9th of Blogtoberfest Appendix

well this my explain why I went from 6Th of Blogtoberfest tot he 9th... I missed a few days.

A few days ago I got a pain in my belly, it became less painful after about 20min so I didn't think much more of it.  But I still could not walk properly, and the following day a school mum convinced me to go to the GP (instead of kinder duty) so off I trotted... and then he felt it was important to go to the hospital for some bloods just to rule out appendicitis. 

I have had this pain before, and last time (2y ago) they felt that it was my ovaries, so again I was just expecting the same.  Well you can imagine the shock when my blood tests suggested that I had an inflamed appendix!

So after a day of knitting, waiting and watching daytime TV I was given keyhole surgery.  I was still unsure of what was wrong with me, as the pain had completely subsided.

After the surgery I went back to the ward.  I cant really remember that much, only that I was very impressed that I didn't feel sick after the anaesthetic.  The surgeon came in and explained to me that my appendix was in a very odd spot, which was masking the pain,but was inflamed  and given a few more days I would have needed to be admitted for much longer as it would have probably burst!  So I am very grateful to the Dr who was persistent with getting me to surgery.

So now I am hobbling around the house, DH is ensuring that the kids don't jump on me, and bringing me pain relief when I need it.  Holding my tummy when I cough, and still quite sleepy.  But I am recovering well!

Thank you to everyone who sent me messages of support and prayers.