 [ Symptoms ] how long can the colon stay alive after surgery  my husband suffered from diverticulitis for about 3 yrs he finally had 9 inches of his colon removed in aug he has the ostomey bag i lost my job and now we have no insurance he was scheduled to be reconnected around the 2nd wk in nov we change his bag once a week his skin around the ostomey area is so red irritated small blister i just want to know how long the colon could be disconnected and still be fully functional [ Disease ] no pneumonia is usually treated without the indignity and pain of an antibiotic  injection there are many types and severity of pneumonia but if they medical provider assumed that he had a bacterial type these can be effectively treated with oral antibiotics sometimes with younger children who may be vomiting not good candidates for oral medications or those with severe pneumonia i will give an antibiotic injection they are not happy about it but getting them better is the most important goal there is a shot to prevent many types of pneumonia pneumococcal i had one this morning