One Thursday afternoon, my husband drove home from work in the morning. He said that he was sick, and that they sent him home. I didn’t think anything of it because our children were going to throw up that week, as we had just contracted the flow from our kids. He went straight to bed, and sometimes got up to vomit. I found that one new thing that was spending a long time in the bathroom. Once, I even went in to check and make sure everything was fine. I’m someone who thinks people tend to overcome when they’re sick, heck, my husband has a foot in the grave when he has a cold!
He vomited overnight in the bathroom, but the next day, while he still felt a little sore in his stomach, he felt much better. He ate a piece of toast and could keep it down. He even watched the kids for me while I was wandering. That night, he decided he wanted some soup, so we made him some noodle soup and he ate a little. I took his temp and it was fine. A few minutes later, he came into the room and laid his head on the bed. I thought, “Oh jeez, I have to look at the weak and feel sorry for him.”
Less than ten minutes later he collapsed on the ground in pain. He needed help and a doctor. The head of the valve in the wall ended with pain. At that point I knew it was serious. I called 911 to the parents and called to sit with the kids. They were thanking God in the sleeping bed. They took us to the ER and threw up right away. His tests were fine, his blood work showed a normal white blood cell count, an x-ray showed that he had gas . and the worst intestine, which is supposed to show a rupture or appendage, and that, again, a swollen intestine. They couldn’t see him, and the surgeon agreed to see him for a CT scan. The same doctor saw the ER doctors and told us they would give it 24 hours, and if the pain didn’t stop, they would go through the perimeter and check what was going on. About 30 minutes later, the surgeon came back and said that it would be in the afternoon, and then he would do the case if only it was in the appendix.
After about an hour in surgery, they found that his appendix was actually broken and his stomach was clean. Fortunately, a medical doctor laser surgery was able to take care of him, and he said he came. All things were cleared for him. He had to stay in the hospital for several days on antibiotics to prevent infection.
We got home about a week after he went to the ER, and I found it odd that they sent him home with no antibiotics, but said he didn’t need them. Well, a week later, we were back in the ER and he had even more pain than when he broke up. At this time, he was literally in pain.
Our ER experience was planned since our last visit. They took him in for x-rays, CT scan, blood work, etc. Everything went back to the last time, so that soon the infection subsided and did the trick. He spent two days in the hospital, and this time they sent him home on antibiotics.
Even though my husband’s experience was not typical, you need to be careful and watch for the warning signs of appendicitis and rupture because you can die from it! Here are the “typical” warning signs and symptoms of appendix and appendix rupture.
First of all, the appendix is the pouch of the little finger at the end of the large intestine on the lower, right side of the body. It is appendicitis when the appendix is inflamed and full of pus.
-The first signs of appendicitis are pain around the belly button or lower abdomen. As it progresses, the pain moves to the right side of the lower abdomen and becomes more severe over a period of 10-12 hours. Surgical removal of the appendix is the treatment.
Symptoms other than pain:
-Nausea and vomiting
-Low appetite
– Constipation or diarrhea
-Inability to gas
-Swollen belly
-Low fever
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Please consult a doctor if you suspect any doubt! Better safe than sorry, I say! Even if the appendix isn’t the problem, it could be something else! Do not grieve lightly. It’s painful to say something bad to us!
