On Sunday, June 6, 1999, at 6:00 a.m. I awoke with the worst pain,
vomiting and constimpation that I had ever experienced in my then 47
years. The pain increased all day and that night I went to the
emergency room where a doctor diagnosed me as having the flu and sent me
home. Next morning, I went to my family doctor, who upon examining me,
called the ambulance and sent me to the hospital with a diagnosis of
appendicitis. At 8:00 p.m. a doctor finally decided I did indeed have
an appendicitis and operated. Too late. By that time my appendix had
already ruptured and I had peritonitis. One week later and I was sent
home with visiting nurses coming twice daily to change my wound pads
since theyleft my incision open. In February 2000 I again awoke with
the same symptoms as before--only worse! This time I went to another
hospital--diagnosis--bowel obstruction from adhesions. Now, I have
developed a dull ache on my upper right side by my ribs. I have it
every day. It is nothing that keeps me immobilized, but it is annoying
and achy. Could this be adhesions? Can they "travel" up your side to
your upper abdomen? Doctors just shrug and say nothing. If this is an
adhesions sign, I will feel somewhat better since I am imagining all
kinds of things that may have happened to me from the peritonitis.
Thanks for your kind help.