Sunday, April 17, 2011

Appendicitis?

You may have appendicitis if:

  • You have pain in your belly. The pain may begin around your belly button.
  • The pain in your belly gets stronger and moves below your belly button on your right side (the lower right quadrant ). This is the most common place to feel pain when you have appendicitis.
  • The pain does not go away and gets worse when you move, walk, or cough.
  • You have pain in any part of your belly or on your side.
  • You feel nauseated or throw up a few times. You also may not feel like eating.
  • You have constipation, back pain, a slight fever, or a swollen abdomen.
[Source: WebMD]

So my baby probably has appendicitis... One extremely kind and generous doctor friend checked her out--I'm talking house call. Absolutely unheard of, right?! She asked a volley of questions and then tested a urine sample right in our bathroom. Her suggestion was to watch her closely, and if it's appendicitis, it'll only get worse. If it's an ovarian cyst, it'll take care of itself and get better. (An ovary is right behind the appendix. If she was a boy, the diagnosis would be positive for appendicitis.)

In any case, we have an appt at 8AM that we can cancel IF we don't need it. She can only have clear liquids for now in case she needs surgery. If she gets better, great. If her symptoms worsen within the next 14 hours, we'll take her to an ER. I don't know that it'll be the local hospital though--that didn't go so well for us with Kev. In the meantime, she's not crying and doesn't have a fever. Grateful for small graces.

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