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politricks:
How are you so sure? Are you an oracle?.

abeg.....Oga forgive him, it was a slip of tongue...Lol!

prahcetomi:
I removed mine last year,and I feel normal,although the operation site do itch me sometimes.

sure, mine still itches me too.

Yomieluv:
lol,i wasnt.

bro,not easy,have been bed ridden since March o.cant go to work at all

thats how it is bro. i wasnt working when mine happened. they used general anesthesia on me also. so i didnt feel a thing during the operation. altho i was halucinating at a point and i slept for almost two days. i couldnt bend for three weeks. its scary. u will be fine jare

prahcetomi:
I removed mine last year,and I feel normal,although the operation site do itch me sometimes.

sure, mine does that too.

Damicares:
sure, mine still itches me too.

itch ke?? well mine itches too but its very rare. chai we have been scared for life

Damicares:
sure, mine still itches me too.

AreaFada2:
if you graduated at the bottom of the class, you might struggle to get a surgical trainee post. At least in the West. Surgical positions are very competitive. The problem with private practice in 9ja is that they become jack of all trade. Whereas in public hospitals you work in your area or areas of specialty.

Despite general surgical training as a house officer, not every doctor is qualified specialist surgeon. But this line is very dangerously blured in 9ja private practice.

OP, see a gastroenterologist. The surgeon for digestve system in a good general or teaching hospital.

A gastroenterologist is not a surgeon, he is a physician. That is, he doesn't do operations. The so called 'surgeon for digestive system' you made reference to is called a ''general surgeon''

Abduletudaye:
thats how it is bro. i wasnt working when mine happened. they used general anesthesia on me also. so i didnt feel a thing during the operation. altho i was halucinating at a point and i slept for almost two days. i couldnt bend for three weeks. its scary. u will be fine jare

amen,thank God for grace.even my birthday met me on hospital bed.

Abduletudaye:
itch ke?? well mine itches too but its very rare. chai we have been scared for life

Torr.... It is well sha.

BabaAlabi:
I am sorry to tell you this but a surgical instrument (or instruments ) was abandoned inside your body. The foreign properties are concurrently adversely affecting your normal physiological function.
For you to get healed you have to wait for me to abide with the instructions in the picture below:

IFA says: Go to the hospital for a comprehensive check-up. After that come to the shrine with 30 tubers of yam and 6 he-goats.

Common sense is not really common

Moneyhatesme:
I underwent appendicitis operation in 2011 and since then, i hv been going skinnier back to back.

Same is happening to me.I did mine in 2014

macaranta:
OP did you fart after the procedure?

I did.
Pee few days after
Then used the loo 3 days after or thereabout.

Daninya11:
I did.
Pee few days after
Then used the loo 3 days after or thereabout.

When a relative did his,that was the first thing the doctor kept asking him.You should have reported back to the hospital the earliest time you noticed the symptoms. Best bet is to go for a rescan for confirmatory tests.
Good luck

I removed mine in 2009 and ever since, I have never felt unconfortable. I presume that it wasn't done fine. I know a good deal of people that have removed theirs and have never complained of any form of pain. Do the needful by visiting a qualified doctor ASAP because you have left it for too long. All the best, I know you must have been going through a lot.

Julietcutie:
my dear go to d same hospital for check up or another hospital... so as to ensure ur stomach is OK...I did an appendix operation in 2010 and m perfectly OK...

menh don't dull in wizkid voice..one of my babe get am also and was operated 4years ago and since den she is ok, we even f*ck each other lyk 2mw no go kum wit my long konji. so turn up for treatment

Go and check your HIV status

idupaul:
I am sure U did not even need to be operated on but your doctor did it anyway to extort you

please how do I create a topic on nairaland?

idupaul:
Take it from me 99 percent of apendisectomy surgeries in Nigeria didn't need to be carried but Dr's do it anyway to extort

I doctor said something like this years back.

But what does it mean. That it can be prevented and healed through medication or dieting.

Plz educate me.

Hey @Daninya nice one that you shared this. When you say 'these time' do you mean recently or early during the 5-year Post Surgery period? This is key because it is expected that you should have given feedback to the Surgeon. However, try to visit the General Hospitals and prepare for tests for diagnosis.

Also, here is a good read for the medical case: http://www.m.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/digestive-diseases-appendicitis it may very well help your self analysis as you prepare for check up.

Give us an update anytime soon.

Cheers.

Wait! Everyone am getting scared... A lot of people on FP alone are saying theyvhav had their appendix removed. It seems this thing is common. What causes it so I can avoid it from now. Am still a bit young for now

After an appendectomy, patients are usually handed their severed appendix in a small formalin-filled bottle for keepsake, or as evidence that the operation was actually performed. I had mine for a couple of months before I thought of disposing of it. Besides the pain from the healing suture on my abdomen, I was fine. No stomach pains or rumblings. I began normal activities almost a week after.

There has to be a complication in your case. I agree that the indigestion and other stomach discomfort might be as a result of an ulcer. You need to revisit the clinic. And request for your appendix if it's not already to late. Why would the surgeon want to covet your body part

I had mine in 2005 and since then till yesterday.........those feelings persists!

mimzy:
space bookers . Not even one word of prayer/advise. i hail una

Dear OP, Please go back to the hospital for a thorough check up instead of opening a thread , God will heal you completely.

He opened a thread for some doctors opinion here on Nairaland Naa

thesicilian:
A gastroenterologist is not a surgeon, he is a physician. That is, he doesn't do operations. The so called 'surgeon for digestive system' you made reference to is called a ''general surgeon''

You're correct. I meant to say see a gastroenterologist or a GI surgeon.

While general surgeons do handle GI surgery, considering its massive scope, in many well-resourced top teaching hospitals, it's a subspecialty work. That may possibly not apply in 9ja though.

In this era of robotic surgery, jack of all trade is not good enough anymore. This applies to most surgical disciplines now. I know some orthopaedic surgeons that have only been doing just hip replacement for 15 years now. They won't even do knee. And they have become extremely good at it.

glogirl:
Hi check your gallbladder. These are classic symptoms of a problematic gall bladder.

Haaa!

He just did Appendix.... now you want him to check Gall Bladder!

Abeg, nor kill my Broda now!

The Lord will heal you, IJN.



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Mblingz:
menh don't dull in wizkid voice..one of my babe get am also and was operated 4years ago and since den she is ok, we even f*ck each other lyk 2mw no go kum wit my long konji. so turn up for treatment

emm u should quote d op and not me

Pennywise:
It seems to me that you have an incomplete intestinal obstruction caused by adhesions with spurious diarrhoea.

Before u start blaming the doctor, understand that a ruptured appendix is a serious medical condition that is invariably fatal unattended. Inevitably there will be infection of the entire lining of the abdomen doctors call peritonitis. Following an appendix rupture and surgery, the doctor will make a separate stab wound and leave a drain. Without this drain the diagnosis of a ruptured appendix is dubious.

Adhesions are like cobwebs which result from hardened secretions of infections arising from the rupture. It can also occur where there has been no rupture in situations where asceptic conditions are not met during and after surgery. With time these adhesions become very strong taking up loops of bowel and causing obstruction especially with certain food times initially. The reduced movement of fecal matter tend to increase bacterial load and liquefaction of feces leading to what is known as spurious (not true) diarrhoea.

In time an incomplete obstruction may become complete as these adhesions harden further requiring further surgical intervention.

Bros, you need to see a good doctor who understands these things well or your problem is just beginning. A complete laparotomy to correct this problem will cost u 3-4times what u paid for appendectomy.
And there is no guarantee that further adhesions will not form consequent upon this surgery.

Surgery is not always necessary when appendicitis is diagnosed. This is not 1980. There are useful drugs with excellent pharmacokinetics which when taken long enough can stop it, therefore it is not a reason to run away from your doctor until it ruptures.

Op, contact this guy, he seems to know what you're talking about.
He understands what is going on.

Sir, please point Op in the right direction.

Daninya11:
In 2011,I was diagnosed with Appendicitis. I underwent surgery to remove the ruptured appendix. It's 5 years now and I still feel uncomfortable.

Before these time, I can stay up to 2 days without using the loo. I hardly experience any form of stomach pain or rumbling noise in my stomach. But after undergoing Appendicectomy, I can hardly eat or drink water without experiencing mild or severe stomach pain, stomach noise and using the loo up to 5 times a day.

I also find it difficult digesting some food like pounded yam as I end up with constipation. I usually throw-up after eating draw soup like ogbono, okro and ewedu. I also feel dizzy when I consume fatty food.

Are all these, the aftermath of undergoing Appendicectomy??..

I just lost a friend yesterday because of this appendix problem. My advice for you is to go back to the hospital for check up... life is precious

after i had my own surgery few weeks wen my cousin came into town she she looked at et she got angry took me bck to the hospital n was screaming dah dey shud open et up again.
after a brief argument he did.den he saw a pin der.he actually forgot a pin in ma tommy!today i cant stand straight..i bend a lil......same stuff killed my aunt..buh herz was scissors.. she died after 10 years... ill suggest u go for scan

AreaFada2:
You're correct. I meant to say see a gastroenterologist or a GI surgeon.

While general surgeons do handle GI surgery, considering its massive scope, in many well-resourced top teaching hospitals, it's a subspecialty work. That may possibly not apply in 9ja though.

In this era of robotic surgery, jack of all trade is not good enough anymore. This applies to most surgical disciplines now. I know some orthopaedic surgeons that have only been doing just hip replacement for 15 years now. They won't even do knee. And they have become extremely good at it.

Yeah, that's quite true. Jack of all trades is bad for any profession, and more so the medical profession. Abroad you hear of a 22-man surgical team, and one may be tempted to wonder what each person is doing, when here in Nigeria one 'superman surgeon' tries to do the same thing with just one or two other doctors. Its the situation of things in the country currently, but we will get there, though it may tarry.

I think u need a gi endoscopy asap. Pls visit a good hospital

Daninya11:
In 2011,I was diagnosed with Appendicitis. I underwent surgery to remove the ruptured appendix. It's 5 years now and I still feel uncomfortable.

Before these time, I can stay up to 2 days without using the loo. I hardly experience any form of stomach pain or rumbling noise in my stomach. But after undergoing Appendicectomy, I can hardly eat or drink water without experiencing mild or severe stomach pain, stomach noise and using the loo up to 5 times a day.

I also find it difficult digesting some food like pounded yam as I end up with constipation. I usually throw-up after eating draw soup like ogbono, okro and ewedu. I also feel dizzy when I consume fatty food.

Are all these, the aftermath of undergoing Appendicectomy??..

Kai, u need an endoscopy to rule out cancer

tallfish145:
Same is happening to me.I did mine in 2014

Daninya11:
In 2011,I was diagnosed with Appendicitis. I underwent surgery to remove the ruptured appendix. It's 5 years now and I still feel uncomfortable.

Before these time, I can stay up to 2 days without using the loo. I hardly experience any form of stomach pain or rumbling noise in my stomach. But after undergoing Appendicectomy, I can hardly eat or drink water without experiencing mild or severe stomach pain, stomach noise and using the loo up to 5 times a day.

I also find it difficult digesting some food like pounded yam as I end up with constipation. I usually throw-up after eating draw soup like ogbono, okro and ewedu. I also feel dizzy when I consume fatty food.

Are all these, the aftermath of undergoing Appendicectomy??..

The mild pain you experience after drinking water may be due to adhesions (the most common complication of any open abdominal surgery). Unfortunately there is no cure for it. You just have to manage the symptoms with medications, because more surgery increases adhesions.
The constipation is due to a number of factors: inadequate water and fiber intake in your diet, lack of exercise or living a sedentary life, stress etc.
It is normal to feel sleepy after a meal due to a diversion of blood from the brain to the gut during digestion. That is why most people take a nap after a meal. However dizziness is another issue altogether. If you are nauseated, you may want to check your liver and gall bladder status.
A ruptured appendix is a major issue and often presents with complications. As already suggested, see a licenced physician