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[Mywold]

Hi can anyone help me read these doctors notes please

@Mywold it might help if you say what you went to doctor about? Understand if you don't want to say but it will defo help.🤗🤗🤗

Sorry it’s my sons he has burst appendices thanks

What is it you are looking for? Can you request someone clinical to talk you through it. It seems to detail the anasthesia, assessment, procedure, findings of the operation and post op.

That really is the most illegible handwriting I think I have ever seen!

I can pick out acute appendicitis. Appendectomy.
Then second page seems to have post op return to ward.

Procedure: patient lying in supine position

Antibiotics for 5-7 days
Analgesia as required (2nd page)

Something about the omentum being stuck to something on 'findings' (I think but hand writing is terrible)

Drain out when output less than 30ml then home

They talk about the sutures they closed the skin with.

Sorry, trying to work it out bit by bit!

@Mywold , I put the pictures into Google to translate. That's what it came up with. Sorry, not much.🤗🤗🤗

1st page
Acute appendicitis
Laparascopic appendectomy
GA 20mls 0.5%

2nd page
Port set 12mm
Appendix taken out in BERT bag through umbilical port?

3-0 suture

It’s terrible handwriting no one can read it 🤦🏻‍♀️

Thank you I tried this myself before posting 🤦🏻‍♀️

@Mywold it's ridiculous really. Is this what they gave you for an update on your son? Or was it just a letter to leave in to Ur own doctors practice?

Thank you on page one under findings I made out - 15ml abscess from around appendix? Am not even sure that’s what it says 🤔

3-0 monocryl suture.

Yes it does look like 15ml abcess around appendix. The omentum stuck to something- think it's common for this to happen with inflamed appendix. Absolutely shocking handwriting, electronic notes would be very helpful! Hope your son is okay and recovering well.

This is what they give the nurse to update me with but even the nurse can’t read it. When I went to recovery to collect my son the lady looking after him handed the nurse that and said - good luck. She didn’t even no what it said and she was looking after him.

Hopefully you'll get a copy of the discharge letter for the GP with more legible information on when he gets discharged.

@Mywold my my, that's so frustrating!! If they weren't good at writing, it could have been typed. Would've been easier for all. If I was you I would call the hospital when you can, and ask the doctor to give you a call back, so you can ask him outright.xx

There will be digital records as well , and the discharge summary should explain the key facts and any after care.

Indication: Acute appendicitis (complicated)
Surgery: laparoscopic appendectomy
Anaesthetic: GA 20ml 80.5% LH (left hand I think)
Position: Supine

Findings: omentum stuck to appendix and right ...and... appendix tidy and
15ml abscess around the appendix
Appendix adhered to itself and the ...wall

Then I gave up that page!

Post op

Patient to ward
Continue antibiotics for 5-7 days
Analgesia if required
Wound drain until output less than 30mls
Home when ?fine

After findings it's just how they did the actual procedure until you get to post op.

Thank you so much 🙏🏼

No problem. Hope your son gets better soon!