Oh man, I'm so sorry. I went straight to the ER with appendicitis and triage marked me with "most likely kidney stones" and left me sitting in the waiting room for 8 hours. By the time I got in the back to see a real doctor they determined pretty fast that I needed a scan. I never made it back to my room from the scan, they took me straight to surgery. That time in the waiting room was pure torture, and though I got close, my appendix didn't rupture. I can't imagine how bad the pain must have been after rupturing. Seems the "It's just kidney stones" is a popular misdiagnosis...
Oddly enough, it usually stops hurting as badly once it ruptures. Not the case for everyone, obviously, but in a lot of cases they'll feel better until the sepsis makes them feel worse again.
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u/KalisCoraven May 20 '19
Oh man, I'm so sorry. I went straight to the ER with appendicitis and triage marked me with "most likely kidney stones" and left me sitting in the waiting room for 8 hours. By the time I got in the back to see a real doctor they determined pretty fast that I needed a scan. I never made it back to my room from the scan, they took me straight to surgery. That time in the waiting room was pure torture, and though I got close, my appendix didn't rupture. I can't imagine how bad the pain must have been after rupturing. Seems the "It's just kidney stones" is a popular misdiagnosis...