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Thread #62237   Message #2372306
Posted By: David Murray
23-Jun-08 - 03:03 AM
Thread Name: BS: Diverticulitis
Subject: RE: BS: Diverticulitis
Kind of an update on my condition:

Last Sunday I started feeling pain in my lower-left abdomen along with fever and nausea. The pain just felt like a gas pain that never went away. It was never "severe pain" but I knew it wasn't right, so I went to the doctor the next morning and he proscribed cipro and flagyl. I took them as I was supposed to. The pain got worse the next day but started getting better by Wednesday. Despite the pain getting better, I kept having hot flashes. I was supposed to return that day to check my white blood cell count anyway. It had actually gone up instead of down so he told me to come back the next day (thursday) and check it again. By thursday, the white cell count was normal and I was feeling much better. By this weekend the pain was gone completely. I started eating some more solid foods on Sunday. Unfortunately, tonight (or should I say early Monday morning) I have been having hot/cold flashes again but not reading any fever on the thermometer. I took my last pills last night. Theoretically, both antibiotics should still be present in my system. There is still no pain, but I fear something is wrong.

Incidently, I have had diarrhea for a week now. Not normal diarrhea, it is more like really soft peanut butter. I figured that was due to lack of solid food and the antibiotics (both say diarrhea as a side effect)

I suppose I'll call the doctor when they open. But I thought I'd find a forum like this and see what other people's thoughts are.