Pediatric Appendicist- Resolved

My son was also see at the Emergency room for a stomach ache and 101 fever (he developed a 103.4 fever while we were there) and they did an ultra sound which did not show his appendix and then did a ct without contrast. His ct scan showed his appendix was enlarged but not infected. They did not have a pediatric surgeon on staff at that hospital so they transferred us to another hospital in our city. Upon looking at his ct scan the peds surgeon did not feel his appendix warranted surgery but did state his intestine was also full of stool and wanted to empty his intestine and see if the issue still persisted. He is still having stomach pain so we are debating now to insist they remove his appendix.
To answer your question about why they don't just take out the appendix when your child is sick... any type of surgery that requires anesthesia for a child is risky and you dont want to just throw your child on the operating table unless its really necessary!