very gory. Must not have been a fun experience at all!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
You're poor husband.. 
👍: 0 ⏩: 0