Appendicitis for My Anniversary

Greg and I celebrated our 12 anniversary on Sunday, October 4th. I had made a cake the night before and was up really late and then was at the shower all day Sunday afternoon so when I had a little pain before bed, I assumed I was just exhausted and could sleep it off. Then in the wee hours of the morning I was awakened with abdominal pain and then I started vomiting. It didn't feel like a stomach bug, but I was in pain and couldn't get any relief. Greg offered to have someone come over and stay with the girls so he could take me to the ER, but I couldn't imagine waiting for someone to get here, so I drove myself to Baptist West since it was the closest. First thing I told them was that I had a history of appendicitis attacks. Or at least that's what my family doctor said, she called it a smouldering appendix that would flare up and then calm back down. I was beginning to think she was off her rocker because each time I've had this pain, nothing conclusive is ever determined. Anyway, I was sure to tell the dr. in the ER, be sure to check my appendix. I was given IV meds for nausea and vomiting and also for pain. They performed a CT scan and told me there was fluid around my right ovary which indicated a ruptured ovarian cyst. Sent me home with prescriptions for pain and vomiting and told me to follow up with my gynecologist. So I did. I called her Monday and said "fyi... this is what happened." She requested my records from Baptist West and I received a call from her office that they wanted to see me in a week to see if the cyst was growing. I told them it ruptured, but they told me that the medical records did not state that it ruptured. I told them I couldn't stand the pain for a week so they agreed to have me come in on Tuesday for an ultrasound of the ovaries and an office visit. When I arrived at my dr. office, I had a fever of 102 and she said an ovarian cyst doesn't cause a fever of 102. She thought right away it was my appendix. Did I mention that when I left Baptist West ER, the dr. told me and I quote "your appendix is fine." And as for the fluid around the ovary... yes, that was caused by ovulation, not a cyst! Anyway, she sent me straight to a surgeon's office at Fort Sanders Regional, who proceeded to do a CT scan w/ contrast, which is standard protocol for appendicitis. The contrast was not done when I went to the ER. You have to drink this lovely "apple flavored milk shake" as they called it...and wait 2 hours for it to get all the way into your system before the CT scan can be performed. Before the scan was completed, the surgeon met me in radiology and escorted me to admissions so that he could get me into surgery asap. It was evening hours by this time ... honestly I don't even know what time it was, but getting late in the day. The surgery went fine and they were able remove it laparoscopically. Three small incisions, along with my incision from having my tubes tied and lots of stretch marks from babies - how lovely is my tummy?!? Yucko! I went home Wednesday afternoon. So many people - friends and family - were here to help with kids, prepare meals, and Grandma Joan was even here until this past Saturday giving round the clock care to my sweet girls. That was such a BIG help! Life is supposed to be getting back to normal now. I had my follow-up appointment last Friday. I'm able to drive and lift more than 10lbs now. Just supposed to take it a little easy for another week. Today I feel like I'm in a fog and I'm sure that's just par for the course. Now I'm just trying to figure out how I lost 2 weeks - and trying to get back in the swing of things. Not exactly what I was wanting for my anniversary!