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I’ve been grounded for almost a month now at home due to an appendix operation. Three days before the operation I feel an abdominal discomfort that leads me to take at first medicine for diarrhea. The next day, it does not get any better and I thought perhaps my gastric has come again so I took some medicines for it. Day after, I went to the office feeling uncomfortable and losing my appetite for anything. I manage to hold on until the COB on that day but I almost can not walk due to severe pain and so I called my sweetie and I went straight to a nearby private hospital. It was almost closing time for the doctors and upon my request the hospital agreed to take me on. Being the last patient for the specialist that day, he checked and immediately referred me to the main hospital in Pori (Satakunta Keskussairala). Without delay, I called for an ambulance that brought me to an emergency ward. In severe pain, they took 6 vials of blood sample, gave IV and a very strong pain killer that lets the pain out but made me drowsy. Due to some scheduled operation that night, I waited for almost 5 hours before finally having my turn to be operated. The nurses, doctors and anaesthologist introduced themselves and explain the process to be done afterwhich antibiotic and the general anaesthesia was given thru my IV. That was all I remember and when I woke up after 6 hours I was already at the recovery room feeling the cut on my tummy.

The doctors has given me the green card to check-out after nearly 2 days. I was so happy to check out as everything seems to be well. But then after a week, I got a high fever and chilled just when I was going to bed for rest. The following day, I went to the hospital and they found some infection. This is the most unforgetable and painful experience I ever had. They took the stitches and open the wound inorder to remove the puss and …. without anaesthesia… wahhhhh. The doctor explained that local anaesthesia will not be effective in this case. Then they put inside the wound an anti-bacteria cloth. But this is just the beginning of the painful process. Everyday after this for one week they have to replace the cloth. Taking out is not a problem but putting in is a BIG problem for me. But thanks to God and to my caring Nurse sweetie, I am now 90% fully recovered and hoping to be back to normal routine in my work by next week.