appendicitis - will I live?

[syed1]

salam everyone,

I have already had one appendicitis surgery and therefore have only one appendix left.. lately I have been feeling a mild pain on my lower left side of my abdomen, its a pain which sort of comes and goes, its very subtle. I am afraid that this might turn into something potentially much worse..

Is it possible to live with out both of your appendixes ? that is assuming that my left one is about to burst too.. any help?

[serena77]

yes you can live w/o your appendixes infact i thought that usually they took everything out when they had to do the surgery. i'm sure you would be fine.
serena

[جوري]

I hate to break this news but you only have ONE appendix. When it was taken out your surgical scar which is very unique should forever tell your surgeon or other doctors who give you a physical that you've had it removed. Now there are rare cases when a dumb surgeon will take something else out, because when your bowels are so inflamed some can't tell one things from the other.. So question is did you see the pathology report? did a pathologist identify the specimen as an appendix?

You should go get checked out, lots of things can happen in there like an acute abdomen or pancreatitis or diverticulitis or or or so so just because you've abdominal pain doesn't automatically denote it is your appendix..

:w:

[syed1]

okay thanks for your help. I have not seen the pathology reports but I think they got the right organ out- after all, I didn't feel the same pain after the surgery as before..

for some reason I've always thought there were 2 appendix one on each side? so this is not the case?

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[جوري]

no, not the case, it is a remnant of an embryological remnant from the cecum. Either way if you're feeling a bit feverish, the pain gets worse or you start vomiting I'd go to the ER.

:w:

[TrueStranger]

:sl:

Yes, brother, you will live! :p

[syed1]

thanks for the reassurance.

[Innocent Soul]

^ Now you got the reassurance then please change your mood :). But you should visit the doc.

But remember death is near and everyone is going to be resurrected.

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Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned(21:35)

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