Hello John,
Believe me, you are NOT a hypochondriac. I sympathize with you. I too
had a ruptured appendix and NEVER had a problem with anything prior to
the surgery. I have had and continue to have numerouse problems
including 3 more surgeries due to the cause and effect of a ruptured
appendix. I am sick and tired of being in pain. I have been to a pain
management Dr. and it did not help. I have been reading some messages
posted here and pain management seems to have helped a few people. You
may want to try that route, it can't hurt! I truly wish you the best. I
also find it helps me to sleep if I use one of those long body pillows.