one day fine-next day appendix surgery

**teamdirt** · 01-16-2007, 06:01 PM

Just came back home from three weeks of skiing. over night my stomach starts to hurt and 10 hours later i'm in the hospital having my appendix removed. Now i'm layed up for the next 2 weeks dealing with recovery. Shit could be a lot worse but at least i'm alright. can't wait to get back out on the slopes!

**cloudpeak** · 01-16-2007, 06:09 PM

One of my kids had his appendix out over Christmas break. He woke up with a bad stomachache and ended up having surgery that evening. It was pretty painful for him. He was pretty bummed out because his Christmas present had been a kayak trip to Costa Rica. Of course, he didn't get to go.

I hope you feel better soon. My kid is four weeks post surgery. Although his stomach is still a little uncomfortable, he's starting to get back to normal.

**runethechamp** · 01-16-2007, 06:14 PM

Good luck with the recovery.

I took out part of my small intestines a while ago, and the next day my surgeon told me "Oh, yeah, we took out your appendix while we were in there as well". Apprently it had some signs of previous infections or something, so it was a good idea to get rid of it.

**Eldo** · 01-16-2007, 06:26 PM

At least it didn't happen while you were out skiing somewhere in the boonies of B.C.

Having emergency surgery performed by some hillbilly doctor would be a scary thing.

Heal up fast!

**teamdirt** · 01-16-2007, 07:29 PM

thanks for the vibes! I am lucky to say that I was at home when it happened.

**Zeedashbo** · 01-16-2007, 07:53 PM

but when are you gonna come visit?!? we miss you tracking up all our pow.

**Schmear** · 01-16-2007, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by runethechamp

I took out part of my small intestines a while ago

Wow, I'm not sure if even Chuck Norris would attempt that.

**teamdirt** · 01-16-2007, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by Zeedashbo

but when are you gonna come visit?!? we miss you tracking up all our pow.

my sister is moving to Seattle at the start of Feb so it may be in the near future!

**cloudpeak** · 01-16-2007, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by Eldo

At least it didn't happen while you were out skiing somewhere in the boonies of B.C.

Having emergency surgery performed by some hillbilly doctor would be a scary thing.

Heal up fast!

Second that.

We were glad that if our kid had to get appendicitis, he got it at home rather than out in the boonies. If it had happened a week later, he would have been kayaking in Costa Rica.

teamdirt, did you have regular or laproscopic surgery?

**teamdirt** · 01-16-2007, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by cloudpeak

Second that.

We were glad that if our kid had to get appendicitis, he got it at home rather than out in the boonies. If it had happened a week later, he would have been kayaking in Costa Rica.

teamdirt, did you have regular or laproscopic surgery?

Laproscopic-my stomach is so tight today it feels like I did a thousand sit ups in the operating room.

**Blurred** · 01-16-2007, 09:06 PM

Damn dude.

What made you go to the hospital? Terrible pain?

**Chuck Norris** · 01-16-2007, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by teamdirt

Just came back home from three weeks of skiing. over night my stomach starts to hurt and 10 hours later i'm in the hospital having my appendix removed. Now i'm layed up for the next 2 weeks dealing with recovery. Shit could be a lot worse but at least i'm alright. can't wait to get back out on the slopes!

I once cut out my own bowels; boiled them, ate them, shit them out, picked through my own feces to rebuild them and sowed them back into my anus.

**cloudpeak** · 01-16-2007, 09:12 PM

He had laparoscopic, too. His abdomen was pretty sore for two weeks. They told him that he couldn't lift anything more than 20 pounds, kayak, or ski for a few weeks. He consoled himself by playing video games.

I hope you feel better soon.

**BakerBoy** · 01-16-2007, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by teamdirt

my sister is moving to Seattle at the start of Feb so it may be in the near future!

Watch out, z-bo might be tracking out your sister pretty soon instead of the pow.

**mntlion** · 01-16-2007, 09:15 PM

crash or just random?

come over for some healing. gimps in banff unite

**teamdirt** · 01-16-2007, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by mntlion

crash or just random?

come over for some healing. gimps in banff unite

Not skiing related-more like sleeping related-anyways i'm in Calgary not banff-however I still live above you in Barff.

Blurred-just woke up with a sharp pain in my stomach-checked out some symptoms on the internet and diagnosed myself-headed to hospital told them what I had. They had some doctors and surgeons reconfirm it and then slapped me down in the operating room.