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Veterans

Historic NY

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1. Real shame I've suffered with diverticulitis & diverticulosis..

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Original post)

Wed Mar 1, 2017, 12:49 AM

Mar 2017

for nearly 40 yrs....there was never a time when I wasn't hooked up to a monitor or to an IV. Pain medication was only given in the early onset of the condition. A perforation is the most serious part as it can lead to peritonitis. He should have had around the clock care and monitoring.

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Real shame I've suffered with diverticulitis & diverticulosis.. Historic NY Mar 2017 #1

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