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I dont post much on teamliquid, but decided to make a blog just to say that I am very happy to be alive right now. In the past, I took alot of things for granted, and because of that, viewed the world a certain way. This has all changed.
On sunday, I awoke with a stabbing pain in my lower abdomen. Being the stubborn guy I am, I decided to ignore the pain, and continue on with my day. Little did I know that was a big mistake. A few hours later, I was on my living room floor, screaming in agony, as my lower abdoman continually stabbed me with some of the most unbearable pain i've experienced. Within a few hours, I went from agitated and in moderate pain, to full fledged screaming and rolling around. My appendix burst.
Being the stubborn guy I am, I refused to goto the hospital, and instead thought I was just ill. As my insides filled with toxins, my girlfriend was finally able to convince me to get up and goto the hospital. We walked. It was 10blocks total, with all kinds of puss/feces/toxins swirling inside me. As I got to the front door I collapsed, and was rushed to the ER.
After 30minutes of screaming, and 3 morphine shots, I was told my appendix burst open, and I had about 8hours to get into surgury and remove it, along with all of the toxins before gangreen set in, and ended my life. Never facing such news before, I became distraught with emotion. I felt horrible for ignoring my girlfriends pleas , and my families concerns. After 4 hours and 2 surguries, I was able to pull out with my life. It has been 3 days now, and even though I am in excruciating pain (<3 morphine) I just wanted to say, it feels great to be alive, and still a part of this amazing community.
 
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joohyunee
Korea (South)1087 Posts
On November 11 2009 10:43 MMAspec wrote:
Definitely a life changing experience.
So is posting on TL - welcome!
@op: get better soon!
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...holy shit.
glad to have you alive too
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good thing you're canadian. that universal healthcare thing is pretty neat.
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Geeze, crazy story.
Hope you feel better soon!
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On November 11 2009 10:46 Terranist wrote:
good thing you're canadian. that universal healthcare thing is pretty neat.
yes it is! I had my wallet stolen 2 weeks ago, and couldnt even provide a healthcare card, and still was able to be admitted and operated on within a few hours.
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does the appendix even have any use functions? or is it basically a bomb sinside your body and if it goes off hurts like hell?
get better man... your description gives me the chills
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On November 11 2009 10:50 sung_moon wrote:
does the appendix even have any use functions? or is it basically a bomb sinside your body and if it goes off hurts like hell?
get better man... your description gives me the chills
the purpose of the appendix is still unknown to doctors, so yeah I guess it's like a bomb waiting to go off lol.
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Glad you're ok now bro, yay for universal healthcare! I'm haven't been super-ill yet (thankfully) so I haven't had the opportunity to appreciate the healthcare first-hand, but these kind of stories remind me it's good to have healthcare than not.
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Get better soon man, and thank God for Canada.
On November 11 2009 10:50 sung_moon wrote:
does the appendix even have any use functions? or is it basically a bomb sinside your body and if it goes off hurts like hell?
get better man... your description gives me the chills
From what I remember from Biology it was speculated to be a "hiding" place for the various bacteria and stuff that inhabits your intestines. So if you ever have a system cleaning condition- bad diarrhea or whatever- the bacteria can re-inhabit your system. This is just what my teacher said so I could be totally out to lunch, also that was 2.5 yrs ago.
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On November 11 2009 10:48 eXigent. wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2009 10:46 Terranist wrote:
good thing you're canadian. that universal healthcare thing is pretty neat. yes it is! I had my wallet stolen 2 weeks ago, and couldnt even provide a healthcare card, and still was able to be admitted and operated on within a few hours.
wow. incredible.
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It has been a while, but I felt really happy about life about half a year ago, and have felt it several times before, like a feeling of euphoria that just washes over you.
It's really amazing.
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On November 11 2009 10:46 majesty.k)seRapH wrote:
...holy shit.
glad to have you alive too
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Don't get addicted to the morphine.
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On November 11 2009 11:03 choboPEon wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2009 10:48 eXigent. wrote:On November 11 2009 10:46 Terranist wrote:
good thing you're canadian. that universal healthcare thing is pretty neat. yes it is! I had my wallet stolen 2 weeks ago, and couldnt even provide a healthcare card, and still was able to be admitted and operated on within a few hours. wow. incredible.
Well it's not like they can just leave you to die right there.
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On November 11 2009 11:12 Frits wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2009 11:03 choboPEon wrote:On November 11 2009 10:48 eXigent. wrote:On November 11 2009 10:46 Terranist wrote:
good thing you're canadian. that universal healthcare thing is pretty neat. yes it is! I had my wallet stolen 2 weeks ago, and couldnt even provide a healthcare card, and still was able to be admitted and operated on within a few hours. wow. incredible. Well it's not like they can just leave you to die right there.
but they could charge you for more than your life's worth (not that your life is worthless  )
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holy fuckballs
This is a good life lesson to anyone who finds themselves in the same position. I am a stubborn asshole myself but man, I'm going to have to pay attention if something like this happens.
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On November 11 2009 11:03 choboPEon wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2009 10:48 eXigent. wrote:On November 11 2009 10:46 Terranist wrote:
good thing you're canadian. that universal healthcare thing is pretty neat. yes it is! I had my wallet stolen 2 weeks ago, and couldnt even provide a healthcare card, and still was able to be admitted and operated on within a few hours. wow. incredible.
Oh man... maybe some day in this country. Some day....
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Great to hear!
Just as a side note: were you ever eXigent[Life]?
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holy shitttt
i hope this never happens to me : (
glad you're alive tho :D
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carpe diem sir. carpe diem.
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Ah wow OP, GJ on surviving. Hope you listen to your GF from now on :O.
About the appendix thing, I just always thought it was a vestigial organ that was left over from earlier in evolution kinda like tonsils and you actually don't need them.
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It's good to live! =)
Congrats on the successful surgery!
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The appendix is like a backup brain for the body, it controls the lower abdomen + penis.
Also GJ staying alive, healthcare represent!
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from what i've been told, it's like emperorchampion said, appendix is like a holding place for various bacteria shit that inhabits your intestines so that if they ever get flushed out for whatever reason (some sickness etc) they can repopulate so u don't die. from what i remember there was some fairly recent study on it or sth. now it's pretty rare that they'd all get flushed out so ppl that had 'em removed shouldn't really worry =p
i'm sure you can read it up on wiki or w/e
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This is why you need to be careful with pain. It is a natural response when something is wrong. It is telling us that something needs to be fixed. I've learned this from experience. I'll give 2 examples.
I was walking in my back yard, and I tripped. I broke my leg at my ankle - both my tibia and fibula. It hurt like hell, but I thought it was only sprained. I got up and tried to walk it off. That failed miserably. Still, I didn't think I needed to get to the hospital. When I finally was talked into going by my mother (I was in grade 8 at the time), it was almost 8 hours after I broke it. I didn't see a doctor for hours, because I didn't describe the injury as being as bad as it really was. I was in surgery to fix it the next day, and it took hours to reconstruct my ankle. The surgeon prescribed me 6 months of T3's, and told me that I was not allowed to put any pressure on my ankle for 4 months. I was walking in my cast in 2 months, and I used a grand total of 3 T3 pills.....
In grade 12+, I was playing in our first game of football of the season. It was my final season of football, even though I had to go back for another year. I was going to be on the field every play of every game, and looking forward to it. But, on a 3rd and short, I get stuck in the bottom of a pile. I get up and go to the huddle, and I notice my wrist is limp, and isn't doing anything when I try to move it. I go off the field, and see the medic. She wraps it up, telling me that I have a fracture, that I have to be out for the rest of the game, but should be fine for next week. Later that evening, my mother tricks me into going to the hospital. It turns out I broke my arm, and a number of small bones in my wrist, as well as dislodged a few of the bones in my wrist. After they reset it, I get a cast on, and the doctor tells me that I shouldn't play football for the rest of the season. So, with my last year of football on the line, I can't accept that I'm out in the first game. I go and see a bunch of doctors, until one finally lets me play with a cast on. Fortunately, I'm allowed back on the field, with my cast wrapped for the safety of others. Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to play every position I was going to, and am stuck on offensive line only. It took me getting down and doing pushups before that doctor would allow me to play with the cast.
So, since these incidents, I've been more careful whenever I think there might be something wrong with me. It's also why I can really appreciate being Canadian.
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United States4796 Posts
Oh my...
Glad to hear you're alright. Be careful next time.
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D:
glad you're here though!
thank god for your GF as well
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On November 11 2009 14:22 MMAspec wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2009 13:08 Equaoh wrote:
The appendix is like a backup brain for the body, it controls the lower abdomen + penis.
Also GJ staying alive, healthcare represent! Unless it holds it from growing, my friend definitely has a bigger one and he had appendix removed.
what?
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Snet
United States3573 Posts
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Good lesson not to ignore your body I'd say. It's good that you're okay, but even better that you learned
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On November 11 2009 14:22 MMAspec wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2009 13:08 Equaoh wrote:
The appendix is like a backup brain for the body, it controls the lower abdomen + penis.
Also GJ staying alive, healthcare represent! Unless it holds it from growing, my friend definitely has a bigger one and he had appendix removed.
Yeah, how did you think penis enlargement surgeries worked? They remove parts of the appendix, less innervation to the muscles holding your penis inside the body, penis descends -> is big
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wow, that's some story. hope the pain subsides.
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Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts
Happened to my dad too.
He's a stoic (a trait I kinda share) and waited until the day after it burst to follow up on the specialist that his GP recommended. Almost died.
Not a fun experience, I hear ya man.
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Wow, I'm impressed you just tried to ignore it. Usually for little things its ok to just suck it up but generally excruciating pain is a bad sign... anyways glad to hear it turned out well. and at least you know it can't happen again.
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Damn... thats intense. That kind of stuff isn't something to ignore. No wonder women live longer.
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good god, burst appendix=bad. a life changer
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I can't believe I'm actually saying this but ... next time, listen to your girl friend ...
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On November 11 2009 14:45 Grobyc wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2009 14:22 MMAspec wrote:On November 11 2009 13:08 Equaoh wrote:
The appendix is like a backup brain for the body, it controls the lower abdomen + penis.
Also GJ staying alive, healthcare represent! Unless it holds it from growing, my friend definitely has a bigger one and he had appendix removed. what?
What, you don't know the penis size of all your friends? Shameful.
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