Emergency Laparoscopic Appendectomy Experience.

Bloody hell, gangrenous!! Glad you made it through. The worst thing about a laparoscopic surgery, in my opinion, is the gas afterwards. It's a nightmare to get it out, particularly when you need to use your poor beaten up abdominal muscles to squeeze the farts out!
 
Glad, you're on the mend.

NHS sounds like a disaster nowadays. Don't get me wrong we pay hundreds a month here which to other people seems expensive but the health care is exceptionally high quality.
 
sprite1275 said:
Same happened to me. First day like you said I new something wasn't right with the pain (hard to describe the pain, like a dull pain) went to A and E where I saw a doc but said probably upset stomach but maybe could be appendix. Sent me home with drugs.
Next day got worse so went back it's then they said your staying in and need to go to surgery asap.
Mine had burst also and took them a while to sort out.
The week after for me I had real bad series pain episodes and couldn't walk great. Then all of a sudden the pain just stopped. Went from excruciating to nothing it was weird.

The pain was bad but I still say my kidney stone pain was worse.
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That sounds very similar. Initially, the pain was dull and not as excruciating as it was the next day, but it was still very uncomfortable. I’m still experiencing occasional dull aches during digestion, but they only last for a few seconds.

I’m sorry to hear about your kidney stone. If that was more painful than this, then wow—I didn’t think pain could get any worse. Have you had any issues related to your Appendectomy?
 
dirtychinchilla said:
Bloody hell, gangrenous!! Glad you made it through. The worst thing about a laparoscopic surgery, in my opinion, is the gas afterwards. It's a nightmare to get it out, particularly when you need to use your poor beaten up abdominal muscles to squeeze the farts out!
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Thank you. The gas was horrendously painful. I was trying not to force it out because it was excruciatingly tender, especially in and around the area that had just been operated on.
 
Haggisman said:
Glad you're OK - yeah, the ambulance situation is a joke :( The whole system seems set up to fob you off - I guess the theory is, by the time someone sees you, you're either better or dead :(

My other half deals with ambulance calls a lot at work, and based on her stories, in an emergency situation I wouldn't even bother calling - straight in the car to A&E. We also have private cover, which - as mentioned above - obviously won't deal with emergency treatment, but initial assessment/diagnosis should be a lot quicker.
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Thank you, I completely agree—it was a shambles. It was a time-sensitive situation, and waiting for the ambulance could have actually cost me my life. They said it would take 2-3 hours, but that could have easily turned into another 2-3 hours on top of that. I didn’t have time to waste, so even though the journey was rough, we knew we just had to get to the hospital. Fortunately, we were able to make it in time.
 
Once again it just highlights that we don't pay enough tax. All those countries with a great public health system pay more tax.

We pat enough to resent it, but not enough to see the value for money!

Glad you're on the mend OP.

Had mine out 20 years ago at Reading. Told to go to XYZ ward. My wife had to park the car so I was left with a fever to find the ward. Problem was the ward had moved earlier that week. Half the directions I was given were to where it had been and half to where it was. After 30 minutes getting lost I was feeling terrible so ended up being taken on a wheelchair. My wife was having kittens as they thought they'd lost me.

Then post-op a nurse cam to check the wound (no laprascopic for me). I noticed she had just emptied a catheter bag and not washed her hands. I asked her really nicely to clean her hands and she then refused to check me!

Worst bit was my mate bought me a jar of pickled gherkins to remind me of my appendix and a copy of Viz. Wanted to read it cos I was bored, couldn't cos laughing hurt!
 
Wow, glad you're on the mend OP, what an awful experience. Glad you got to hospital when you did and they managed to get you under the knife when they did.
 
Hodders said:
Once again it just highlights that we don't pay enough tax. All those countries with a great public health system pay more tax.

We pat enough to resent it, but not enough to see the value for money!

Glad you're on the mend OP.

Had mine out 20 years ago at Reading. Told to go to XYZ ward. My wife had to park the car so I was left with a fever to find the ward. Problem was the ward had moved earlier that week. Half the directions I was given were to where it had been and half to where it was. After 30 minutes getting lost I was feeling terrible so ended up being taken on a wheelchair. My wife was having kittens as they thought they'd lost me.

Then post-op a nurse cam to check the wound (no laprascopic for me). I noticed she had just emptied a catheter bag and not washed her hands. I asked her really nicely to clean her hands and she then refused to check me!

Worst bit was my mate bought me a jar of pickled gherkins to remind me of my appendix and a copy of Viz. Wanted to read it cos I was bored, couldn't cos laughing hurt!
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Agreed, I would gladly pay a ring-fenced additional NI specifically for the NHS if it would help to raise standards across the board and meant that people received better care from the outset.
 
Interesting read OP and definitely useful to raise awareness to such things. Those of us in good health - we are so so lucky! Glad you're ok OP, hope it gives a new appreciation of things etc.
 
A very similar story to mine so I won't bother regurgitating it. I felt like I should have complained about the A&E doctor I originally saw but they are so rushed off their feet mistakes are bound to happen.

Fast forward 12 years and I still have a tasty 8 inch scar but all has been well.

Looking back the signs were there I had suspected rumbling appendix for about a year before the big event.
 
Chris344 said:
That sounds very similar. Initially, the pain was dull and not as excruciating as it was the next day, but it was still very uncomfortable. I’m still experiencing occasional dull aches during digestion, but they only last for a few seconds.

I’m sorry to hear about your kidney stone. If that was more painful than this, then wow—I didn’t think pain could get any worse. Have you had any issues related to your Appendectomy?
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No I'm fine now. I just remember the pain afterwards for about a week. Really excruciating. I'm not one for taking tablets but was chucking any kind of pain relief down my throat.

The kidney stone was just nuts. Every now and then I was on my hands and knees, shaking with the pain. They tried twice to get it and couldn't. The first time of trying I swear they used a chain saw. The pain to go the toilet.
Third time they got it which took a year in total.

One of the maddest pains I experienced was when I had an abscess on my groin. Getting it packed afterwards is fun.
 
Very similar to my experience.. But mine actually burst... Some point between getting a lift to a&e and arriving I think..

If I'd have waited for an ambulance I'd be dead as I was hospitalized for about 7 days off my nut post surgery on codine, sometimes morphine, about 3 different types of antibiotics... Oh and a drain tube to get rid of the gunk. As I has some sepsis.

I have 3 scars on my lower abdomen now about an inch or two long each.

It's incredibly important to get fast treatment or it could easily be curtains.

The pain was unreal. Pre - OP... Morphine was only just taking the edge off it.. sweat was litteraly pouring off me and I could barely stand to get into the car to get to hospital... How I. Didn't pass out, I don't know.
 
mattyfez said:
Very similar to my experience.. But mine actually burst... Some point between getting a lift to a&e and arriving I think..

If I'd have waited for an ambulance I'd be dead as I was hospitalized for about 7 days off my nut post surgery on codine, sometimes morphine, about 3 different types of antibiotics... Oh and a drain tube to get rid of the gunk. As I has some sepsis.

I have 3 scars on my lower abdomen now about an inch or two long each.

It's incredibly important to get fast treatment or it could easily be curtains.

The pain was unreal. Pre - OP... Morphine was only just taking the edge off it.. sweat was litteraly pouring off me and I could barely stand to get into the car to get to hospital... How I. Didn't pass out, I don't know.
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That sounds very similar to my experience. Did the pain get worse or better once it burst? Mine also burst, they said the pus had spread, and I had two drains inserted to remove the fluid after the operation. Thankfully, I wasn’t hospitalised as long as you were, and I only needed paracetamol afterward.

Glad you made a full recovery.
 
Chris344 said:
That sounds very similar to my experience. Did the pain get worse or better once it burst? Mine also burst, they said the pus had spread, and I had two drains inserted to remove the fluid after the operation. Thankfully, I wasn’t hospitalised as long as you were, and I only needed paracetamol afterward.

Glad you made a full recovery.
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Thanks! You too!
Hard to say about pain subsiding... It was a bit of a blur with the painkillers and the pain was so bad I could barely talk or stand, the pain was exquisite it was like something out of a horror film...

Pre - OP the oral morphine... Purple liquid in a syringe was only taking the edge off the pain, it was still incredibly painful when drugged up!

I think I was only on codine post - OP... But I can't really remember.
 
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glad your on the mend. just to add i would gladly pay the nurses anything they wanted having just experienced what they have to go through on the wards .
no great details jsut over a week ago pains in my chest, after lots of faffing around (gp) 111 tried to get me a ambulance but i refused and made my own way.
ct scan at 11.30 at night large blood clot on lungs and 7 days in hospital problem not helped by having covid as well (unbeknown) those doctors and nurses burton absolute heroes ,now back home on thinning meds and a new type of tablet just approved, god bless our nhs.
 
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