When is it time to consider surgery for diverticulitis I have 4 in 4 years not to mention how it wears you body out and can come back at ant times I just got out the hospital10 days ago( I told them they sending me to soon but my doctor was out of town. I just had a colonastpy today and I still have a little infrection. even in the emergency when I was put in the hospital in November . The er doc and the internist both thought surgery was the answer but the hospital dog just wanted to get me out. White count was down so he wanted me to go. I have been pretty much bedridden for the lAst 3 months from the symptoms. I am being put back n antibiotics for 7 days. Th is the 5 round in two and a half months, during this time I also go two bladder infections. An advise