Adding my prayers and best wishes for a successful surgery and outcome, @Beth Gallagher , and hoping that the tire issue is easily taken care of as well. I am glad that they got your husband in for the surgery before the problem got any worse !
Glad you hubs is finally in good hands. Great on the laparoscopy as that is minimal invasive and less chance of blood clots and hernia. Just make him take it easy for a while. Make him keep that little pillow close for a few days and be sure to hold it tight to his abs if he has to sneeze or cough or has any pain. I hope they use a spinal so he doesn't have to take pain meds other than anti-inflammatories. My low tire alert comes on for just one tire. They can't find any leaks which doesn't surprise me since it takes a few months to drop a couple of pounds lower than the rest. I have to take it in so they can reset the alert light even after I add air to the offending tire. Only once over the years did they find a deck screw in it.
My nephew had to be admitted to the hospital for acute pain on the side of the appendix. He was given some kind of meds and when he improved they sent him home. My guess is that surgery might be viewed as a last resort since opening up the body introduces the possibility of infection. He was given a diet when discharged. He was overeating I know since I saw him at a family dinner packing and packing it away...that is two full plates even leaving no room for desert. My guess is that kind of eating may have been the cause of his appendix problem. As for the tire pressure light, I top off the tire pressure each winter to summer and vice versa at the season change since temperature will affect tire pressure which makes it 6 month intervals. I have an electric tire pump.
My thoughts exactly since they have rotated tires since it started. Also my manual gauge usually shows it the same as the other front tire.
Another long day, but here's the highlight... it seemed like the surgery was taking a lot longer than the 45 minutes estimated by the surgeon. When she finally came out to talk to us, she dropped the bomb that my husband's appendix had burst a while ago and had formed a little "pocket," encapsulating the puss and infection. Thankfully it had not spread and there was no peritonitis. She removed the appendix, cleaned out the infected pocket, irrigated the wound and installed a surgical drain . He will be in the hospital for an additional day under observation, and to make sure his intestines are operating as designed. The doctor wants to remove the drain before he comes home. He ate a big dinner and was up and walking by about 6 p.m. I'm still totally pissed that his situation was allowed to become life-threatening, and in fact it is almost miraculous that he didn't have a fatal infection. I'm beat.
So glad that they caught it in time and your husband is on the mend. What happened to your husband brought back a "rush" of memories of a similar situation my wife had a few years back, I never was so scared so I can understand why your beat, worry takes the strength right out of you. Take care of yourself and make sure your husband does what the doctor says, and don't overdo.
Instead of doing a "Like" for your reply, I will say that the return of my taste buds and appetite sure helped me in the hospital and now at home.
He got to come home this afternoon, Faye. They decided to leave the drain in for a week so we'll be dealing with that. Yes, they sent a 10-day course of antibiotics and a thick stack of instructions. He seems to be feeling pretty good but the surgeon used a nerve block and she said it will be worn off in 3 days so he might be more uncomfortable then. I'm so glad to have him home.
Quick story for @John Brunner -- my husband was catheterized during the surgery though he didn't know anything about it. Temporary urine retention or the inability to empty the bladder may occur after surgery as a side effect of anesthesia. The surgeon told him he needed to drink plenty of fluids and he also had an IV for fluids... he needed to urinate within 4-5 hours of the surgery because they want to make sure that his urinary system "woke up" after the anesthesia. She also said that if he hadn't urinated in 5 hours, they would re-catheterize him. Talk about incentive to pee!! I have never seen such determination!