Appendix Update - F me edition

"Snuze: Needs another Swede" (markg)
05/17/2020 at 10:22 • Filed to: None

Well, surgery went sideways... they attempted to do it laparoscopically but couldn’t, so they has to go back and make a big cut. All said and done I was under for almost 5 hours. Apparently my appendix was about ready to explode.

So after surgery, I learned a fun new fact about myself - I’m immune to opiates! They pumped me up with Delauded, Morphine, and Fentanyl and it did jack and shit. This was around midnight and I haven’t slept a wink since and I’m feeling a little cranky.

Also, F an NT Tube! At least, I think thats whatits ca lled. Its a tube they shove up your nose and navigate down to your stomach to pump out any bile or mucus that back flows. Its gross and nasty and I had virtually zero back flow and was ready to have it out at 0230 this morning. I just got it out a few minutes ago. And it was gross.

But hey, at least I improved my power to weight ratio by shedding unnecessary mass. Colin Chapmin would approve!

DISCUSSION (27)

boredalways > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 10:26

Glad to hear that you're ok. Get well soon and try to get some rest.

vondon302 > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 10:28

Ugh that still could have been worse.

Get well!

Aremmes > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 10:30

Good morning! Glad to hear that you’re out of it and safe now. Now you get to have a scar to show the kids when you tell them the story of the Great Appendix War of 2020.

Svend > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 10:32

Shit man. I hope the next stage goes better and you can get on the road to a speedy recovery.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 10:35

immune to opiates??

well that sucks...they are great fun

Tekamul > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 10:35

Fuck, that did go sideways. Good to hear you came through ok.

It's an NG tube, and yeah, they suck (punny) going in or coming out. I had one for a couple weeks. Some people use them long term, and swap them in and out on their own (see YT). I can't imagine how they can do it.

QCGoose > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 10:40

Sorry to hear about all the troubles, but at least it's over . Now relax and recover.

dumpsterfire! > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 10:44

Get some rest, sounds like you deserve some after your experience

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 10:44

Glad to hear your on the mend.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Tekamul
05/17/2020 at 11:06

Thanks!

Couple of weeks? Holy shit. I was done after a couple hours. You, sir, are a better man than I. And they put my in while I was under, so I only had to deal with it coming out.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Aremmes
05/17/2020 at 11:06

Haha, yeah, if nothing else it's a story to add to my collection of stories.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Svend
05/17/2020 at 11:07

Thanks!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > QCGoose
05/17/2020 at 11:07

Thank you!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > boredalways
05/17/2020 at 11:08

Im trying. Talked to the doc and they are going to try a non-narcotic pain killer on me, so hopefully I can finally get some sleep.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > dumpsterfire!
05/17/2020 at 11:08

Thank you!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
05/17/2020 at 11:10

Well, they do make me feel warm and fuzzy inside, which is nice, but they don't do what I need them to do, which is stop the pain.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > vondon302
05/17/2020 at 11:11

Oh yeah, could have gone all kinds of wrong. I talked to the doc just a few minutes ago and got the lowdown on why they had to switch mid procedure. It wasnt good.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
05/17/2020 at 11:11

Thank you!

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 11:31

Glad you’re on the mend.

A shame about that opiate thing though... Sorry about that.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 11:40

This is not a great way to Simplify and add lightness.

facw > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 12:01

Ouch...

Seems like the worst of it is behind you though and definitely good that you were able to get it out before it burst.

ttyymmnn > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 12:13

Sorry to hear that, but, on the plus side, you’re alive, and you don’t have a ruptured appendix leaking infected funk all over the inside of your body.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 12:22

Dang you are a hero for undergoing that. Immune to Opiates? That’s even worse.

How you feel right now:

Kinja'd!!!

How you will feel eventually:

Kinja'd!!!

Hang in there.

Old-Busted-Hotness > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 13:28

That ain’t no fun. Abdominal surgery is the worst.

See if they’ll give you some Demerol. I had a similar lack of response to morphine, but a shot of D really did the trick.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 13:47

Damn...at least it’s mostly overwith man....I hope you have a safe and quick recovery!

Nom De Plume > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 14:01

Fixedly angered is good since it means you are fighting to heal. Have the wife ask if she can bring in a small fan.

Tekamul > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/17/2020 at 15:06

In my case it was a feeding tube. You get to the point where it almost feels like nothing while it's in. It's really just the in & out that's rough.