Appendicitis symptoms to watch out for

"CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell is recovering from an emergency appendectomy over the weekend. Hilary Lane has more on the warning signs of appendicitis.

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[cynthiawagner]

My brother thought he had a hernia. His doctor said to go straight to the hospital. It turned out to be appendicitis that ruptured formed an abscess and sepsis. It took a month for the abscess to fully drain. The sepsis did more damage to his heart. He lived with a definitely in his chest. He passed away December of 2021. The biggest sign for him was not eating.. I miss him everyday. He had a lot of severe medical problems.

[kylahjade]

I had appendicitis, got out of the hospital two weeks ago. I thought I had food poisoning or the stomach bug but that wasn’t the case!!! Watch for your symptoms guys, stay safe❤️

[wasterdays]

this happened to me when i was 11, im now 19 & i can’t even describe how terrifying this was for me because i couldn’t walk and was throwing up stomach bile 😢 my scars are still there however much faded. Please stay safe! and get help if you feel anything like this .

[TxInfinity]

My appendix ruptured and had a JP drain put in to drain fluid from my abdominal cavity. It's very important to recognize the signs of pain in the lower right quadrant.

[NeveragainNeveragain]

I had stomach pain once, and after a few hours at the hospital they said I had Appendicitis. They then sent me to a better hospital in Sacramento, with experienced surgeons, and it turns out I didn’t even have it! This whole experience lasted about 12 hours, but I was just relieved I didn’t have anything major, and it was probably just the aftermath of a sickness I had a week before. Still crazy to think that I could have had surgery for something I didn’t have if they didn’t send me to a different hospital.

[bigeyes]

As a sixteen year old I’m not sure to feel glad that I know or scared and panicking

[Luv_eeveex]

I had appendicitis and had to get two surgery’s done, even then after I stayed in the hospital for almost three weeks

[bridaw]

What causes the severe nausea? I had this a couple days ago. Also, I’m over 50 so I didn’t think that’s what I had. Surgery was smooth. Not much pain after.

[bradygamertv]

Back in 2021, I had an appendicitis but luckily, it didn’t burst but that pain from my belly button to my lower right side was painful

[Tgogators]

Dont limit it to this, but lay down on your back and put your legs up and use your arms to pull them back to you (by your knees), if this REALLY hurts in your appendix area, something is off. Also, tap hard a few times at your appendix spot, if it hurts after tapping it, something is likely off, A doctor told me that.

[elizabethpeterson]

I was almost 46 years old when I got my appendix taken out. It was early July 2016. It started Tuesday afternoon. It was so much pain on my right side the following morning. Even was hard to walked towards my mother’s vehicle. I was fine in sitting down on a chair or a car seat. I remembered going to the ER with my mother. She was with me just before surgery. It lasted for 3 hours for me. When I woke up in the recovery room that I didn’t know where I was for a couple seconds. I was in the hospital for almost 5 days. I felt liked that I was getting to be my old self after the surgery. I was a little bit weak after the surgery. I was even joking around with the nurses at the hospital. My parents saw me the following afternoon. They both got lost at the hospital. It was my 2nd surgery at the hospital. My 1st was surgery on my left ankle when I broke it in a bad car accident in early March 2012. I had my own private room each time. I thought it was easy for my parents to find the room. It was near the room that I stayed when I had my broken ankle.

[calebcicero]

too bad seeing the doctor is too expensive

[sumayamohamed]

My appendix burst I found out a week follow up with my doctor after my surgery stayed 3 days in the hospital first week was horrible with the medication I vomited more than 10 times hardly any sleep fast forward it’s been a year and almost 1 month I feel fine but have to be carful with foods since I’m still sensitive with food as always

[dimitrireboton]

I just watched this because of Carlos Sainz

[theathomas]

I had appendix and I had stomach ache and vomiting at school and my mom took me to hospital and to remove appendix out

[DeadRaymanWalking]

I recall in late June 2019, I was sweating like a pig at my apartment that I currently live in (but I gotta move out sometime in December), and I had a stomachache. So on a Friday, my mom had taken me to the primary care physician, and she suspected it was appendicitis, so my mom took me up to Unity Hospital in Greece, NY for a CT scan. They had to start an IV not just because of the fact they gotta give you this contrast stuff for the CT scan, but it was just in case I did have appendicitis, which, thankfully, the CT scan did not detect. After painfully waiting in that hospital's ER for hours, I was free to get out and get something to eat at DiBella's as I had had nothing to eat or drink (except for water) on that morning (as any kind of scan that involves your abdominal organs require you to have an empty stomach, let alone you needing an empty stomach should an emergency appendectomy be necessary). For want of a nail, If I did have appendicitis and I did have to undergo surgery and it wasn't the laparoscopic procedure (meaning an open appendectomy), I would've had to spend the summer of 2019 being unable to do the things I enjoy doing during the summer, like going to Dave & Buster's for my birthday, go to the 4-H Fair, etc.

[whyareyoureadingthisgrace]

I think I have it bc my stomach really hurts and this isn’t the first time but I don’t wanna go to a doctor yet

[escapenoise]

Hi, My mother's appendix ruptured and she didn't do anything about it for 5-6 days and she had her surgery today and the doctor said it went well and they cleared all the infection, but they said they found something hard in the abdomen (stomach) / intestines. ) they say there may be an infection gathered there, do you think the infection, bacteria collection could cause such a thing or could it be a tumor? Is this normal or appendicitis due to infection? She is in hospital now

[unklegaz]

I had mine removed at 41. I remember thinking it was just bad gas at first. I even took some gas medication and it kept getting worse and worse. I can be stubborn abut going to the hospital so I waited until I couldnt deny that something was seriously wrong. And it was very painful. At the hospital, sitting was too painful so I laid on the floor until I got in.

[-jankrie]

i had appendictis and the took my appendix away 😢😢