appendicitis

[chickwhorips]

I had one incision that had a slow dissolving stitch deep in the abdominal muscle that burned when ever I'd weightlift for about 3 months but the doc said that was normal and it didn't cause any trouble except for the discomfort.

my whole incision tingled/burned for a few months whenever i did any kind of core work or aerobic. quite bizzar, but not painful.

[geckogirl]

my whole incision tingled/burned for a few months whenever i did any kind of core work or aerobic. quite bizzar, but not painful.

Yours was probably the same type of stitches as mine only fortunately I only had on in the lowest incision where they removed everything. Never noticed it until the first time I tried doing squats and lunges and thought I'd torn something. Called my doc right away and she said not to worry as long as it didn't get painful. Still was annoying having that nagging at the back of my mind every time I lifted. The strange thing is it always burned about the same until one day it just quit.

[short cut sally]

sending healing wishes to are you stinky, i think with your follow up exam and how well your body is healing will also be a determination on how soon you can get back on your bike. don't over do it and cause possible a longer delay. start off slow when you do get the approval to start exercise again, but really your body will let you know also..good luck and speedy wishes..

[chickwhorips]

Yours was probably the same type of stitches as mine only fortunately I only had on in the lowest incision where they removed everything.

i wish the would've used stitches. i was never sewed up. that's the reason i had a huge scar. apparently regular hosipitals don't care about the scar they leave you.

[Kitsune06]

b...b...b...but CWR... Scars are sexy. ...right? I mean, unless I'm lost here, they're the one thing one comes away from MTB with the most of...!

[chickwhorips]

those scars are sex, but this scar was far from sexy. now i like it though, after it was fixed.

[Running Mommy]

years ago- when I was a young tot- my moms ruptured. From what she tells me she was "sick as a dog" for days, and my JERK of a father refused to take her to the ER. She finally threatened to call an ambulance, so he took her. But he parked far from the entrance and made her walk in!!! From what she tells me they basically wheeled her right into surgery as hers had ruptured and she was near death!!! I STILL get angry when I think about what my father did!! Or DIDNT do!!! ARGH!! And the extra sad part was my baby brother was upstairs in the hospital in something called an "oxygen tent" (do they still have those??) because he had reached up on the table and grabbed a glass of paint thinner and drank some... My mom was into ceramics at the time and it was to clean her paint brushes...
They were both ok when all was said and done, but I have to wonder if my father was affected at all??
Anyhoo, I'm sending you healing vibes!! I would imagine it'll prolly be at least 6 weeks before you can run. I know.... that SUX!!!! sorry.... sigh... But you must heal!
Take care!
Denise

[are_you_stinky?]

Hi everyone... I just wanted to give a little update... My first post-appendectomy run was 3 miles at about 1.5 weeks out... this past Sat. I did 7, and then jumped back into my training schedule this Monday. So far so good. I was running about 30 miles per week before the appendicitis.

And I hopped back on the bike today for the first time since... and commuted to work. It's just 5.5 miles... but I was nervous about how I might feel. I lost some fitness, but not too much, and I didn't have to use the granny gear once! (Course that may be different going home, which is more of an elevation gain.)

Anyway, I'm glad to be back on two wheels again. Thank you all for your kind words and stories.

[chickwhorips]

glad to hear your feeling better and on you way to a normal routine!