Well Shit [Update]

"Snuze: Needs another Swede" (markg)
05/16/2020 at 15:23 • Filed to: None

So right about the time the pandemic started, I developed some severe lower abdominal pain. I had some inflamation in the left groin area and figured I had another groin hernia - I’d had one on the right side about 12 years ago with similar symptoms so I figured that’s what this was.

I talked to my regular doctor about it and his advice was to take it easy, don’t do any strenuous stuff, and try to ride it out till things calm down and I can get a consult to see a surgeon. Well the last 2 days I’ve been in agony and my better half finally convinced me to go to the ER.

Well they ran some tests and SURPRISE! Appendicitis!!! I may be going under the knife tonight, if my COVID test come back negative.

As an aside, holy shit, the rapid COVID test isn’t fun! They shove a plastic swab up your nose for 20 seconds, on each side. It feels like a needle about to rip through your sinuses and into your eyeballs.

Update: Apparently its pretty bad, they want this appendix out tonight, so Im going in for surgery in about an hour.

DISCUSSION (60)

bob and john > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 15:41

oiii. hope you get better buddy.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > bob and john
05/16/2020 at 15:44

Thanks!

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 15:46

Ouch. Hopefully the test is clear and you can get this done ASAP, being in constant pain sucks.

dogisbadob > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 15:49

get better soon

ttyymmnn > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 15:54

I’m having an endoscopy on the 26th and will have a Covid test early next week. Yay. Feel better! Best wishes.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 15:55

Dang! On the bright side, I think appendicitis is pretty well understood these days . I’ll be thinking about you. Please keep us posted.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 15:59

Ouch! Hope you feel better soon. I’ll be praying for you.

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$2,500 two door Swedish distraction

Kinja'd!!!

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 16:04

Oof. I hope you feel better soon. I’m glad to hear that it was caught before anything worse happened - I once had a hospital roommate who was back in after being improperly discharged; he had appendicitis, was sent home, then it burst. I won't be able to experience such trauma - whilst they were taking out half of my colon last year they took the appendix at the same time...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/16/2020 at 16:12

Crack farkling price, sez I.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 16:12

get well soon mate

i heard about the covid test... i think the description was they ripped my soul out through my nose

TheRealBicycleBuck > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 16:13

Good luck! Hope you feel better soon!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 16:14

Damn man, that sucks! I guess, if you’re going to get sick, Appendicitis is one of the better things to happen considering you’ll make a full recovery...

GET WELL SOON!!!

Nom De Plume > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 16:16

Hope your nurses have warm hands and gentle applicator tips from here on out. Best of luck whatever way it goes with the tests.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 16:17

Get well

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 16:21

Glad you didn’t sleep, e rrr, I mean Snuze on it. Should be quite a relief once it’s over and done with and minimally invasive as far as surgeries go. Hope you’re feeling better soon.

I do wonder though, what’s their plan if you were to comeback covid- positive?

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
05/16/2020 at 16:23

And this is Georgia’s version of “almost rust free” too. That Jeep J10 in the background is straddling the line of a rustbucket in this line of thought.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
05/16/2020 at 16:23

And this is Georgia’s version of “almost rust free” too. That Jeep J10 in the background is straddling the line of a rustbucket in this line of thought.

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 16:38

Good luck my friend. It's been a while since I had mine out, before all the craziness of going in through the belly button.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 16:39

Oh that sucks, I have had the hernia surgery but not an appendix. I actually looked it up recently when I got a pain below by navel and in quarantine mode I assumed it was something like that. I had the hernia done a few years ago and they did both sides just because. Well I hope it goes smoothly, probably better than hernia post surgery, my hernia recovery was a bitch, you really need your abdominal muscles to do anything!

Chariotoflove > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 16:45

Oh man, a burst appendix would have been worse than covid. Thank goodness for wives. Get better, Man.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
05/16/2020 at 16:47

Thanks!

Hernia recovery was a bitch. I mean id rather not require any surgery, but given the choice Ill take apendectomy over hernia repair . Hell, I’d take almost anything over hernia surgery.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja:
05/16/2020 at 16:48

Thanks!

No idea on a plan B. Maybe do the surgery in space suits?

jimz > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja:
05/16/2020 at 16:49

yeah, when I was a kid an appendectomy usually left you with a 4-6" scar on your side.

now they can just poke a couple of holes in you.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/16/2020 at 16:49

Thanks.

And thank god that car is in Atlanta. I could imagine post surgery, in an anesthesia induced haze, trying to buy it! Though I might have to be really, really high to bite at $2500.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
05/16/2020 at 16:52

Thank you.

Glad you already got yours out, I guess? I mean if you’re gonna do surgery might as well get it all done.

Actually Im a little concerned because the doctors are a bit confused that its taken me something like 10 weeks for this to get bad enough for me to come to the ER. Usually with appendicitis its a couple days, tops. So the surgeon already told me after he gets the appendix out he wants to have a look and see if there's anything wrong with my bowels. If so they may need to take a little extra out.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > gin-san - shitpost specialist
05/16/2020 at 16:53

Thanks, I hope so too. The surgeon came in to talk to me and wants to schedule it for later this evening, so I guess that means I'm in the clear.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
05/16/2020 at 16:54

Thanks!

Yeah, I'll take this over hernia surgery any day.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
05/16/2020 at 16:55

Thanks, Rusty. I appreciate it. Ill keep you all informed of any updates.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Nom De Plume
05/16/2020 at 16:56

Thanks. So far all the doctors and nurses have been fantastic.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120
05/16/2020 at 16:57

Thanks. They told me it would be done laparoscopically with 3 small incisions. Seems less invasive than the belly button.

Cash Rewards > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 16:58

Oof, I hope it's easy in, and easy out for you. Good luck. You in the INOVA system? They're usually pretty good

Snuze: Needs another Swede > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
05/16/2020 at 16:58

Thanks.

And that is an apt description. And they do it TWICE! Once on each nostril! F uck COVID and its awful test!!!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > ttyymmnn
05/16/2020 at 16:59

Thanks! Im already feeling bad for you for the COVID test. I hope that and your endoscopy go well.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Chariotoflove
05/16/2020 at 17:01

Thank you! D ying is low on my priority list, so Im glad they caught it. Im also g lad I dont have COVID. I got a lot to be thankful for. And yeah, wives are pretty great!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > TheRealBicycleBuck
05/16/2020 at 17:01

Thanks!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > dogisbadob
05/16/2020 at 17:01

Thanks!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
05/16/2020 at 17:01

Thanks!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Cash Rewards
05/16/2020 at 17:03

Thank you! And yeah, Im at Inova Loudoun. My experiences with them have this far been very positive.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 17:18

I somehow had roughly the same idea. That is a very solid base for a project and man that color is fantastic. Let's hope no other tempting Swedes pop up until after the surgery.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/16/2020 at 17:36

Well I still haven’t got my 240 wagon to my house, so I probably don’t need yet another one... but I do love the early 242s with the round lights and flat h ood!

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 18:00

Kinja'd!!!

I guess you could say it was a package deal. I’ve had diverticulosis problems with my left colon, and some damage still exists in there, but they found a tumor in my right colon, and when they yanked that out the appendix was just part of the package. No more tumor, no more cancer, but I still have the damaged left colon. I have changed my diet and eating habits and haven’t had a diverticulitis attack in years, so I should be good as long I eat properly and stay healthy. This lockdown thing hasn’t been the best for me in that regard, but I’m doing what I can.

That does sound a little odd that it took so long for the appendicitis to become acute, and I hope that everything else is OK. But yeah, while they have you opened up they might as well take a look around, just in case. My surgery was done with robots and there was very little scarring. If they do that with you I don’t know how much they’ll be able to see, but I’m sure they have their ways. What surprised me after my surgery was that I was on solid food the next day and discharged the day after that , and pain killers were strictly OTC - acetaminophen and ibuprofen, no prescriptions, no opiates. With any luck your recovery will be as simple and painless.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
05/16/2020 at 18:06

Thanks for sharing your experience. I remember you talking a bit about some of your medical issues but didn’t remember any of the details. It sounds like they did a pretty good job of patching you up, all things considered, and Im glad you continue to be healthy.

The doctor mentioned some other “ticulitus” but it wasnt d iverticulitis, but they are concerned that I could have that. Probably a result of the appendicitis going untreated for so long. I guess Ill get all the details post surgery, which is set to start in about 40 minutes.

Cash Rewards > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 18:07

INOVA is a quality system. I used to have a job where I would look into that sort of thing, and chose to have both our kids at INOVA Fairfax. Saw the update, glad you're getting it taken care of

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Cash Rewards
05/16/2020 at 18:12

Thanks!

Everyone Ive talked to has had good things to say about them. And so far Ive been quite happy with how Ive been taken care of.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 18:18

“probably don't" still leaves a possibility.

facw > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 18:25

Hope it goes smoothly!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > facw
05/16/2020 at 18:28

Thanks, me too!

ClassicDatsunDebate > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 18:46

Good luck!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > ClassicDatsunDebate
05/16/2020 at 18:48

Thank you!

Aremmes > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 18:50

Well, shit, too bad you had to go through the pain, but it seems that’s how people with appendicitis find out about it. I hope everything works out well for you.

And if not, does tha t mean I get to keep the brick?

Kidding! :D

fhrblig > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 18:50

Yikes! Well, at least you listened and went in right away. I’m sure i t’ll go well, and I wish you a speedy recovery!

I’ve been there. I had to have my appendix out 20 years ago. I didn’t have any localized pain; it felt like food poisoning. I knew I needed to go to the ER when throwing up didn’t give me any relief. Went in around 8 pm, went into surgery at 7 am the next morning.

Nom De Plume > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 19:13

Stage two of well wishing is tolerance of the catheter and tube down your throat. Try to be a good patient and keep it to one surgery.

Spaceball-Two > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 19:25

Get well!

shop-teacher > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 19:39

Oh damn! That's serious stuff. Good luck, and feel better soon!

wafflesnfalafel > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 20:43

pip bip - choose Corrour > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 20:51

get well soon!

Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!! > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 21:21

You’ll be through it by the time you read this, but good luck. Mine actually ruptured in 89 when I was in JR High. My parents didn’t believe me that I was in pain and after a few days I begged them to take me to the hospital. When I was there suddenly the pain went away and the Dr immediately rushed me in for surgery because he recognized what happened. I was in for a week while they cleaned me up of all the nastiness it released. Sounds like yours is being caught before that.

The only good thing is when you have abdominal pain and people say it might be that you’ll be able to go “nope!”. Best wishes man, I hear it’s a lot easier now, I have a huge scar across my waistline where mine came out, I hear it barely leaves a mark now.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 21:42

Good luck! I hope everything goes smoothly!

EL_ULY > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 23:22

Oh fuck man. We are here for ya duuude

f86sabre > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/16/2020 at 23:57

Listen to those docs and nurses! Good luck.