Friday afternoon my Dad went in the hospital. He's been diagnosed with diverticulitis. There was the possibility he was going to need emergency surgery.Currently he's in the hospital for 7-10 days on antibiotics to clear up the infection. They are hoping to send him home on oral antibiotics for a couple weeks and then send him for a colonoscopy,before sending him to surgery to remove the bad portion of intestion. As of today he was feeling a little better, temperature was normal,pain was in a smaller area,and he even went for a walk around the halls. Every day has shown improvement,for which I am greatful. I wish I could skip ahead to after surgery. I don't care if he gripes and complains ,just as long as he's on the road to recovery. I was supposed to be in the shop saturday morning putting in my new body mounts, but that got put on hold in a hurry. As much as I love my chevelle. Dad takes precedence :) So if anyone wouldn't mind please say a prayer for my Dad. Thank you

Our prayers and best wishes are with you and your family. Hope your Dad is out of the hospital and doing great soon.

Will do. If it helps any my boss had to have a section of his intestion removed because of the same condition your Father has and its been three years now and he is fine. Im not saying things cant go wrong but he should go through it ok.

Saying a prayer for your Father right now.

Prayers sent for a speedy recovery for your dad!

Consider it done. I hope all goes well.

Best wishes and prayers to you and your family, Stay close to your Dad as much as you can...

I will keep him in my thoughts and prayers....

He'll be fine...

Will do.

Prayers for him and the family.

I have my mother working on the prayers! She worked for Campus Crusade
for 30 years ! She posted the prayers on their website also.

All the best to you and your family. Wish your Dad a speedy recovery.

I will pray tonight.

Tim

i will pray tonight.

Tim

x2

You and ur dad are in our hearts brother.

I'm currently doing a BB swap on my 69 with my dad,,he's 75 now,,and it's been a long time since I was turning the wrenches with my old man. Don't know what I'd ever do with out him,,

Here's to ur dad and a safe recovery !

My thoughts and prayers are for your Dad and your family.

Thank you to everyone for the prayers and kind words. Dad is doing pretty well,and gets another CT scan tomorrow to determine what's next. The doctor doesn't care for the belly tenderness he's still feeling, but will know whats up after the scan. If all is well he may come home Thursday to rest and heal more before whatever surgery he'll need. Keep the prayers coming and again Thank you everyone.

He will be included in our family prayers tonight.
God is good....all the time.
Blessings to you and your family

My thoughts and prayers to you and your family.

Prayers coming your Dad's way tonight. Hope everything turns out well for him

Our prayers go out, my God grant your father a quick recovery

My thoughts and prayers to you and your family. May your dad have a speedy recovery.
Ray

Friday afternoon my Dad went in the hospital. He's been diagnosed with diverticulitis. There was the possibility he was going to need emergency surgery.Currently he's in the hospital for 7-10 days on antibiotics to clear up the infection. They are hoping to send him home on oral antibiotics for a couple weeks and then send him for a colonoscopy,before sending him to surgery to remove the bad portion of intestion. As of today he was feeling a little better, temperature was normal,pain was in a smaller area,and he even went for a walk around the halls. Every day has shown improvement,for which I am greatful. I wish I could skip ahead to after surgery. I don't care if he gripes and complains ,just as long as he's on the road to recovery. I was supposed to be in the shop saturday morning putting in my new body mounts, but that got put on hold in a hurry. As much as I love my chevelle. Dad takes precedence :) So if anyone wouldn't mind please say a prayer for my Dad. Thank you

You are a great son...I will say a prayer for your father...And god bless you for being an awesome son

Our prayers our with your father as well as you and your entire family. Remain strong and keep all posted in his recovery. God Bless

We'll keep the prayers and good thoughts coming you just take care of dad!:thumbsup:

Consider it done! My mother-in-law also had this affliction, and with treatment and a watchful diet, she's doing well. I'm sure your Dad will be fine and helping you with that Chevelle soon. Good luck.

Another one right now.

More prayers sent to you, your dad , and all others out there that can use one. Hope everyone out there is blessed in whatever way is needed. Team Chevelle is a family like none Ive ever known before, everyone helping each other just because you can.

Friday afternoon my Dad went in the hospital. He's been diagnosed with diverticulitis...They are hoping to send him home on oral antibiotics for a couple weeks...before sending him to surgery.

BigEvilChevelle,

It's very atypical for a doctor to suggest surgery because of one episode of diverticulitis.
Is there some complication other than just the diverticulitis, such as an abscess, etc?

Unless the diverticulitis is recurrent, most doctors are conservative in their treatment (antibiotics, etc.) and forgo surgery.

If it was my dad, and this was his first occurrence of diverticulitis, and there are no other complications, I'd get a second opinion from a gastroenterologist before sending him to the OR for a major surgery.

Regards,
-Greg

BigEvilChevelle,

It's very atypical for a doctor to suggest surgery because of one episode of diverticulitis.
Is there some complication other than just the diverticulitis, such as an abscess, etc?

Unless the diverticulitis is recurrent, most doctors are conservative in their treatment (antibiotics, etc.) and forgo surgery.

If it was my dad, and this was his first occurrence of diverticulitis, and there are no other complications, I'd get a second opinion from a gastroenterologist before sending him to the OR for a major surgery.

Regards,
-Greg

They were really concerned because, Dad first had symptoms about 3 weeks ago,but like alot of us men, he's stubborn and ignored it and the symptoms decreased. On Friday it hit him hard and they were pretty sure it had perforated and was poisoning his system, They knew infection was present, hence the 7-10 days on intervenious antibiotics. They opted not operate unless it was urgent, so not to spread the infection and make things far worse. The surgeon who is said to be one of the best, had said on Friday he didn't want to operate,he mentioned the possibiliy that it might seal itself.
His partners checked in on Dad over the weekend, and said after the infection is gone and Dad has a colonoscopy,surgery was likely. Today the doctor was back in to see him and said that a pouch may be holding fluid and that could be why he's still tender and they may have to draw the fluid out with a needle. The Doc really wants to hold of on any surgery unless theres a problem. The next step or planning for surgery, will be based on the two CT scans they will do in the morning.

Thinking about you and your dad. This is a common deal with age he'll be okay -tim-

More love and good wishes coming your way from the Midwest. He'll be fine. Funny thing, us guys are fine until something is happening to our Dad. I guess that just speaks to how important to us they are. And yes, to echo everyone else, he'll be fine soon enough.

We're praying for your dad and your family. God bless you all. Pete

Today the doctor was back in to see him and said that a pouch may be holding fluid and that could be why he's still tender...The next step or planning for surgery, will be based on the two CT scans they will do in the morning.

I wish all the best for your dad.

Regards,
-Greg

Thoughts and prayers my friend. My father passed more than 5 years ago now. I do not wish that on anyone.

No problem , good luck

Consider it done - My Dad had the same surgery 30 years ago and is still kicking - hope yours comes out as well if needed

I had the exact condition. I was in the hospital for 7 days on antibiotics, home for 6 days still on antibiotics and back for surgery where I spent another 8 days. Sounds like your Dad responded to the meds and is "out of the woods" as far as the threat of a rupture is concerned. I was under the threat of emergency surgery as well but responded well to the meds and avoided it. While I was in the hospital, a U.S. Senator died from the exact same condition.
If they do lyposcopy (sp?) the surgery is not bad. If they do it traditionally, as they did me, he is in for some VERY TOUGH surgery and recovery. It was 12 weeks before I could even think about getting in and out of my Firebird, 6 months before I was in any danger of cutting the lawn with my push mower or lifting anything heavy and about a year before I stopped feeling the effects from the surgery.
Abdominal surgery is tough to recover from but my Doctor said he did not trust stitching a perfectly leak free repair looking through a microscope...he wanted to have his hands on it! Since he was touted as one of the best at Emory in Atlanta, I agreed to the more invasive procedure.
If he has tradational surgery, make sure he discusses with his doctor how he wears his pants and where they fall on his waist. My doctor managed to end my incision exactly where the button for my jeans are. It is a constant irritation even 6 years after surgery. 1 inch one way or the other would have worked well!
Tom

My prayers are with your father during this tough time.
Tom

UPDATE:
Dad's CT scans still shows inflammation,but labs are good and the air or bloating in his abdomin is getting less,so they like th direction he's headed in. today they will start him on clear food items like clear jello and soup broth. He'll stay on the antibiotics through the weekend. Now they are shooting for sending him home next week to mend and then he can look into having the surgery. The Doctor has exspressed that he wants Dad to lose some weight so they can do the orthoscopic surgery, rather than the long incision. Dad exspressed to the Doc that he looks like he hasn't missed many meals himself, lol. It makes me happy to see my Dad playfully giving the staff a hard time. I think they enjoy the comic relief aswell. I'll keep ya'll posted and thank you for the continued prayers.

Have faith, all will be well! -MATT

Prayers for your dad.

UPDATE:
Dad has been bored silly walking around the floor he's on,and feeling much improved. The doctor likes the way things are looking,but doesn't think Dad would fair well with another occurence like he came in with. So, he's going in for surgery on Monday.
We're still eager to just get him home and on the mend. Keep the prayers comin' :)

We will be praying for your dad. Don't worry things will be alright.

UPDATE:
Dad's condition has improved and he was released today. The Doctor wants to do a follow up in two weeks,and a colonoscopy in a month or so. As long as there is no emergencies,surgery will be anywhere from 1-3 months. I'm still anxious to get him past the surgery.

Great news.....
I'll keep him in my prayers and hope he continues on this path...