Well it never rains but it pours. I had my appendix removed yesterday - quite unexpectedly, and just under 2 weeks before we're set to drive across the country. I'd noticed some tenderness the day before, and it felt like I'd overeaten, only I actually hadn't eaten much of anything that day. Also the tenderness was located in the lower right of my abdomen. By the morning of the 26th it was still there, and I started to wonder if indeed it was my appendix. I managed to get a doctor's appt. for 11:40 am that day and he sent me straight on to the emergency room - he knew they would scan the area (CT Scan).
They did the scans, and it was indeed the appendix, and they removed it that night (last night) via laproscopic surgery. They needed to use 4 ports instead of 3, but they're all small of course. My blood count was good today so they released me and I'm home now at 6:00 pm. I will see the surgeon right before we leave for Minnesota to make sure everything's fine. Now I have to wonder whether this was just a normal occurrence or if the damage was aggravated by chemo. I'll ask both the surgeon and oncologist during my last meetings with them here in Arizona.
Another rains but it pours detail: On the way to the doc yesterday, I saw that I had both the oil and engine lights lit on my dash. We detoured from the ER to do an oil change and when they opened the hood there was a big old pack rats nest there. Apparently they can build them in hours. Of course there was wiring damage. While I was in the hospital my car was in the shop - my mom picked it up right after I got back from the hospital. So good news/bad news - both the car and my appendix issues were resolved (hopefully) before we hit the road, but there was an extra expense not anticipated. Murphy's Law strikes again.
ETA: The day after we picked up the car the engine light was back on! So it goes back in on Monday - fingers crossed hopefully for the last time!
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