Comments on: Does My Appendix Weigh 6 Pounds?

By: Israel Lagares

Israel Lagares — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:12:45 +0000

wow, take care of the big lug…I know I wouldnt be around if my wife didn’t help me out.’

By: ashli

ashli — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:41:34 +0000

i got a call from my boyfriend the other day saying he was in the hospital. he was complaining about really bad back pain, which he needs disks replace, so we thought it was his back. once he got to the hospital they ran tests and found out it was his appendix. he’s the same way you said you were. he hates doctors and hospitals. i live 2 hours away from him and when i heard what was going on i came out to make sure everything was okay. he was home by the time i got into town. he then went back to the hospital at 2 in the morning and didn’t bother to call me to let me know, but again he refused to get admitted. the next day he was still in severe pain and had started vomiting.I’m waiting for him now so we can go to the hospital so he can get his surgery.I’m just glad this happened while him and i are together cause i know how he is and if i wasn’t here for him he wouldn’t do anything about him.I’m going to share your story with him and maybe it’ll make him think twice next time. thank you for sharing your story with us it’s very inspirational.

By: Israel Lagares

Israel Lagares — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:49:49 +0000

Nick, thanks for stopping by. It worked out in the end.

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:29:11 +0000

Glad to see you came out of this episode alive and continued to share your battle against the belly.

Did you ever update your blog about what happened with your hospital bill?

I am just getting health insurance after coasting without incident since last August, but many friends are still rolling the dice. I have heard that hospitals will in many cases work something out — like forgive part of your bill so they can get the amount you can actually pay — but that a large number of bankruptcies result from high hospital bills.

I know its kind of personal to ask about your finances but did you ever/would you ever share what came of that?

By: brittney

brittney — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:00:18 +0000

I was misdiagnosed with “the flu” and i was actually walking around for ten days with a ruptured appendix! i know what you went through

By: Israel

Israel — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:06:39 +0000

Wow, it was extremely painful for me on the last day.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:28:20 +0000

Yes-my appendix burst on vacation in Kauai-lots of metal staples and IVs and antibiotics,a little fluid in the lungs-great little hospital ,though-I wasn’t even in that much pain when it burst-thought it was women problems or something i ate. For a month before this happened my right hip hurt a lot and strangely enough-my right ring finger ached like it was bashed with a bat. It’s a foretelling of what’s to come-wish more Medical web sights mention this pain.

By: Israel

Israel — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:41:55 +0000

Okay, but be careful. I thought I had a minor hernia or something and wait 6 days.

By: Jennee

Jennee — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:39:16 +0000

thanks for writing back so fast!
i see my doc tuesday so– not to sound dumb but im going to try to wait til then. if it gets worse, changes or anything im heading to the ER!
Im glad you wrote this blog

By: Israel

Israel — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:37:01 +0000

Hello Jenee. Go check that out ASAP. I had those sharp pains. DO it right now.

By: Jennee

Jennee — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:30:42 +0000

hello
i wanted to say good luck on recovery. hopefully your over it.
I had a question about the pain prior to surgery. I was told about weeks ago that my appendix is starting to get swollen.
It feels like I have a golf ball in my lower right side. Near my hip. Anyways, the last few days i have been having sharp pains in the same spot.
Did you have any of this- if you can remember?

Im glad you made it through surgery ok. and You are very blessed to have the wife you do!!

By: Fat Man

Fat Man — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:20:23 +0000

Thanks, I will read that article.

By: Mick

Mick — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:55:42 +0000

Here ya go: http://www.optimum.net/News/AP/Article?articleId=333992

I’m a little amazed that scientists & medicos still talk about certain organs (appendix, coccyx, etc) being useless leftovers of our evolutionary past, when such claims made in the past have been almost universally wrong. The list of supposed vestigial organs has been whittled down from over a hundred to just a handful, as the purpose of these organs has been discovered.

I guess it makes a bloke feel more authoritative to say “This bit has no purpose.” Saying “We don’t know what it’s for” is a bit ego deflating.

By: Fat Man

Fat Man — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:29:21 +0000

That is very interesting Mick, can you direct me to the source for that?

By: Mick

Mick — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:40:58 +0000

I discovered your blog by accident, & will read back posts with interest. I also am a ‘fat man’ - 133Kg (297lb), 6′4″, unfit & not quite 50 years old. I’m about to become a double-grandaddy, so I need to start getting healthy.

Re the appendix being ‘obsolete’ or vestigial, it’s recently been found that it is an important part of the anatomy. It’s a reservoir of vital stomach bacteria, a backup supply, in case the digestive system is purged of digestive bacteria, which can happen in the case of cholera or dysentry. Without it, the victim wouldn’t be able to digest food, & would starve.

Recover well & quickly.

By: Israel

Israel — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:44:04 +0000

for real? wow.

By: John

John — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:57:43 +0000

Here’s top hoping you recover quickly. Mine almost burst when I was 20 years old. For about two weeks after the surgery it felt like my insides shifted around every time i got up or sat down.

That was also the end of the “permanently-always thin” stage of my life. Before that surgery I was thin without working out or caring. After I gained ten pounds and started my journey to fatness.

By: Israel

Israel — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:13:12 +0000

haha, i didnt notice that. is that bad? I update that stat whenever i weight myself, which hasnt been in a while.

By: Israel

Israel — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:10:41 +0000

Yeh, it was a horrible experience, but you gotta make the best of it. I’m back aren’t I?

By: Israel

Israel — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:10:05 +0000

dude, wtf? only my wife can see those!

By: Hustle Strategy

Hustle Strategy — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:33:23 +0000

You have 6 in the title of two blog posts sequentially… Definitely keep the diet on track, it will make you happy when you do get back into working out. I guess the next six weeks of post will be about your new turkey burger recipes and diet advice.

Question, how often do you update your weight scale that is posted on each post?

By: Tomer

Tomer — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:44:18 +0000

Even after hearing the story, still very scary. Very glad this worked out OK.

By: phoenix

phoenix — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:56:02 +0000

your hot in a hospital bed. any sponge baths? do you have any pics of the gown from the back.