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05-01-2005, 09:21 PM
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Posts: 23
Hysterectomy: November 22nd, 2004
Ovaries: Undecided
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appendicitis - Please help
Yes I had appendicitis and gall bladder after my Hyst. and prolapse repairs.
I did not start running a fever until the night I was in the hospital.
I had appendectomy and gall bladder removal, the surgeon said I had gangreen in both organs.
All the Dr. who where involved in my treatment said it was rare for someone my age to have appendicitis and to have gall bladder at the same time was "unusual".
I asked my surgeons if they would do an appendectomy on me since I was having a hysterectomy, they said no!!!
The sad thing is I told TWO Drs. in the same week not three days apart that I was in a "different" kind of pain. My two so called specialists didn't catch it my good old regular General Practioner, as a matter of fact the nurse practioner Dx'ed me.
Had a total of 5 months of hell after that because of abscesses hematomas and life threatening infections.
This was after my hyst and prolapse repairs on Nov. 22. After surgery infection kept me there 6 days.
Dec 11 went in for tail bone pain.Dx'ed w/absecess Drs. said would go away on own!!! "??? 7 day visit to hospital.
12/30/04 F/U supposedly not doing as well as Dr. thought I should be
01/03/05 F/U with specialist.released for everything!!! ???
01/05/05 Sa specialist again becasue of ab. pain. ..............said I had gastritis and see my GP if I didn feel better in a couple days, because it's not a GYN problem. saw him at 11:30
Saw my GP at 1:30
01/05/05 admitted for gallbladder removal and appendectomy.
5 days visit.
01/07/05 returne with high white count return of my strep B and ecoli for the 4th time.
Radiological needle aspirations atempted twice both considered failures.
02/02/05 full vertical abdomenal surgery to remove multiple abscesses and hemotomas.
02/09/05 finally released home after month in hospital.....
03/19/05- new infection clostrideum difficile extended leave of absence anoth 2 weeks and almost lost my job.
total time 5 months, $23,000.00 indebt with insurance. Still scared, feeling broken and feel like my body betrayed me!! Now I feel like a hypochondriac (sp)
So yeah I would pay real close attention!!! Go to emergency if you have too!! Unlike my specialists, he took me seriously and I love my General Practioner he took care of me when others didn't!!
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