after apendix suggery

dorree · Silver Member Joined: 01 Nov 2001 Posts: 271

My son is going to have appendix suggery next week. He’s in hospital. He’s 5 years old and has been ill never before. I hope that this is not so serious condition. What should I expect after appendix suggery? Please post if your child had one.

cora · Silver Member Joined: 21 Oct 2000 Posts: 268

Recovery from an appendix surgery is usually rapid. It may require use of medications, but complete recovery is expected quickly. My son had appendix surgery 15 years ago, and I may say that living without appendix causes no health problems. Scar left on lower abdomen and that would be all.

daze · Newbie Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 2

Hello im 21 years old, I had the exact same thing happen to me, one day 2 years ago (19 at the time) I woke up with pain in my right side along with a fever and fatigue. Went to the doctors and after a load of "compromising" tests they finaly came to the conclusion it was the apendix. I was admited that day and had the sergery early the next morning. It was about an hour or so sergery and i was out the whole time, when i woke up i was in quite a bit of pain and disorented. For about 3 days it was very bad pain when i moved any direction and i couldent walk without screaming out in pain.

It took me about 4 days to fully be able to walk, i also had nothing but ice chips to eat since the sergery. Then finaly the 5th day came and i was awoke to a lovely hosptle breakfast of eggs and oatmeal, ill tell you even though it was horirble food i was like a kid on chistmas lol. I went back home later that day, it took about 2 full weeks till i was 100% the first week your out of the hosplital can be hard becuase you still have the staples in and its hard to walk, but they give you a walker to go home with so its not to bad. All and all in comarison to other sergerys its very very minor.

Exspect a few things that might scare you that happend to me but where normal.

-Blood in stool, infact the day after the sergery i did nothign but blood which freaked me out, but its very normal just your body taking out the exsess blood from the sergery.

-Scaring depending on your weight my scar is about 4 1/2 inch long and took 5 staples the staples where taken out a few weeks after the sergery and it was totaly painless most just fell out on there own so no need to worry there.

-ALOT of pain in the first few days, dont even think about walking.

Now i was 19 at the time and your son is 5 so im guessing it will be alot less trouble with him then it was with me becuase of the healing power at that age.

I hope this gives you a general idea of what to exspect with your son, my mom was by the bed 24/7 with me even at age 19 lol i couldent have dont it without her. So dont worry he will be just fine, a bit of pain but nothing serious =).

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