What Diverticulitis Does

Back in May I started to notice my hair falling out and getting really stringy. By the beginning of July it had gotten so much worse I stopped by my hairdresser's to see if she knew why. She was shocked when she saw my hair and couldn't figure it out. She switched me to a different hair product to see if it would help and I left hopeful. However, over the next few weeks it just kept getting worse and worse. I wondered if something was going on with my thyroid as I had been quite exhausted to. So, when I went into my Dr. at the beginning of August I was ready with questions and a list of symptoms. He said he would check my lab work, but was almost positive that what I was noticing was a result of my Diverticulitis. You see, the infection I had March was severe and I will tell you that the week I was in the hospital, is the sickest I have been in my life. I was on a Fentanyl pain pump for 2 1/2 days just to get the pain under control and was on heavy duty IV antibiotics (Cipro and Flagyl) that I continued on orally for another 2 weeks when I went home. You have to remember that I have done natural childbirth and so to be on a Fentanyl pain pump, that tells you something of the pain I was in. If I had gone another 24 hrs before treatment, I would have been in surgery having sections of my bowel removed. So when he said this to me it made perfect sense, but the bad news is that since my body is trying to recuperate, my hair could get worse for another 7 months. It also doesn't help that I keep having flare ups as I figure out my diet on what my body will tolerate.

Thus, a week ago I went in to my wonderful hairdresser who was faced with figuring out a solution to help my hair. The result is the darkest my hair has ever been and the shortest it has been in 18 years. She did a wonderful job and while I am still getting used to it I have received many complements.