I had no fever with my appendicitis. It led my mother-in-law, a former nurse, to tell me that I didn't need to go to the hospital, that it was just gas and I should take a hot shower (tried that, failed). I also had no nausea, even though the pain was terrible. My odd symptoms led the hospital to treat me as a non-urgent case.
Having no fever is atypical but not impossible. I sent you a more detailed message, but some highlights of symptoms: - Pain that moves around but settles or centers in the lower right quadrant - Rebound pain: it feels better when you press on the pain and worse when you release (not typical of gas pain)
When I had my atypical case, I reached a point (while in the ER waiting room) where I couldn't straighten up all the way; I stayed hunched because being straight made it worse.
Severe pain is a sign of something wrong. Could be pulled or even torn muscles, cracked ribs, or some combination.
We had a program in one city called Ask a Nurse: you could call a number for free, and they'd tell you if you ought to see a doctor or if it was most likely not that serious. Do you have that where you live? (They have some on the Internet, but they are not free and want credit card numbers, and they say they have doctors and nurses, but no way to know.) Or a walk-in clinic? We have them at some supermarkets and CVS. $15 or $25, and they can often tell you if you need to go to the ER.
If I lived near you, I'd take you to one myself right now. Really. Sadly, you're a bit of a drive from central Florida.
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Date: 2012-01-01 09:14 pm (UTC)Having no fever is atypical but not impossible. I sent you a more detailed message, but some highlights of symptoms:
- Pain that moves around but settles or centers in the lower right quadrant
- Rebound pain: it feels better when you press on the pain and worse when you release (not typical of gas pain)
When I had my atypical case, I reached a point (while in the ER waiting room) where I couldn't straighten up all the way; I stayed hunched because being straight made it worse.
Severe pain is a sign of something wrong. Could be pulled or even torn muscles, cracked ribs, or some combination.
We had a program in one city called Ask a Nurse: you could call a number for free, and they'd tell you if you ought to see a doctor or if it was most likely not that serious. Do you have that where you live? (They have some on the Internet, but they are not free and want credit card numbers, and they say they have doctors and nurses, but no way to know.) Or a walk-in clinic? We have them at some supermarkets and CVS. $15 or $25, and they can often tell you if you need to go to the ER.
If I lived near you, I'd take you to one myself right now. Really. Sadly, you're a bit of a drive from central Florida.