Appendectomy
for those of you who did not know, after ibar wednesday i went home and had slight lower abdominal pain. i figured i would sleep it off and it would be gone in the morning. come morning time it was only worse. i went to the doctor who gave me a GI cocktail and some pills in case it was an acid problem. he also had me get blood work and schedule a sonogram. after that i went home and laid down, trying to not be in a perpetual state of searing pain. eventually it got so bad that i had my parents take me to the ER. at the ER, they gave me meds so i could actually be conscious without writhing in pain. they asked me a few questions and gave me a CT scan and then told me i had appendicitis. two hours later i was in the OR and had my appendix removed. i was in recovery for most of yesterday and am now back home with two small cuts on my belly that will be all but unrecognizable after a few days with neosporin usage. i am a tad sore, but no worse for the wear. i feel WAY better than i did yesterday. the doctor showed me pictures of it yesterday and he said "see that large white spot? that is where your appendix would have ruptured in about another 24 hours." i asked the anesthesiologist what causes appendicitis and he told me "nobody really knows. it just happens sometimes." once you feel the first symptoms, you have about 72 hours before rupturing. in conclusion, appendixes suck. they have no known use in the human body. everyone should have that time bomb removed unless you want to randomly experience a large amount of pain someday.
my cruise next week will be slightly less eventful as a result of my recovering from surgery simultaneously. c'est la vie. i still plan on having fun.
my cruise next week will be slightly less eventful as a result of my recovering from surgery simultaneously. c'est la vie. i still plan on having fun.