2 week post op update
UPDATE: 2 week follow up 5/18/26.
Ahead of the healing schedule. The nurse and my surgeon asked to see my incisions, and they were stunned. They’re barely noticeable and the biggest one from the belly button you can’t even see. It’s only been two weeks. I know there are people still suffering from redness, pus and infection. I have none of that. Barely any pain just adjusting to trying to eat again and have normal bowel movements and that will come in time. I’m not religious, but I feel blessed.
Approximately 32 inch’s of colon removed including my appendix if that’s what you could call it.
My appendix was barely recognizable. He stated I had to have had appendicitis along with diverticulitis several times. He was taken back when he removed the tissue as he said I did not know it was even your appendix attached to your colon it looks more like cancer, but it was tested and it is not. That’s pretty damn scary. Ironically, a diverticulitis perforation basically saved my life before it almost took it. But I could remember just about every lower abdominal pain I ever had and went to doctors and they said it was nothing. Granted they probably did bloodwork and no infection showed in my blood work. However, this surgeon saved my life. He honestly doesn’t know how I made it this far with what my tissue had become.
Two weeks later, I’m still a little sore and that will last for about eight weeks however, I do not feel sick. I do not feel like toxic waste is running through my veins. I do not feel like I’m in a fog, my thought patterns are back to normal from 10 years ago . I did not know nor did my fiancé know that I was even sick. Would always ask me what was wrong cause I just seemed off and I could never give an answer. I just kept saying I’m tired. I’m just so tired. But again the doctors just brushed it off . And before anyone starts talking about lawsuits and malpractice forget about it. Those doctors are long gone. The point of this is - this was the closest brush to death I ever had. I thought my heart ablation ( flat lined on the table) was but no, I survived that procedure while still having this creature inside of me . Listen to your bodies. You need to be your own advocate. Trust me, I will never let a doctor Tell me anything is in my head ever again!!!! I am healing so well and so fast that I don’t need to even make an appointment with him unless there is some complications. I am walking 2.5 miles a day. 1.25 in the morning and then 1.25 miles in the evening. He said that is doing absolute wonders for me and I started doing that one week after surgery. I hope this gives other people hope. I’m not bragging. I just want other people to know that there are some good outcomes. I had almost 3 feet of intestines that was so destroyed by diverticulitis scar tissue. 3 feet blows my mind but I’m still here. I’m still standing and today is the 19th and I had absolutely no pain or discomfort. I even went to the store for some retail therapy and ask the woman to put the items in several bags because they were too heavy and she asked why and I told her I had surgery half of my intestines removed two weeks ago and she was like what are you even doing out in public? I said the miracle of technology and science and the expertise of my surgeon made this possible. She was just stunned . She’s like I would never have known unless you told me. So far I am a success story. I’m hoping to keep it that way. I’m eating light, small meals, exercising drinking plenty of fluids. I am also going to see a nutritionist in two weeks to make sure my electrolytes and vitamins and minerals are balanced in my body. I’m down almost 40 pounds from when I started this journey. And I haven’t felt this healthy in so many years. I will post occasional updates but mostly will respond to peoples posts to support them . Just want to thank everybody for getting me to this point. You guys are awesome.!!!!!!!! I don’t know where I would’ve been without all your support. Even my grieving has changed. I’ve been given a second chance at life and I’m going to live it.!