It's not his appendix, it's his intestines. If they were to take them out...well, how would he digest his food?

"Epiploic appendages are small fat-filled sacs situated near the lining of the colon. They may become acutely inflamed as a result of torsion (twisting) or venous thrombosis.

CLINICAL COURSE - The average patient is about 40 years old and develops acute abdominal pain which may be left-sided, right, or central. The pain is sharp and stabbing and may be associated with nausea or vomiting. Fever is usually absent. The symptoms from EA often mimic acute appendicitis, diverticulitis, or cholecystitis. Initial lab studies are usually normal. Typically, a CT scan is ordered to help exclude more serious or surgical problems (above) and the inflammatory changes of EA are seen coincidentally. EA follows a benign, self-limiting course and may be treated with analgesics and expectant observation. The usual time course is about one week. A correct diagnosis is important to avoid unnecessary surgical or medical intervention."

Nothing they can do but wait it out, really.

i firmly believe a catheter and a couple of enemas will surely help

Yikes!! Sorry to hear! Get better soon!!!!

feel better james. that doesn't sound pleasant at all :(

Get better Hopsitals arent fun
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they should call in roto rooter to snake his intestines out from the lower end up. LOL

I never suggested taking his intestines out. I just thought they could operate on the Epiploic appendages. Based on the pain he has, one would think it does require the removal of the epiploic appendages. Anyway, if it remains there, how the hell is he supposed to get rid of it? Pain killers only go so far. I mean how does something like that runs its course and goes away?

By the way, hope you feel better.

I'm not sure they can remove them. They are attached to the colon, and I'm guessing serve some purpose. Anti-inflammatory drugs as well as pain killers to get the inflammation down. And antibiotics. That's about it though.

Heading back in a few minutes. Hopefully we can come home together today. We shall see.

Thanks again for all the well wishes!

Thanks everybody.

i am bored as hell.

I just had 2 pancakes and 3 slices of peaches..... normally I would have thrown this stuff on the floor as it was horrible..... but for someone who hasnt had food in several days, it was incredible!!!!

This thread is teh fail..
I expected to hear some of the following

"I smelled a gas.....I lit a match"
"pilot light was out"
"the grill wasnt' lighting so I..."
"I had a full bottle of lighter fluid..."

Oh well....Get better James!
Where are ya staying?

damn dude, hope you feel better soon

I am glad to hear you are feeling better. But how do you know this problem won't come back again? Or is it likely to?

WOOHOO. He's home now. Finally feeling better.

The docs said it shouldn't come back again. It's a pretty rare thing to occur. There is no way to prevent it, but it shouldn't come back.

Thanks again for all the well wishes! :)

Tell me how, exactly, one would smell A gas?

ment to say gas leak....
Sorry sir. Now shut up

If you smell methane or propane then that's A gas... right?

nope, that's something they put IN the gas so you can smell it. :mrgreen: