I'm getting confused. 3 weeks ago I was told I had diverticulitis and
given 7 days of flagyl and cipro. Pain and fever were gone after 2
days but still felt little twinges of pain every now and then in that
one spot. I finished all the antibiotics and a week later my fever
returned but not the pain like I had the first time. I went to the
doctor and they did a blood test and my white count was sky high.
They said I probably had an abscess and to go to the ER. So I went
and they did a CT scan and said there was no sign of diverticulitis
but said I had a twisted fat tissue in there. They gave me 5 days of
leviquen and sent me home. After 48 hours, the fever went away. I
went to see a gastroentenologist two days ago. He told me I probably
did have diverticulitis the first time and the reason it came back was
because 7 days of antibiotics isn't enough and prescribed me 10 days
(in addition to the 5 days the ER prescribed me) and also added flagyl
back too. He said the thing about the fat tissue is just what the
radiologists say when they see inflamation but don't know why. He
also said that just because diverticuli didn't show up on the CT scan,
doesn't mean I don't have them.

The thing is, even though my fever returned I never really had that
pain like I did the first time. So did I even have diverticulitis the
second time? And secondly, if the leviquin that the ER prescribed had
been effective and my fever disapated after 2 days, why did the
gastroentenoligist add me back on flagyl too?

He wants me to come in 5 weeks from now for a colonoscopy. I guess
that is fine. My concern is that after I stop taking the drugs my
fever will return again. Maybe the infection isn't in my colon? Most
of the twinges of pain I feel are when food is being digested, not so
much when passing stool. Maybe the problem is somewhere else?

Anyway, it is frustrating being told one thing by the ER and something
else by a specialist. Who do I believe? Do I have diverticulosis or
a twisted fat pad? Obviously the colonoscopy will tell me the answer
to one of the questions next month.. But that is assuming I don't wind
up in the ER again.

I am having trouble eating much. I've lost 9 pounds because I've been
force feeding myself about 1,000 calories a day. But I should be
eating double that. I have little or no appetite. help!