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Back story;
For about 3 months I was getting lower belly pains, and my poo's were irregular- sometimes 3 poo's over a 3-4 period whilst eating normally, and stabbing chest pains, the chest pains felt like I was being stabbed from the outside.
Eventually managed to get a face to face with my GP and told him all of the above.
GP asked me to do the 'poo on a stick' and also a poo sample in a sample pot.
GP also sent me for a blood test, I cannot remember what they tested for, but the lady who did the blood test said 'blimey, looks like your being tested for everything'.
3-4 weeks later, on a sunday I was doing some work on my land rover and felt very rough.
I went to work monday feeling very rough and called my doctor and asked if my test results were in, they were and everything was clear.
Told the receptionist I was still feeling very rough, and she booked me in to see the GP in 2 weeks time.
As the day went on, I was getting worse, when I got in I called 111, and got a call back asking me to go to local out patients for a GP appointment.
GP examined me and said she thought I had appendicitis and sent me straight to A+E.
Long story short, I had accute appendicitis with no perforation. I ended up undergoing laparoscopic converted to right open right hemicolectomy for appendicitis.. Right hemicoletomy done due to necrotic looking caecum.
In short, appendix out and part of my bowel removed. What should of been keyhole surgery to remove appendix and take about 2 hours, ended up with my belly being cut open and about 6 hrs surgery approx.
Consultant has said I should make a full recovery-thank god- and the operation went well.
I'm at home now, and need to take a min of 6 weeks off work.
The NHS were brilliant throughout, and every single member of staff I dealt with were excellent, even the food was good!
I had a follow up appointment with my GP 2 weeks after I came out of hospital and asked why the tests had not picked up on anything, and, tbh, he was very dismissive.
So my question is, should the poo and blood test have shown their was a problem?
For about 3 months I was getting lower belly pains, and my poo's were irregular- sometimes 3 poo's over a 3-4 period whilst eating normally, and stabbing chest pains, the chest pains felt like I was being stabbed from the outside.
Eventually managed to get a face to face with my GP and told him all of the above.
GP asked me to do the 'poo on a stick' and also a poo sample in a sample pot.
GP also sent me for a blood test, I cannot remember what they tested for, but the lady who did the blood test said 'blimey, looks like your being tested for everything'.
3-4 weeks later, on a sunday I was doing some work on my land rover and felt very rough.
I went to work monday feeling very rough and called my doctor and asked if my test results were in, they were and everything was clear.
Told the receptionist I was still feeling very rough, and she booked me in to see the GP in 2 weeks time.
As the day went on, I was getting worse, when I got in I called 111, and got a call back asking me to go to local out patients for a GP appointment.
GP examined me and said she thought I had appendicitis and sent me straight to A+E.
Long story short, I had accute appendicitis with no perforation. I ended up undergoing laparoscopic converted to right open right hemicolectomy for appendicitis.. Right hemicoletomy done due to necrotic looking caecum.
In short, appendix out and part of my bowel removed. What should of been keyhole surgery to remove appendix and take about 2 hours, ended up with my belly being cut open and about 6 hrs surgery approx.
Consultant has said I should make a full recovery-thank god- and the operation went well.
I'm at home now, and need to take a min of 6 weeks off work.
The NHS were brilliant throughout, and every single member of staff I dealt with were excellent, even the food was good!
I had a follow up appointment with my GP 2 weeks after I came out of hospital and asked why the tests had not picked up on anything, and, tbh, he was very dismissive.
So my question is, should the poo and blood test have shown their was a problem?
I had appendicitis when I was 21.
Symptoms came on at 12pm one thursday.
Was in A&E at 3pm.
In ward by 4pm
Operation was at 1am that night.
Discharged at 3pm on the Friday.
2 weeks off work after that.
I was back at college on the Monday.
I ate alot of paracetemol and ibuprofen the first week.
I had no pre symptoms at all.
Symptoms came on at 12pm one thursday.
Was in A&E at 3pm.
In ward by 4pm
Operation was at 1am that night.
Discharged at 3pm on the Friday.
2 weeks off work after that.
I was back at college on the Monday.
I ate alot of paracetemol and ibuprofen the first week.
I had no pre symptoms at all.
rambo19 said:
Back story;
For about 3 months I was getting lower belly pains, and my poo's were irregular- sometimes 3 poo's over a 3-4 period whilst eating normally, and stabbing chest pains, the chest pains felt like I was being stabbed from the outside.
Eventually managed to get a face to face with my GP and told him all of the above.
GP asked me to do the 'poo on a stick' and also a poo sample in a sample pot.
GP also sent me for a blood test, I cannot remember what they tested for, but the lady who did the blood test said 'blimey, looks like your being tested for everything'.
3-4 weeks later, on a sunday I was doing some work on my land rover and felt very rough.
I went to work monday feeling very rough and called my doctor and asked if my test results were in, they were and everything was clear.
Told the receptionist I was still feeling very rough, and she booked me in to see the GP in 2 weeks time.
As the day went on, I was getting worse, when I got in I called 111, and got a call back asking me to go to local out patients for a GP appointment.
GP examined me and said she thought I had appendicitis and sent me straight to A+E.
Long story short, I had accute appendicitis with no perforation. I ended up undergoing laparoscopic converted to right open right hemicolectomy for appendicitis.. Right hemicoletomy done due to necrotic looking caecum.
In short, appendix out and part of my bowel removed. What should of been keyhole surgery to remove appendix and take about 2 hours, ended up with my belly being cut open and about 6 hrs surgery approx.
Consultant has said I should make a full recovery-thank god- and the operation went well.
I'm at home now, and need to take a min of 6 weeks off work.
The NHS were brilliant throughout, and every single member of staff I dealt with were excellent, even the food was good!
I had a follow up appointment with my GP 2 weeks after I came out of hospital and asked why the tests had not picked up on anything, and, tbh, he was very dismissive.
So my question is, should the poo and blood test have shown their was a problem?
Depends which blood tests were requested. Probably not ones looking for infection as that's not the usual tesst a GP orders. The faecal tests are for cancer.For about 3 months I was getting lower belly pains, and my poo's were irregular- sometimes 3 poo's over a 3-4 period whilst eating normally, and stabbing chest pains, the chest pains felt like I was being stabbed from the outside.
Eventually managed to get a face to face with my GP and told him all of the above.
GP asked me to do the 'poo on a stick' and also a poo sample in a sample pot.
GP also sent me for a blood test, I cannot remember what they tested for, but the lady who did the blood test said 'blimey, looks like your being tested for everything'.
3-4 weeks later, on a sunday I was doing some work on my land rover and felt very rough.
I went to work monday feeling very rough and called my doctor and asked if my test results were in, they were and everything was clear.
Told the receptionist I was still feeling very rough, and she booked me in to see the GP in 2 weeks time.
As the day went on, I was getting worse, when I got in I called 111, and got a call back asking me to go to local out patients for a GP appointment.
GP examined me and said she thought I had appendicitis and sent me straight to A+E.
Long story short, I had accute appendicitis with no perforation. I ended up undergoing laparoscopic converted to right open right hemicolectomy for appendicitis.. Right hemicoletomy done due to necrotic looking caecum.
In short, appendix out and part of my bowel removed. What should of been keyhole surgery to remove appendix and take about 2 hours, ended up with my belly being cut open and about 6 hrs surgery approx.
Consultant has said I should make a full recovery-thank god- and the operation went well.
I'm at home now, and need to take a min of 6 weeks off work.
The NHS were brilliant throughout, and every single member of staff I dealt with were excellent, even the food was good!
I had a follow up appointment with my GP 2 weeks after I came out of hospital and asked why the tests had not picked up on anything, and, tbh, he was very dismissive.
So my question is, should the poo and blood test have shown their was a problem?
Don't always get obvious markers of infection in chronic or subacute infections
sherman said:
I had appendicitis when I was 21.
Symptoms came on at 12pm one thursday.
Was in A&E at 3pm.
In ward by 4pm
Operation was at 1am that night.
Discharged at 3pm on the Friday.
2 weeks off work after that.
I was back at college on the Monday.
I ate alot of paracetemol and ibuprofen the first week.
I had no pre symptoms at all.
Mine was similar.Symptoms came on at 12pm one thursday.
Was in A&E at 3pm.
In ward by 4pm
Operation was at 1am that night.
Discharged at 3pm on the Friday.
2 weeks off work after that.
I was back at college on the Monday.
I ate alot of paracetemol and ibuprofen the first week.
I had no pre symptoms at all.
Pains leaving work at 4pm, agonising pain by 6pm, in hospital at 8pm, lots of morphine.
Operated on following morning. Not sure of exact terminology, but ruptured and gangrenous. Fully cut open to whip it out.
They were really surprised I had not felt anything days before.
NHS were brilliant throughout....
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