On April 7th I was diagnosed with diverticulitis. By April 10th hospitalized with a fever and extreme pain. They said it was uncomplicated but kept me at the hospital for 2 days on antibiotics and sent me home with yet more antibiotics. Finished them all up. Ate a bland boring diet. Started to feel somewhat better. Had a CT and they said much better than the previous CT and I was good to go.
Yesterday I had a pizza. Light sauce. Extra cheese. Steamed broccoli.
Today... Sorry this is gross... A very large bowel movement (Not diarrhea). On the toilet paper... Light pink blood and mucus. Wiped several times and still more blood and mucus.
Call the GI doctor He can't see me till August. The nurse practitioner can see me May 20th. And here I am bleeding?! No fever. A little bit of abdominal pain but nothing like it was with the April disaster.
Should I head to the hospital?! I only got to speak with the receptionist at the GI doctor and she said if I bleed more maybe she could convince the office manager to get me double booked somewhere with the nurse practitioner. This office is awful.
I hate to rush off to the emergency room. Especially without a fever. But having diverticulitis in April also scared the hell out of me as it was my first time.
Can't decide whether I should head to the ER anyways or wait for further symptoms. In my area once you see one GI doctor you are stuck with that doctor for another year or two before another one will see you. Very much a good old boy system.
Anyhow going into my birthday weekend thinking I'm going to be having broth. Should I have not eaten solid food a month out?!