apendicitis - General Health Message Board

andybobble · 11-30-2007, 06:17 AM

Ive had a sharp pain in my belly button since tuesday,i am worryed about it been apendicitis but the pain is still near the belly button and is not constant

if it was appendicitis wouldnt i be in alot of pain and wouldnt it of moved by now? also wouldnt the pain of gotten worse?

also it only hurts when im walking about and isnot constant
thanks

kdel · 11-30-2007, 06:36 AM

Well for me it was 6 months before anyone decided to even check my appendix. I had a very old doc who preferred to believe I had an eating disorder! Anyway finally saw someone else and sure enough it was appendicitis.
My symptoms were stomache and back pain, inability to eat (would either get very nauseas or throw up) Pain was much worse with movement. I lost about 20 pounds (and didn't need to lose any) I was also very weak but that could have been due to the fact that it took 6 months to get diagnosed so I lived on water, saltine crackers and oddly-ice cream would sometimes stay down.
Have it checked out. Also and by no means is this a substitute for a doctors exam but, if you lay down and press on the area over the appendix and it is appendicitis, it should hurt when you RELEASE the pressure, not so much when you ARE pressing. Really have it checked though because it's much simpler to deal with before it bursts! If it bursts you have an extreme emergency on your hands, not to mention the pain!

andybobble · 11-30-2007, 06:37 AM

6 months ?!!? it takes 36-48 hours before it bursts?

also when you say stomach pain did it hurt when uwas sat and layed down? and did the pain move?

kdel · 11-30-2007, 07:08 AM

It can burst in that time frame if it's really bad, and depending on the level of inflamation and infection however, it can also take a long time (as in my case) because it wasn't acute to begin with and just got progressivley worse.
In answer to your other questions-yes it hurt to sit, bend, walk and if I attempted to run and I mean like a slight jog to the car The pain was intense and traveled around to my back. It also hurt to wear anything around my waist especially pantyhose (though you probobly don't wear those being your a guy, but hey if you do it will hurt) also belts, anything tight.
The pain moved all over the place- mid stomache, right side, even left side, my back, down toward the groin area, Really all over by the time someone actually decided hey, lets just press on her appendix and see what happens!
I was sent immediatley from the office to the emergency room and had to have emergency surgery. I was told I was extremely lucky that it hadn't burst yet. At that time(20 years ago) I was told that it was hard for them to see just how bad the inflammation was until they operated. Also in case anyone tells you that a high fever is necessary-it is not. I didn't have one. I did have fevers that came and went but never real high.

andybobble · 11-30-2007, 07:15 AM

well it doesnt hurt all the tme with me, its just when im walking about and say tist or somtihng ill get the pain in my belly button, i went to the gym on tuesday probally is a pulled or torn muscle, and when i sit or lay theres no pain i mean the pains supposed to get worse and worse and move to the appendix, i also pressed all around (i dont no exactly where it is) but pressed every where and no pains :/ if anything changes like gets worse ill get to docs asap, the mian problem with me is i worry too much, as soon as i get a pain its like search the net lol!