Thursday I finally got out for an easy two mile run, first time since before Labor Day. I got the OK from my doctor to resume exercise, just no heavy lifting yet. I started to get sick at the end of August, abdominal pains, then sensitive skin, then low grade fevers. Then I started to get the hick-ups; for four days. Being new to this area, I hadn't yet found a doctor; I finally found one that has my health plan and got an appointment for October 13. That was going to be too late.
Saturday, October 10 was four days into the hick-ups and pretty sick too. I went to an immediate care center. After poking around a few minutes, he told me to go straight to the emergency room at the hospital. Eight hours later, I was under the knife.
The poking around found a pain in my abdomen that I never noticed before. It turned out to be my appendix. They sent me to get a CT scan (after having to drink a foul tasting liquid once an hour for three hours) then in to get several x-rays. Finally about 8pm Saturday night they sent me to the operating room. The only thing I was upset about was I had been looking forward to watching the Ohio State - Texas football game all week; it was to start at 8pm Saturday night.
You know how you have always been told that after your appendix ruptures, you only have a few hours to get to the hospital or you could die? Well, mine ruptured two weeks before I finally got to the doctor. I didn't have any serious pain. I'm not sure when I would have gotten to the doctor if I didn't get the hick-ups.
I spent a total of five days in the hospital. I went back to work the following week. Four weeks later, I am pretty much back to my normal self.
