I had my appendix out 2 years ago, ever since my operation i have had problems regarding cystitis and now something wrong with my gall bladder and stomach. I experience a sharp stabbing pain around the area of my appendix scar that is on and off, the doctor just told me it should go away in time....but almost 2 years since my operation, its still there %-)
Hi, my son had an appendectomy and began having the same problems three months after surgery. The pediatrician and surgeon found "nothing". My naturopath has suggested some things that seem to help with the pain, as follows: Put 1 - 2 cups of epsom salts in a warm soaking bath. Soak a flannel rag in castor oil; put over the painful area and cover with plastic wrap (the oil can stain clothes) and then apply warming pad for 20 - 30 minutes; a couple tablespoons of coconut oil daily. Thanks for the everyone who wrote in. Even tho it doesn't provide a solution, it is comforting to know we're not crazy! Will check into the secum problems.
Has anyone heard the term Fibromyalgia? Well this is probably what a physician or doctor will one day tell you that you have, however, it is NOT a diagnosis it is merely a label as there is no cure or explanation for what causes it. I too had my appendix out when I was 13, at the age of 20 I began having frequent gastro and was rushed to the hospital on several occasions because the pain got so bad and I got so dehydrated. I am 24 now and I was 'diagnosed' about 4 months ago with this so called Fibromyalgia. Do your own research on Fibromyalgia, because that is what doctors call these unexplained symptoms you're having.
I am in agony everyday and it is becoming more and more difficult to function. My doctor put me on tricyclic antidepressants which do help somewhat with the pain but have allsorts of nasty side effects. The advice I can give is DO NOT go on antidepressants because there is a huge danger of becoming suicidal..I say that from first-hand experience - I was depressed before because of the pain and contemplated suicide as an escape from that pain, but it was only once I went on these meds that I became truly afraid I would hurt myself - like suddenly it wasn't a choice anymore. I can't go off the meds because I won't be able to funciton if I do and I'm at a time in my life where I cannot afford to take time off of work to go through the withdrawl, but there is a huge part of me that wonders if I should ever have gone on them.
I wish I could offer up an answer for how to get better but I to am in the same boat as all of you. It is starting to feel like no one will ever cure me. The one difference for me is that the pain isn't any worse in the area where my appendix used to be - it's worse in the center of my stomach. It is quite possible that half of us have one thing wrong with us and the other half something else. I just hope and pray that we will have answers soon and won't have to go on living like this..because this is more than even the strongest people I know would be able to handle.
I am in agony everyday and it is becoming more and more difficult to function. My doctor put me on tricyclic antidepressants which do help somewhat with the pain but have allsorts of nasty side effects. The advice I can give is DO NOT go on antidepressants because there is a huge danger of becoming suicidal..I say that from first-hand experience - I was depressed before because of the pain and contemplated suicide as an escape from that pain, but it was only once I went on these meds that I became truly afraid I would hurt myself - like suddenly it wasn't a choice anymore. I can't go off the meds because I won't be able to funciton if I do and I'm at a time in my life where I cannot afford to take time off of work to go through the withdrawl, but there is a huge part of me that wonders if I should ever have gone on them.
I wish I could offer up an answer for how to get better but I to am in the same boat as all of you. It is starting to feel like no one will ever cure me. The one difference for me is that the pain isn't any worse in the area where my appendix used to be - it's worse in the center of my stomach. It is quite possible that half of us have one thing wrong with us and the other half something else. I just hope and pray that we will have answers soon and won't have to go on living like this..because this is more than even the strongest people I know would be able to handle.
My 15 year old daughter is experiencing the same type of pain described in several of the posts. She had her appendix out approximately 6 months ago. About 2 months ago, she started experiencing acute pain to her right side (she describes it as feeling like it did the day she had her appendicitis attack). It is ongoing, and so far ct scan, blood work, urine tests, ultra sound has come up with nothing. When I asked a doctor about possible scar tissue, I was told that it's improbable since it's so soon after the surgery. Very frustrating.
hello i am 15 years old and experiencing extreme pain in my lower right abdominal area. Ive had an appendectimy about 6 moths ago. I started experiencing the same type of pain about 3 months ago. It feels like im being stabbed to death ( hardly an exaderation). it hurts when i go to the bathroom, when i have to go, before i eat, during my eating, and after my eating. It expecially hurts when i am menstrating.
we have goten a ct scan. a blood test, an ultrasound, and urine tests. I dont know what to do. It gets worse with exersize. and advil or any other pain medication does do any helping. I started to get headaches along with it. I cant stand this anymore.
and its such a relief to know im not crazy or anything..
we have goten a ct scan. a blood test, an ultrasound, and urine tests. I dont know what to do. It gets worse with exersize. and advil or any other pain medication does do any helping. I started to get headaches along with it. I cant stand this anymore.
and its such a relief to know im not crazy or anything..
I had my appendix out 4 years ago and still get the same pains i had when i was suffering from appendicitis. It even makes me feel sick still.
I was told by a medic that its not uncommon and a couple of ibuprofen should help. With me they dont as i have been on them for years but a mate with the same problems said it helps her.
I was told by a medic that its not uncommon and a couple of ibuprofen should help. With me they dont as i have been on them for years but a mate with the same problems said it helps her.
Hello everyone,
I had my appendix removed 3 years ago this august and ever since i had the operation i have had a stabbing pain in the area where it has scarred...The doctors told me that the pain is caused by Nerves being trapped in the scar tissue as the wound has healed, if it causes you major problems it is possible for you to have the area re-opened and the nerves removed from the scar tissue but they warned me that the wound may not heal properly due to scar tissue being re-opened and then done up again.
I hope this helps :-)
I had my appendix removed 3 years ago this august and ever since i had the operation i have had a stabbing pain in the area where it has scarred...The doctors told me that the pain is caused by Nerves being trapped in the scar tissue as the wound has healed, if it causes you major problems it is possible for you to have the area re-opened and the nerves removed from the scar tissue but they warned me that the wound may not heal properly due to scar tissue being re-opened and then done up again.
I hope this helps :-)
i'm back. We went through the whole barrage of testing with my son. Absolutely nothing showed up. This is bad news because there is nothing to "fix". It is good news because there is nothing horrible that they are missing and will show up to haunt us later. The pediatric GE doc gave him an antispasmodic drug that really works. He explained that the part of the brain that regulates big emotions like excitement or anxiety is very close to the part of the brain that regulates the bowel. Apparently some people who are more sensitive will have this kind of trouble. They are calling it Functional Bowel Disease and/or Irritable Bowel. i have met more and more people with this problem and have also read about FBD online. i concur with the GE doc because we noticed that it spiked again with a birthday party or with stress. Positive stress can do the same thing. We are using the antispasmodic drug for a few months and then weaning off and using it only when the problem hits again. i was concerned with using a drug long-term (although if necessary, it is worth it!!!) and talked to the naturopath. She gave me some samples of a natural pill based on chamomile and peppermint oil. It is covered in a thick hard dark black coating so it only activates in the gut where the problem is, instead of in the stomach. i'm looking forward to trying this when we go off the drug. To those who have not received help, i encourage you to find a better GE doc or naturopath. If you do not stop the cycle of spasms, you can be in constant pain because the trauma of the pain triggers more spasms. Also, there are a lot of kooky naturopaths out there and you may need to go thru a few to find a good one. i usually ask if they can treat me without kinesiology and homeopathy. It seems if they are heavily into those, they are not as likely to be into real effective medicine that is naturally based. Hope this helps some of you.
myHopey wrote:
hi, im 16 years old female. i'd been having gastro problems for 4 months before i got appendicitis. but ever since i have still have gastro problems. alot of the time i've had a chronic pain in the same region. my appendix is no longer there, but i still feel that same pain. sometimes i began to wonder if they have caught a nerve in the scar tissue. does anyone have simular problems with post appendectomies? especially six months afterward. i've had an abdominal ultrasound, a CT scan, blood tests, urinary tests and a colonoscopy. but the most they came up with was swollen lymph nodes in the site of the op (which apparently can be normal, due to some fluid). im starting to get frustrated, and perhaps its not even my intestines, it could be my ovaries or something simular. does anyone have anything to say on this? im gettting extremely frustrated with the pain. i take too much time off school and work and cant play sport, and sometimes it even gets in the way of my relationship. i might just add that i have major depression too, i have had this for 3 years, but thats under control and i dont know what else could be wrong.
my list of medications-
lovan 30mg (antidepressant)
logynon ED (the pill)
anyone?
I had my appendix out 3 years ago. From the start I have been getting increasing pain from bowel movements as though something is blocked, trapped or twisted. I now get up at 6.00 am when the pain generally starts and sit it out until 8.00 am.
I suspect that the very young consultant who performed the operation, who I obviously took a keen interest in, was suffering from a mild form of "god complex" as so many young surgeons do when they first realise they can change the balance of life and death in lesser beings. I am fairly sure he was both brief and rough with me when performing the operation and i suspect this maybe the possible root of the problem with regards to the severity of the scaring that I consequently developed.
After the removal of the appendix scar material will obviously form and the degree to which this happens will vary from person to person and to a slight degree on the skill of the surgeon will also have an influence. This scar material can, and regularly does, join onto surrounding areas forming a type of scar tissue bridge. This can cause extreme pain during regular bowel movements as it pulls against the new scar joint.
The only way to sort the problem is to open the abdomen, locate the scaring and cut the tissue to free the bowel. It is a regular post operation problem but to diagnose it can be difficult as the pain felt is not the bowel but the pulling against whatever it has attached itself to!
Sound like this could be your bowels?
I suspect that the very young consultant who performed the operation, who I obviously took a keen interest in, was suffering from a mild form of "god complex" as so many young surgeons do when they first realise they can change the balance of life and death in lesser beings. I am fairly sure he was both brief and rough with me when performing the operation and i suspect this maybe the possible root of the problem with regards to the severity of the scaring that I consequently developed.
After the removal of the appendix scar material will obviously form and the degree to which this happens will vary from person to person and to a slight degree on the skill of the surgeon will also have an influence. This scar material can, and regularly does, join onto surrounding areas forming a type of scar tissue bridge. This can cause extreme pain during regular bowel movements as it pulls against the new scar joint.
The only way to sort the problem is to open the abdomen, locate the scaring and cut the tissue to free the bowel. It is a regular post operation problem but to diagnose it can be difficult as the pain felt is not the bowel but the pulling against whatever it has attached itself to!
Sound like this could be your bowels?
Back again with an update yet once more. We transferred our son from public school to the district's web academy. He no longer has the sharp stabbing pains. As the stress lessened so did the pains. The natural antispasmodic from the doctor works as well as the drug, so we are very happy with that. Perhaps Hopey should check out your work load and make some adjustments? If the depression is being treated, is it possible that underlying causes are still there creating stress?
Yes. I am 20 years old male and I have the similar problems. I also feel sometimes the same pain for which I had been operated six months before. I think this is normal and we both don't need to take the tention about it. It might be lymph swollowing. But I have a one more problem that I feel the constipation sometimes. The best of luck for both of us. :-D Plz contact me on my male. I shall be waiting for your reply as I am also affected from the similar problems. I think we would be glad to share our post appendicitis complications. Good Bye.
I have had the same complaint and woukd like to give you some hop. Every sugery creates scar tissue and this could greatly gamage your myofacial health.
I had my appendix removed, gal bladder removed and even more pain. Kno I have a fisio who can help me not by any n=massage because that jus makes the pain worse but by myofacial release therapy. It sound wierd but is a life saver if you do not look after yourself organ failure ins next.
http://www.lef.org/protocols/prtcl-121.shtml
I had my appendix removed, gal bladder removed and even more pain. Kno I have a fisio who can help me not by any n=massage because that jus makes the pain worse but by myofacial release therapy. It sound wierd but is a life saver if you do not look after yourself organ failure ins next.
http://www.lef.org/protocols/prtcl-121.shtml
It's crazy that everyone on here basically has the same problem. I had my appendix out 2 months ago after it exploded, and I'm having pain just like I still have the organ. I'm scared maybe my other organs may have been affected when my appendix exploded but the doctors can't find anything. I've had multiple follow up appts and tests and theres nothing.
14years post surgery.
I have debilitating stabbing pain when carrying small loads, heavy loads and sometimes walking on un-even or rough terrain.
I exercise to strengthen my core, yoga causes the pain sometimes.
I dont live with constant pain but when it happens I cannot support my own weight for 5-10seconds before it dissipates.
Also I have terrible digestion and have altered my eating habbits to avoid having a full stomache, meaning no large meals.
I have two scars from the surgery as I almost parrished and needed to be drained of the infection.