[at-l] appendicitis, was Re: Cell phone connection availability

[askowronek@mindspring.com (Amy)]

Speaking as someone who had appendicitis off and on for six months,
I'd just like to say "ow".  And no, you're not going very far
with an acute abdomen, as the doctor types call it.  IME you
can go a few yards and then you fall over.

-amy (ow, I say.  ow.)


W F Thorneloe wrote:

> I'd be really surprised if that was the case. Rarely does someone with 
> an acute abdomen walk - anywhere. He may have felt some vague abdominal 
> discomfort that progressed to generalized pain, localized and became an 
> acute abdomen that required evacuation. The diagnosis of appendicitis is 
> complicated for surgeons. I suggest you are excessively critical of a 
> sick man, and place a higher degree of medical/surgical competence than 
> is appropriate.
> 
> I hope you never have the occasion to experience the pain of an acute 
> abdomen or the impossibility of walking with it. I hope you are not 
> similarly critical of others with medical conditions that preclude 
> hiking at your pace.