Hi all,
Writing on here as I really am at the end of my tether, here it goes… whilst on holiday in early July I found I had a really unbalanced tummy (swelling, loose bowels one minute, painful constipation the next) which I initially put down to a change in diet. But then the pain really started to kick in around my lower right abdomen, so on my return home I went straight to A&E where I was admitted with suspected appendicitis. After 3 days of tests all coming back negative they decided to do some laparoscopic investigation - I woke up 3 hours later being told my appendix was a little inflamed, had been removed and all should be fine in a few weeks. This is when the fun REALLY started. About two weeks after surgery the pain returned, this time in my left side of my abdomen, then the lower back pain started. Pressure in my chest where it felt like someone was standing on me appeared and my stomach that had been swollen since the op (understandingly) became more swollen, firm and very uncomfortable. This has all continued for over 2 months now, along with passing blood regularly in my stool which is dark and sticky. I need to pee so often I have to get up a few times in the night - this is where I should point out that I’m 39, and before all this started was very fit and energetic. I am fatigued to the point I barely leave home, I look more pregnant that my expectant best friend and am in constant agony. I’ve had multiple tests done which are all inconclusive and am currently waiting for a colonoscopy which I have had to BEG doctors for. I keep being told that it’s just ‘my body’ and how it’s healing from the appendix being removed. I have never felt this ill - has this happened to anyone else post surgery? Any help or guidance is so appreciated