Absence of Appendix Won't Stop Falcon Fan
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:28 am
Is this post a little more human interest than football? Yes. Do I care at this point? No.
The story all begins on Monday night. The Indians were battling the Tigres (yes Tee-grays) on Fox Sports Ohio. My girlfriend/partner/roomate was on the phone with her mother complaining of horrible stomach pains. I was considering calling my mother complaining about horrible stomach pains as well, but then I realized it was just my body's natural reaction to seeing Bob Wickman on the mound in the ninth inning.
Wicky got out of the jam but ours had only just begun. Upon the recomendation of the mother we decided to head over to Wood County hospital at about 10:30pm on Monday.
After the normal sitting, urine sample, then blood tests and then more sitting the Doc came in at midnight with the test results. Between sharp pains and tearing eyes my girlfriend was told that her white blood cell count was more than double what it is supposed to be so a CT scan would be required. This was at midnight.
I immediatly went to call her mother, who lives near Akron to inform her that her youngest child may have to have her first surgery in 24 years of inhabiting the earth.
Around 2AM the CT scan results came back and our fears were confirmed- appendacitus- it had to come out. Now she was under the impression her family would be notified and they would do it sometime Tuesday, but before we could discuss plans the Emergency Surgeon popped in and said
"We are going to need to do this NOW. Do you have any questions?"
Dayons: "Yes, how is recovery time with this procedure?"
Doc: "Well she won't be doing any heavy lifting for a few weeks, she could maybe drive her car by the end of the week."
Dayons: "How about riding in a car, say... for about 6 hours, this weekend?"
Doc: "That would be on the optimistic side, where are you or where WERE you going?"
Girlfriend: "Well we ARE going to the Falcon game at Wisconsin this weekend."
When the doctor left and the fact hit her that she would have to get knocked out and under the knife without the chance to even say something to her mother and family the firs thing she said to me was:
"I am NOT going to miss this trip."
The surgery went well, only lasted about 45 minutes. She was admitted for observation at about 4AM and her mother arrived after a flat tire on the way at 7AM. She was released from the hospital on Tuesday at 1PM and we have been resting and taking measures to ensure a quick recovery.
She woke up today and I think ALL of the anesthetic is out of the system because she was in some real sore pain, but still insists on making the drive on Friday.
Any insights on recent appendix removals would be helpful, recent because it is now a "laproscopic" surgery- three small incisions instead of the big gaping cut.
The story all begins on Monday night. The Indians were battling the Tigres (yes Tee-grays) on Fox Sports Ohio. My girlfriend/partner/roomate was on the phone with her mother complaining of horrible stomach pains. I was considering calling my mother complaining about horrible stomach pains as well, but then I realized it was just my body's natural reaction to seeing Bob Wickman on the mound in the ninth inning.
Wicky got out of the jam but ours had only just begun. Upon the recomendation of the mother we decided to head over to Wood County hospital at about 10:30pm on Monday.
After the normal sitting, urine sample, then blood tests and then more sitting the Doc came in at midnight with the test results. Between sharp pains and tearing eyes my girlfriend was told that her white blood cell count was more than double what it is supposed to be so a CT scan would be required. This was at midnight.
I immediatly went to call her mother, who lives near Akron to inform her that her youngest child may have to have her first surgery in 24 years of inhabiting the earth.
Around 2AM the CT scan results came back and our fears were confirmed- appendacitus- it had to come out. Now she was under the impression her family would be notified and they would do it sometime Tuesday, but before we could discuss plans the Emergency Surgeon popped in and said
"We are going to need to do this NOW. Do you have any questions?"
Dayons: "Yes, how is recovery time with this procedure?"
Doc: "Well she won't be doing any heavy lifting for a few weeks, she could maybe drive her car by the end of the week."
Dayons: "How about riding in a car, say... for about 6 hours, this weekend?"
Doc: "That would be on the optimistic side, where are you or where WERE you going?"
Girlfriend: "Well we ARE going to the Falcon game at Wisconsin this weekend."
When the doctor left and the fact hit her that she would have to get knocked out and under the knife without the chance to even say something to her mother and family the firs thing she said to me was:
"I am NOT going to miss this trip."
The surgery went well, only lasted about 45 minutes. She was admitted for observation at about 4AM and her mother arrived after a flat tire on the way at 7AM. She was released from the hospital on Tuesday at 1PM and we have been resting and taking measures to ensure a quick recovery.
She woke up today and I think ALL of the anesthetic is out of the system because she was in some real sore pain, but still insists on making the drive on Friday.
Any insights on recent appendix removals would be helpful, recent because it is now a "laproscopic" surgery- three small incisions instead of the big gaping cut.
