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Date Posted: 11:03:52 10/20/22 Thu
Author: GarrWy
Subject: Re: BOY, 13yo, North America, surgery for hernia , urethral blockage and appendix removal
In reply to: GarrWy 's message, "Re: BOY, 13yo, North America, surgery for hernia , urethral blockage and appendix removal" on 10:53:08 10/20/22 Thu

PS

Here is some general info about appendicitis. It includes this paragraph:

Who is at risk for appendicitis?

Appendicitis affects 1 in 1,000 people living in the U.S. Most cases of appendicitis happen to people between the ages of 10 and 30 years. Having a family history of appendicitis may raise your risk, especially if you are a man. For a child, having cystic fibrosis also seems to raise the risk of getting appendicitis.





>My response to the previous question is somewhat
>speculative, and specific to this one case. I have
>heard that some people having abdominal surgery for
>one issue, get their appendix removed because the
>surgery that is required is in the same general area
>and removing the appendix at the same time is
>relatively easy, and doing so
>prevents any possibility of a future attack of
>appendicitis.
>
>Your case seems to be different. As I understand it,
>you did not have to have abdominal surgery for another
>issue. Any comments I make on your situation are
>speculative, but the doctors may have had a list of
>certain conditions for removing the appendix. That
>is to say if you met a certain number of conditions on
>the list, their evidence and experience showed you
>would benefit from having your appendix removed. On
>the other hand, it could be for tissue harvesting,
>as Knut Holt states and those who had their appendix
>remove were selected randomly. I have no way of
>knowing and give my answer only as speculation, and
>a possible alternative explanation.
>
>
>
>>>
>>This was my question. When i got my exam at the sage
>>of seven a number of kids got their Appendix out and
>>some Not. Me neither. So the question is how the
>>docs selected which kid will loose abd which don‘t.
>>
>>Greetings,
>>David Meier
>>
>>
>>
>>Appendix removal could be for tissue harvesting. Also
>>>I have heard of removing the appendix during
>abdominal
>>>surgery for other issues in the same area just to get
>>>rid it, so the patient can never have appendicitis
>and
>>>will never require a second abdominal surgery in the
>>>future for removal of the appendix. It's a case of
>>>prophylactic removal of the appendix. Like "while
>>>we're in there, let's just get rid of that risk
>too."
>>>
>>>>BOY, 13yo, North America, surgery for hernia ,
>>>>urethral blockage and appendix removal
>>>>
>>>>I am male. The procedure happened as early teen, 13,
>>>>in North America, in the years 2000-2009, in a
>>>>childrens hospital. My mom brought me. I had an exam
>>>>or surgery in my stomach area when I was 13. My
>>doctor
>>>>found that I had something called a hernia and I
>>>>needed an operation to fix it. My mom and doctor
>said
>>>>that, well I was being operated, on they had to
>>remove
>>>>my appendix and fix a blockage in one of my
>uretors.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROCEDURE
>>>>
>>>>I was given sedative medicines through my mouth. I
>>was
>>>>given medication intravenously. They gave me gas
>>>>through a mask. I was unconscious all the time. The
>>>>procedure happened in a hospital. Hernia repair.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>ARRANGEMENTS AFTER THE PROCEDURE
>>>>
>>>>They checked my urine output alot after. I had UVs
>>for
>>>>pain medication and some saline. No breathing tube,
>>>>just a mask. I had catheter, so that they could
>make
>>>>sure I was peeing ok. Heartbeat monitor. I was
>>>>examined every two hours the first day I was out of
>>>>surgery, after that until I went home it was every
>>six
>>>>hours.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>SYMPTOMS AFTER THE PRoCEDURE
>>>>
>>>>I had pain, irritition or other problems in my
>mouth.
>>>>I had pain, irritation or other problems in my
>>urethra
>>>>or bladder. The time for the procedure or before
>>>>waking up was at least twice as long than expected.
>>>>When I woke up I had pain in my throat and my belly.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>COMMENTS
>>>>
>>>>This was a surgery where hernia was one purpose, and
>>>>that they fixed an urether and removed the appendix
>>>>also. It looks like they made the incision in such a
>>>>way that they could look for other problems than
>just
>>>>the hernia. I suspect he did not have any appendix
>>>>problem, but that they took it out to harvest tissue
>>>>for other purposes than the good of the boy.
>>>>
>>>>Knut Holt
>>>>
>>>>https://www.panteraconsulting.com

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  • Re: BOY, 13yo, North America, surgery for hernia , urethral blockage and appendix removal -- David Meier, 01:03:19 10/21/22 Fri
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