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the story of my appendix
Friday, March 16 @ 2:12 AM | 2 Comment [s]
as salam and hye i think it's a long hiatus since my last post i just underwent a general surgery and now still in a process of recovery so,the diagnosis is " PERFORATED APPENDICITIS " Appendicitis is the inflammation of appendix which is a medical emergency. so,mcm mane ye boleh berlaku? antara penyebab nye are foreign bodies yg pada pendapat aq mcm biji cili tu,trauma,intestinal worms,lymphadenitis, and most commonly calcified fecal deposits known as fecaliths yg mana akan menyebabkan fecal retention. so,rajin2 kan lah practise buang air besar regularly :) basically,once the lumen of appendix da obstructed,appendix akan dipenuhi dengan mucus dan it will swell lah for sure.So,pressure kat dalam lumen and around wall of appendix akan meningkat. Benda ni semua akan menyebabkan small vessels occluded,thrombosis and stasis of lymphatic flow. Lama-lama,appendix tu akan jadi ischaemic and necrotic sebab blood flow semua2 terganggu. As bacteria begin to leak out through the dying walls,pus akan form within and around the appendix. kalau lambat dapat treatment,it can lead to peritonitis,septicaemia and eventually death. in my case,appendix da pecah and yg teruk da perforated kat tempat lain siap ade nanah.At first inspection,the surgeon tak dpt kenal pasti sebab aq sakit gila2.Result x-ray menunjukkan usus da dilated gila and part descending and sigmoid colon aq tak nampak.So,they suspected ade blockage kat situ and start suruh aq puasa bagai for appendectomy yang mana time tu pun diorang tak sure.So,i underwent laparotomy,appendicectomy and peritoneal washing sebab nak cuci balik perut. so,macam mane nak tahu petanda2 appendicitis ni? pain first,vomiting next,fever last.Basically,benda2 ni memang wajib ada.Sakit tu memang sakit memulas2,mencucuk2,semua lah and selalunya start kat bahagian mid-abdomen (epigastric region).Kadang-kadang,sakit tu akan menjalar ke right iliac fossa (area2 pinggang dan pinggul kanan ).Perut memang sensitive to palpation.Pantang kena sentuh,mesti sakit.Kalau gerak kan badan pun rasa sakit kt bahagian bawah perut tu.Pergh,memang tak dpt lupa perasaan tu. :( even macam mana pun,aq bersyukur sebab da buat treatment bagai.Cuma nak tunggu kesan jahit tu betul2 kering walaupun ada satu gap antara jahitan tu selalu keluar air.Untuk yg lain-lain,jaga kesihatan elk2.Kalau suka makan pedas,jgn makan biji lada okey? doa kan saya :) |
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