http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/10/appendicitis-in-pregnant-women.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/10/appendicitis-in-pregnant-women.html#comment-81676 Anonymous Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:05:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/10/appendicitis-in-pregnant-women.html#comment-81676 In 2004 I went to the E.R. complaining of severe abdominal pain. I had an ultrasound and a pregnancy test along with blood tests etc. ALL of the tests were NORMAL except for my pregnancy test which was positive. The ultra sound revealed a mass outside of my uterus and the Dr. was unable to see one of my fallopian tubes. They admitted me under the assumtion of ectopic pregnancy and placed me on a morphine I.V. The next A.M. the admitting O.B.G.Y.N. advised me to be released. My family argued and the head of O.B.G.Y.N. was called in for a consult. He palpated my abdomen and advised emergency laprascopic surgery which revealed I had appendicitis. They removed my appendix, which had ruptured and created peritonitis and I ending up loosing my baby. I just thought I would add my story to your post. The tests in my case were not good enough. In 2004 I went to the E.R. complaining of severe abdominal pain. I had an ultrasound and a pregnancy test along with blood tests etc. ALL of the tests were NORMAL except for my pregnancy test which was positive. The ultra sound revealed a mass outside of my uterus and the Dr. was unable to see one of my fallopian tubes. They admitted me under the assumtion of ectopic pregnancy and placed me on a morphine I.V. The next A.M. the admitting O.B.G.Y.N. advised me to be released. My family argued and the head of O.B.G.Y.N. was called in for a consult. He palpated my abdomen and advised emergency laprascopic surgery which revealed I had appendicitis. They removed my appendix, which had ruptured and created peritonitis and I ending up loosing my baby. I just thought I would add my story to your post. The tests in my case were not good enough.

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