Too bad you cannot find a med that does not cause them. We will pray them away!

Hi, Everyone. Need prayers for my oldest son. He has been having severe pains in his stomach/intestine area since Monday. Went to the doctor this morning. Doctor thinks that it is either severe colitis attacks or diverticulitis(spelling?). He has put him on a strong antibiotic for two weeks. He also wants him to go a gastroenterologist (spelling?) for a battery of tests to make sure what is going on. He told my son to tell them that it was an emergency and he wanted him to see the specialist next week or ASAP. Well, when my son called the specialist's office, he was told that the earliest he can be seen is December 22nd. They didn't care if it was an emergency and told my son that they couldn't move him ahead of someone else just because his doctor wanted that. The receptionist was VERY nasty about it. My son called the family doctor back and told his receptionist what had happened and she was going to talk to the doctor and see if he wanted my son to go somewhere else or if he would call this specialist personally on my son's behalf. BTW, our doctor told my son that if he has an attack as severe as the one he had last night that he is to go directly to the ER at our local hospital. My son (my oldest) was supposed to help his girlfriend photograph a wedding in PA on Saturday; needless to say, his doctor told him "no way!" since he wants him to go to our local hospital if he gets another attack.

Diane- Please go back and read about what happened to hugh, my husband. This went from going to the bathroom- to calling the ambulance- to going to the hospital- to a bleed requiring 8 units of blood= Diverticulosis. He had one bout with Diverticulitis years ago.Look these up on Google or whatever.My spelling of the 2 is in question!!! Prayers for your son. (Hugh was in ICU from Sat. night until Tues. night then in a regular room on wed. and got home around 10:00 pm last night.) I am not trying to scare you just tell you what just happened recently.

Diane - If he gets the slightest inkling of pain, go immediately to the local ER and DO NOT LEAVE!!! until someone performs tests, even if this means sitting in their waiting room as this can be a life-threatening condition. I do not mean to scare you, well I guess I do. The survival rate of a perforated bowel is not good.

Diverticulosis is when pouches form in the instestinal wall where it is weak. Diverticulitis is an acute attack meaning infection has set in from debris collecting in these pouches such as seeds from strawberries, sesame seeds off buns, etc. Once an infection has set in, medical treatment is necessary.

Praying for him, but God has provided Drs. to help us here along with the healings that He does supernaturally. A clear liquid diet for a few days would not hurt. Broth, gelatin, etc. If you go to Gordon's, you can get the soup bases - the au jus, roasted beef and the vegetable are especially nourishing. Also clear juices such as cranberry, etc. This is what they would give him in a hospital while waiting for a diagnosis as it allows the bowel to rest a little.

Time for me to head for bed.


Goodnight and sweet dreams to us all.

"Whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me."
Matthew 25:40

Lynn- Thank you for the girl in black. She reminds me of my niece,Beth.
Donna- Many prayers for you not to have nightmares.I remember having a nightmare and woke up screaming in colleayge after my 2 -1st cousins were killed in a car wreck in Landrum, SC. Another time I took Cipro and woke up 2 straight nights and thought the house was on fire.I really hope they go away.Love you much, Jan

From Ellie:Please tell those Wonderful, wonderful girls how much I appreciate their thoughts for me and Aaron, and how much I love them!!!
Visitation tomorrow, then the funeral on Sunday

Good Morning, For all who are hurting, I Pray for you to recieve
relief from pain , physical or mental in this life. With Gods help.