My wife's ruptured appendix did not show up on CT or ultrasound.

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Jan 20, 2021
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CB doctors, I could use your thoughts for my daughter. She is in the ER right now, but they're sending her home

jdub FORMER USER

1/19/21 8:35pm

What was the abdominal surgery for?

El Fuego

1/19/21 8:38pm

Not a doctor. But have you tried reaching the doctor who did the surgery?

stenso

1/19/21 8:40pm

Not yet.

jdub

1/19/21 8:43pm

That’s what I’d do. He’s going to be more inclined to see a former patient.

stenso

1/19/21 9:06pm

My wife had a surgery and for two years had every kind of test for pain

OU Cougar

1/19/21 8:40pm

Where in the abdomen is her pain

Agnostic-alumni

1/19/21 8:41pm

How old is she?

Agnostic-alumni

1/19/21 8:42pm

sending a boardmail

jdub

1/19/21 8:43pm

If she is an adult, maybe gallbladder? Guess it could happen in kids as well

Ojiisan

1/19/21 8:49pm

she's 21

jdub

1/19/21 8:50pm

Ovarian Cist? My wife had this once and put her in a ton of pain for a while. They though it was appendix for a while

jholling

1/19/21 8:55pm

2nd this. My wife had PCOS. Sounds very similar. Just a thought, not a Dr.

zerome4sooners

1/20/21 7:02am

After my 3rd gallbladder attack, all with excruciating pain, I had it removed.

Hinta

1/19/21 8:53pm

Too many pistachios did me in

Hinta

1/19/21 8:59pm

Could be a volvulous/ twisted intestine

oilman

1/19/21 10:39pm

Particularly worth investigating

deljdc

1/20/21 7:56am

Are they 100% certain it isn't an appendicitis? Once it ruptures, things get really bad, really fast.

Smack'sWife

1/19/21 8:45pm

That should be seen easily on CT

Agnostic-alumni

1/19/21 8:46pm

My wife's ruptured appendix did not show up on CT or ultrasound.

TailgateU

1/20/21 9:31am

That's what my wife is wondering too, I don't know.

jdub

1/19/21 8:46pm

I got my appendix removed in Finland on my mission. The ultrasound came out

allaboutthegainz

1/19/21 8:49pm

(MD here) Ask for an evaluation by a pediatric general surgeon. Intractable abd

gaspasscoug

1/19/21 8:52pm

BTW-- she's 21.

Soupie

1/19/21 8:54pm

Thanks. General surgery consult and GYN consult.

gaspasscoug

1/19/21 8:57pm

Urgent care doctor here. I recommended surgical consult also in board mail

Agnostic-alumni

1/19/21 8:55pm

Agree with this take. Often abdominal pain

Shovel jockey

1/19/21 8:57pm

I feel bad for you ER docs. Seriously, you guys see so much crap and everything

doctorcoug

1/19/21 9:45pm

I don’t know you but I like you already! I wish all

Shovel jockey

1/19/21 10:52pm

Your name checks out

OU Cougar

1/19/21 9:26pm

Gallbladder

Crazy Joe Davola

1/19/21 8:55pm

I really wanted someone else to ask this. Is she pregnant? They probably

Ironhide

1/19/21 8:55pm

I once saw a patient who had a CT scan done and I was able to get a fantastic

doctorcoug

1/19/21 9:40pm

Trauma patient? Could have been done on purpose lol

Reasonable1

1/20/21 5:27am

I had severe pain in my abdomen near my colon years ago and thought my colon was rupturing

CSoul

1/19/21 8:56pm

I had that in May! So random. I had never even heard of it before.

Ashtrash

1/20/21 9:42pm

She needs a surgical consult.

scootsy

1/19/21 8:57pm

My niece had an ovary that had twisted or moved. It was incredibly painful in

Hoss Bonaventure

1/19/21 8:59pm

Keep us informed Brother. Praying for her and your family

Lifi

1/19/21 9:05pm

Don’t let them discharge her. Insist on a gen surg and gyn consult. Several

valleus

1/19/21 9:07pm

They are keeping her there for now. They got an OBGYN consult, and are working on a surgeon consult.

jdub

1/19/21 9:15pm

Good luck. Reminds me of what happened to my wife. Fight for her.

Turd Ferguson

1/19/21 9:18pm

Don't know if you knew my wife very well, but she does put up a fight.

jdub

1/19/21 9:20pm

Praying for your daughter jdub

Blue Cougar

1/19/21 9:30pm

Labs? Vitals?

Dr MoBYU

1/19/21 9:33pm

Not a Doc, but prayers for your daughter, jdub

Clark Addison

1/19/21 9:45pm

Is SJS on your FO? He’s a general surgeon and could offer expertise none of us

Delicate Genius

1/19/21 9:48pm

RE: Is SJS on your FO? He’s a general surgeon and could offer expertise

SJS

1/20/21 7:49am

Needs admit. Torsion, ruptured cyst, appy, ectopic, chole, obstruction

kiyoshige

1/19/21 9:55pm

Which hospital?

BYU28_Miami21

1/19/21 9:57pm

Timpanogos

jdub

1/19/21 10:38pm

What kind of Ultrasound did they do? Right upper quadrant, Pelvic, Abdominal?

TO11

1/19/21 10:02pm

Hey, jdub. It will be good for me to pray for someone else tonight.

eyes4byu

1/19/21 10:28pm

They got the pain relatively under control. She's at our house now, seeing a surgeon first thing in the AM

jdub

1/19/21 10:40pm

RE: They got the pain relatively under control. She's at our house now, seeing a

Osmos

1/20/21 1:36am

thank you

jdub

1/20/21 6:10am

Not a doctor. Maybe ovarian cyst or endometriosis? Said a little morning

Gerald-DeGroot

1/20/21 7:14am

There's a good possibility it's ovarian cysts--again. That's part of what her previous surgery was.

jdub

1/20/21 8:40am

Emotional trauma? It’s a thing and more common than we like to believe.

StalwartBraveTrue

1/20/21 8:30am

When my wife had appendicitis, the tests all came back inconclusive. It wasn't

TailgateU

1/20/21 9:31am

An update for those following: she came home late last night, but nothing is figured out yet.

jdub

1/20/21 9:44am

Any new update? Thx.

Gerald-DeGroot

1/20/21 8:31pm

Update?

Cougstreak

1/20/21 8:31pm

Still trying to figure out what's wrong. Pain is being managed, but just barely. Strong possibility of endometriosis.

jdub

1/20/21 8:55pm

Copy. Keep us updated and very cool of FO. CB is special sometimes.

Gerald-DeGroot

1/20/21 8:57pm

Praying for your family. All of my sisters have had that. It was painful but

TailgateU

1/20/21 9:32pm

Thanks man. This one thing wouldn't be so bad, even as painful as it is, but for this daughter there has been a lot

jdub

1/20/21 9:51pm

That's what we're here for. Well, that and arguing about stuff we can't control.

TailgateU

1/20/21 10:02pm

These trials R what make us who we are.She can be a victim or a champion.Sounds

Dr MoBYU

1/21/21 9:25am

This was her Facebook post last night.

jdub

1/21/21 9:36am

Love that she didn’t even mention her present situation. 🏆🏆🏆

Dr MoBYU

1/21/21 10:06am

yeah, I might have noticed that too.

jdub

1/21/21 10:06am

Great attitude for what she is going through.

CopperLix

1/21/21 11:23am

Nothing more precious to a daddy than his baby girl(s).

chazen

1/21/21 7:07pm

Hope she gets relief soon.

pegushin

1/20/21 10:04pm

Praying she gets relief soon.

Cougstreak

1/21/21 4:49am

Did she get a pelvic ultrasound in the emergency department?

Littlerich

1/21/21 6:27am

Maybe ovarian cyst rupture?

bigbluecougar

1/21/21 11:32am

This is the other thing I was thinking. Diverticulitis? Endometriosis?

Ned Schneebly

1/21/21 11:52am

Forgive me if I have this wrong, is it your daughter that is T1D?

Ned Schneebly

1/21/21 11:28am

Yes, same daughter, but not diabetic related--at least that's the theory now. Endometriosis is the guess now.

jdub

1/21/21 12:08pm

Endo totally blows, but is manageable. My wife suffered with it for years.

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