On the mend or dead

day 5, still in hospital and since not much happens in hospital on Sundays it might be tomorrow before they decide if I can go home, or if they want to do a dreaded colonoscopy before letting me out.

Either way I am feeling a lot better, the pain has greatly subsided and I am more myself again. 
Since the danger of the infection causing any significant damage has passed, I'm pretty sure I'll be home again soon with some quite important changes to my lifestyle and diet and a few outpatient visits.

This may be a recurring thing, if I don't take better care of myself, diverticules don't just dissappear after an infection and can get reinfected for all kinds of reasons, but being obese and not having a sensible regular diet are issues. 

I eat very well and good fresh food, thanks to Jirawan, but I eat far too much and need to regulate intake and increase my fibre and start taking more probiotics to avoid future issues. I also have to cut back a bit on my rum tipples...oh well, once a week is ok.

There may also be a few trigger foods we need to check and cut them out. But I think more than all my other complaints about having to diet, this incident is the one that will kick me into it. I NEVER want to experience pain like that again and if losing weight and exercise is going to prevent it I have my motivation.

oh well, bored now, want to go home, but have to just look out the window at a very cold and rainy Breda which has had  a heatwave for the last few days while I was stuck here in my air conditioned room with Jirawan staying to keep me company.. There are worse ways to spend time with the one you love.

Ahthankyew