Can appendicitis last 2 months - dull pain in lower abdomen Posted: 10-26-07 20:57pm
I've been having a pain in my right side
for the past 6 weeks almost 7. My doctor
said he didn't think I had appendicitis,
but now says that could be what's wrong.
Can it really last that long? I've had 2
ultra sounds and a CT scan and plenty of
blood tests and most recently a Hida scan
and still everything is coming back
normal. I haven't been able to work much
since I've been having pain. It's getting
frustrating that I'm still in pain and my
doctor is blowing it off and not very
concerned about it. My pain is mostly a
dull pain in the lower abdomen and
occationally I have sharp pains that don't
last very long, but they've been hurting
worse in the last week. Along with this
I have been overly tired and can't do much
during the day without been wiped out the
next day from exhaustion. I've been
tested for cysts, gull bladder, and blood
work for who knows what. If anyone has
any ideas or suggestions they would be
greatly appreciated. I don't know how
long I can take not knowing what's wrong.
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JayMameBaby
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Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 5 Location: SD, USA
Posted: 10-27-07 12:13pm
I've been having similar pain for nine
months now and on Monday I'll be getting a
hold of a specialist, seems there are
quite a few people that can't be helped by
doctors.
I hope you get something figured out soon
~Jaime
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Dylans Grandma
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Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 1
Appendicitis Can Last a Year Plus Posted: 11-08-07 18:14pm
My daughter at the age of 9 looked like a
skelton with skin on it she was so sick.
High fever, blood count through the roof,
unbearable pain in the stomach, all the
other symptons that go with appendictis.
They said it was all in he head until a
105 fever, a 12 day hospital stay and more
test than you could think of no answer and
everyone said no it is not an
appendicitis. When all else failed an the
child could hardly function anymore they
decided to do surgery and explore--with
1/2 hour the doctor came out and asked why
she had not had her appendix removed. He
removed them and with 2 weeks I had a new
child at home and she has been well every
since. Hope this helps and good look
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Posted: 11-27-07 20:56pm
Chronic appendicitis is an unlikely
condition. Patients with appendicitis are
usually very ill, in severe pain, have a
high fever and have a medical emergency on
their hands. I wouldn't rule out another
bowel condition. You should pay attention
to what you are eating, bowel movements
etc. which may give you abetter
indication.
Hope this helps
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SilverJay
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Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Posts: 2
Actually Posted: 12-31-07 21:27pm
It could very well be what's wrong with
you. I had my appendix removed last year
on april 18th and my pains started about 2
weeks before that. What happend was My
appendix ruptured then formed a bubble
around the wound to contain the toxins.
I'm guessing this happend while I was
sleeping cause I never felt the rupture.
This was all during track season. I ran on
it for 13 days. On the 13th day I went to
the doctor and she said there was nothing
wrong with me but my white blood cell
count was alittle high. I went back on the
14th day with a completely differen't
doctor and next thing you know I was
rushed to the hospital for surgery. My
surgery took 5 hours because the doctor
went in and couldn't even find my
appendix. It ruptured twice. T
There can be mistakes in the medical
system and long term appendicitis is more
common than you would think. I suggest
getting it looked at by a differen't
doctor.
