Quote Originally Posted by birdgirl73
Very close. Appendicitis in my case, too, Santa Clawz. It was diagnosed correctly, but it had ruptured badly by the time they opened me up, and peritonitis set in afterwards even with appropriate surgery and antibiotic treatment. I had to have a subsequent huge surgical cleanout of my abdomen. With the peritonitis, I was put into a medically induced coma for five days, was in the ICU for nearly three weeks, had fever of 105, was septic, and had begun to show early signs of kidney and liver failure.

It was a miracle I survived. I had to. I had a husband and three-year-old child who needed me. Had I not been only 27 and fairly strong to begin with, I probably wouldn't have.
I was younger then that, and I recovered very quickly. They took me out of ICU quickly, mainly because I was feeling no pain. Which is probally because the pain I had before was so intense and crippling. I remember I had to literally throw myself off my couch and crawl to the bathroom. I was in the hospital for around a month and a half. Now I have horribly bad acid reflux, oh well, least im still here.