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What Causes Pain In The Stomach Post An Open Colectomy?
I had a partial open colectomy on June 3, 2014...they removed 12 of my intestine on the left side. And I became septic afterwards and had to spend an additional 8 days in the hospital after the first 5... I returned to work July 21, 2014 and I am now having similar diverticulitis pain and my entire stomach is sore, as if I fell or someone hit me...I saw my pcp and Im on my second round of antibiotics, and I m waiting for authorization for a ct scan, and I m getting very worried especially since I did not feel this way in the beginning but my stomach is sore like when I just had my surgery...any advice? Please
Mon, 3 Nov 2014
HI.
The CT scan will tell us the diagnosis.
If there is collection of pus or there are adhesions, you may need another surgery to correct the problems.
Hopefully, the antibiotics help you. Till then be on the liquid diet,
Hydration has to be kept normal, walk around to avoid deep vein thrombosis.
The CT scan will tell us the diagnosis.
If there is collection of pus or there are adhesions, you may need another surgery to correct the problems.
Hopefully, the antibiotics help you. Till then be on the liquid diet,
Hydration has to be kept normal, walk around to avoid deep vein thrombosis.
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