Post surgery
On May 12, 2006 I had surgery to remove my sigmoid colon (about one foot) due to recurrent acute diverticulitis that would not heal. I had been hospitalized three times between early January and mid-March of 2006 for the infection, and surgery was finally deemed the best cure. This photo is about 48 hours after surgery, and you can see my stomach is still swollen with the gas they used to inflate me for the laparoscopic surgery--a rather new procedure for this type of problem. The big cut on my bellybutton was used to remove the piece of colon, and the incision on the lower right (my left) was used to perform most of the work. The two smallest incisions, on the left (my right), where used for lights and tools. Pretty cool, although I was pretty miserable. The good thing is that the procedure worked as planned.
Post surgery
On May 12, 2006 I had surgery to remove my sigmoid colon (about one foot) due to recurrent acute diverticulitis that would not heal. I had been hospitalized three times between early January and mid-March of 2006 for the infection, and surgery was finally deemed the best cure. This photo is about 48 hours after surgery, and you can see my stomach is still swollen with the gas they used to inflate me for the laparoscopic surgery--a rather new procedure for this type of problem. The big cut on my bellybutton was used to remove the piece of colon, and the incision on the lower right (my left) was used to perform most of the work. The two smallest incisions, on the left (my right), where used for lights and tools. Pretty cool, although I was pretty miserable. The good thing is that the procedure worked as planned.