Re: Appendectomy: Trust Your Gut (some mandolin content)
Had mine out at age 12, after the nurse sent me home from school. I was miserable, got taken to the doctor -- do you remember when "general practitioners" used to do all kinds of tests and minor surgeries right in their offices? Dr. Yanowitch looked at some of my blood, saw an abnormally high "white count," suggested my mom drive me to a local hospital. I had the operation that very evening, and was told later I was a couple hours away from rupture and peritonitis. This was mid-1950's, and while antibiotics were in general use, a ruptured appendix was still considered pretty major.
I missed a bunch of middle school, or "junior high" as we called it, but apparently dodged a bullet. Agree: if you get significant symptoms, "toughing it out" can be a bad mistake. On the other hand, I just had a friend die from COVID-19 he contracted after being hospitalized for an injury, so two sides to that coin...
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