My husband went in for a flare up of diverticuliti...

My husband went in for a flare up of diverticulitis. After doing blood work and a CT scan, we were told that he needed emergency surgery for an abscess on his colon, and that he would have to have a colostomy bag. He refused saying he would not live with a bag. We were told, by the doctor, that he would die without this surgery. So we came home and prepared for the worst. The next day, he decided he wanted a second opinion, so he went to norton hospital in Louisville.
Now remember, we were told...surgery or die. Even his discharge papers state that he left the hospital against medical advice and he was made aware of possible death.
Norton er ran all the tests again, saw all the same stuff and said there was no need for surgery, IV antibiotics were what was needed. He was admitted to norton, given the antibiotics, and is alive and well without a colostomy bag. We will do our very best to avoid HMH from here on out. They almost destroyed a man's life because of their aggressive treatment.