Thanks everyone for your understanding and concern. There is one great thing about being able to come here and vent is that all of us know what it's like to have PCS.

Friday I went to the E.R. to insure I didn't do any damage. They contacted my neurologist's office (he wasn't there Friday) and spoke to the on call doc who updated them on my status. E.R. opted no to do any more MRI or CT as I wasn't presenting visible damage to my head.

My brain is now just dealing again with additional headache up and above what the current prescription of Nortriptyline was managing. I'm icing my neck, trying to stay out of the Arizona heat, and trying to take as minimal amount of Naratriptan to combat the worst headache.

Thinking is coming back around. That was the worst part, when cognitive dyfunction set in.

Mark, as far as my diverticulitis, I'm golden. The surgery mentioned in my signature was a sigmoid removal and resection. Afterwards, the doc said the one diverticula was attached to my bladder and due to the cycles of filling and emptying, pulling on the diverticula just weakened it further till it burst (stupid colon !). They said also that western diet (lack of fiber) causes this and that they are seeing more younger folks coming in with this.

The surgery won't protect me from the development of future diverticula, as least this "one" won't be any more of a problem. Plus, I've changed my diet significantly, to a cleaner more healthy one.

Again, thanks everyone.



Mike