Hey guys, I'm sure you've all missed me a lot here on the forum over the last month I have been dealing with some illnesses and I haven't been able to smoke or feeling like smoking for a little while. I have diverticulitis and I get flare-ups from time to time. Usually not too bad, just need a few days of a liquid diet followed by a light diet for a couple weeks and I'm usually good to go...
But this latest fiasco started on Veteran's Day 11/12, I woke up that morning with a fever and bad stomach pain, went to urgent care and they sent me for a CT and confirmed there was an infection so they put me on 10 days of antibiotics. I finished those on Thanksgiving.
I was feeling fine, then Sunday after Thanksgiving 11/25 BAM! I got hit with realllly bad pain, sh*t had me crying so this time I went to the ER and I was admitted for a week with a bad infection. They think the first flare up from Veteran's Day never fully went away. Anyway, 5 days in the hospital with IV antibiotics, got discharged with antibiotics to take at home.
Here I am 6 weeks later, still not feeling like myself.....stomach isn't quite right, have no energy at all, just feel like
Haven't smoked a cigar in 6 weeks, but I am feeling ok today and I'm planning on smoking one when I get out of work, so long as I'm still feeling ok this afternoon.....we'll see.
Just really sucks being sick and not being yourself. I'm done with it. I'm a young guy only 33 years old , so I think I am going to have surgery in the spring time to remove the part of my intestine that's bad and they will reconnect me. It will be rough but I can't live the rest of my life like this, I have young kids and if I get a real bad infection it could lead to major problems and I don't want any part of that
Enjoy your health if you have it, don't take it for granted, and take good care of yourself!!!!