Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Children's health

Mumsnet doesn't verify the qualifications of users. If you have medical concerns, please consult a healthcare professional.

Pains after appendectomy

1 reply

SNF88 · 19/07/2017 23:12

My 11 yr old daughter is recovering from a nasty burst appendix which was removed 3 weeks ago. She spent 2 weeks in hospital as her bowels went on strike after having to be washed out from the infection. Since coming home she complains daily of pains in stomach, mainly on the opposite side to her appendix, that come and go. I have taken her back to the ward once and to A&E and they have run some tests and said they think it's colic pain where she is a bit bunged up and her bowels are still getting up and running. An x-ray showed a lot of congestion and gas and she does get bloated from time to time. They prescribed her a course of laxatives - although she was passing stools daily.
I am satisfied that this is the cause of the pain but I wondered if anyone else has had a similar experience?

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
lovemelovemyboys · 21/07/2017 19:21

My husband had burst appendix then a blocked bowel after so spent 6 weeks recovering in icu the laxative is just to make the stool softer did the ward give her strong painkillers

New posts on this thread. Refresh page