Removal of Squidgy Bits - Info Needed

[digitaldiscipline]

Okay. Upon further review, it might be my Internal Lawyer. . . . err, appendix.

Who's had theirs out? What did it entail [procedure, convalescence, cost]? I am, as you say, clueless.

As someone whose last hospital stay was several years ago [head trauma - staples and x-ray], and who's never had any working bits yanked out, I'm in the dark here.

[please also email informational replies to K - aishlynn @ yahoo.com - mentioning & discussing this has got her understandably worried, so more info and support-like stuff would be much appreciated. Not fond of causing worry, am I.]

So, that's where things are at for the moment. That said, I still feel leagues better than this time yesterday - then again, napping all day on the couch, getting a good night's sleep, and not having spent the last several hours throwing up tend to have that effect. ;-)

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[lil-m-moses.livejournal.com]

Had mine out in '95. Started out as general nausea on Friday around midnight, felt like crap still when I woke up on Saturday. Pepto didn't help. Watched cartoons on the couch all morning, then realized that I was no longer so nauseous, but the pain had localized to a point in my lower right abdomen. Got suspicious, looked up appendicitis in the encyclopedia and it matched, so I took myself to student health just after noon. They ran a blood test and a short exam to check me (your white blood cell count skyrockets), then told me to take myself to the ER at the local hospital. Called my roomies and had one of them drive me over with a small bag of stuff, and the other took my car home. I checked in at 4, called my Mom, and was in general-anaesthetic surgery before 6. They kept me in the hospital a week, and it was another week before I was moving well again, though I had the bad fortune to catch a cold right out of the hospital, which complicated my recovery. Probably 2 weeks to approach anything normal. Coughing hurt like a sumbitch, and I had to stay out of my gymnastics class for almost 2 months, IIRC. Having someone around to take care of you is a very good thing. I was really glad my Mom came out. I think the staples came out after a couple of weeks, and the 3-4" scar stopped itching after a year or two. I think the bill was $10kish, including the hospital stay, but that was 8 years ago in Iowa, so YMMV. Insurance paid for virtually all of it.