Apparently in the Middle Ages many people died from Appendicitis. The condition was commonly called Side Sickness. This is depicted in the movie called THE PHYSICIAN starring Ben Kingsley
I had a team leader in the 70s wh was misdiagnosed for having a common cold. He finally went to hospital and died because his appendix had ruptured. Agewise we were about the same. Fortunately the company stepped up and took good care of his family.