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Originally Posted by Trickskier
Glad to hear the you're feeling better. I had a similar incident:
About 4 weeks ago I thought I had an ulcer. I went to see my doctor on 12/21 and he ordered a STAT CT Scan. Later that evening the doctors office called and told me to go to the ER for intravenous antibiotics. They admitted me in the hospital and said that a surgeon would be by in the morning to see me. Saturday 12/22 the surgeon that walked in was a good friend of mine. He told me that I had a bacterial infection in my small intestine and that I needed surgery that day to remove about a foot and a half of my small intestine.
He did the surgery Saturday afternoon and told me that everything went well. I had a follow up appointment and the pathology report was negative for cancer. He's not sure nor am I on what caused the infection. Doctor said there should be no long term effects but my swim suit modeling days are over LOL! I have a scar that starts 3 inches above my belly button and goes about 3 inches below it.
He reattached the intestine with titanium staples that will be there for the rest of my life. I hope that I don't set off the metal detectors at the airport!
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I know the feeling. I still have the wires around my sternum from open heart surgery 22 years ago.
