I know some of y’all have kind of weird interests, too (I am looking at YOU, Dr. P!mp|e P0pper-watchers!), so I thought you might find this interesting.
You know you want to see it.
It IS pretty gross, though, so if you are not one of those weirdos like us, you should go away now.
You will get plenty of text as scrolling ‘ground cover’ to give yourself a chance to run away before then, but if you decide to continue…..consider yourself as having been officially warned.
So I was in the hospital last week (and ICYMI or you got here from somewhere else, you can catch up on it HERE).
I had so much abdominal pain that I couldn’t sleep one night, and by morning, I had had enough already.
Now, I’m a pretty tough cookie about most things, most of the time, but I knew this was not normal and was not going to fix itself.
I also have no patience for wasting time, so I raced off on the journey of discovery to find out wtf was the problem.
The entire day was somewhat of a debacle (and believe me, I will have plenty to say about that some other time), but fast forward to where I get to tell you I was admitted to a surgical center and scheduled for an appendectomy first thing the next morning.
Thankfully, my surgeon was not only amazing but also a weirdo like us, and seemed to know somehow that I would enjoy seeing full-color photos of my insides.
So she took some.
And I did!
And so will you, if you’re still here.
So THIS one is just for the weirdos who want to see it.
Are you ready for this?
This is what an appendix looks like, with some necrosis.
So, who wants chicken for dinner? NOT ME. Maybe never ever again, now.
Time lapse of being diagnosed, admitted, operated on, released, and discharged from the hospital to home to recover = 30 hours.
The speed was probably a direct result of my being such a godawful patient but I’m #notevensorry about it, just wait until I tell y’all about it. I’m pretty sure you’ll be on my side.
I am still pretty sore and swollen from the surgery, but to those of you who called, texted, prayed, sent well wishes – thank you! I got them all and felt the love.
Back at you! From me AND the smiling swollen belly scar.
I swear, I USED to have abs. Maybe they took those instead of my appendix?
Have you ever had your appendix taken out? If so, how long were you in the hospital and how long did it take you to fully recover?
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