Just a hello (I'm in hospital with a ruptured appendix, slowly on the mend)

[ElliotGreen]

Hi dear people.

I have been in a war story. 4 days home in bed sick. 7 days in the hospital so far. I don't recommend a ruptured appendix to anyone.

Laurie Mischley's injunction for me to be vegan is out the window right now as I nourish my body with proteins.

[Fed1000]

Best wishes for a quick start.

[sudoku123]

Best wishes and quick recovery.

[Smokeypurple]

Best wishes and I hope the hospital food IS nourishing!

[laglag]

Hopefully you will get to go home soon! Take care!

[park_bear]

Best wishes for a speedy, full and smooth recovery

[dcpambrose]

Prayers for speedy recovery.

[ParlePark]

Wishing you a speedy recovery Elliot.

[Juliegrace]

Hoping your road to recovery is smooth.

[condor39]

I think we all are delighted with your recovery.

You are right to give up the ridiculous diet. Eating whatever you feel like, is a much better plan .

[Springfield78]

Healing thoughts being sent to you.

[Beverly2017]

Hi Elliot, I had a ruptured a ppendix in feb 2019. Who knows what caused it. I was and still am on thiamin hcl but I've lowered the dose from 4000 to 3000mg. I was on solgar vit b, but have switched to vitacost b1, which is much easier on the stomach. Were you on thiamin hcl? I hope you're feeling better. I was put on high dose of antibiotics for the ruptured appendix and 3 mos later had an appendectomy laproscopic. I was very lucky but it was scarey as we were in Mexico and I got the 1st plane out. Take it easy, rest and eat well!

[ElliotGreen in reply to Beverly2017]

I have been taking 1250

mg of Solgar B1. I don't in anyway attribute the appendicitis to that. Of any possible triggers, I put some attention to some dry roasted peanuts that I ate the night before this all started going down. If I recall correctly, eating dry peanuts preceded one or two of my previous grumbling (growling!) appendix scares.

Interesting to know of gentler vitacost B1 alternative anyway, though.

[ElliotGreen]

Thank everyone for your lovely replies and support.

Simple kind words can be very meaningful. Thank you.

I had a second operation a week after my first, to try to clean out the remaining gunk, since my abdomen was swelling up a lot. They started laparoscopically, but ended up making a bigger incision to get at stuff in the back.

In the main I'm doing much better and livelier. Intestines are still not moving yet, so I'm waiting for when I can start eating again!

A big shout out to y'all. Exercise your bodies on a daily basis, and take good care!