Question 1

what is appendectomy?

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Surgical procedure: Appendectomy is the surgical removal of the appendix, a small organ attached to the right colon. When the appendix goes bad, the best more durable treatment to avoid serious health disruption is an appendectomy, which can be done with traditional open surgery or with a laprascopic approach. Be well.

Question 2

can i masturbate after an appendectomy?

Accepted Answer

Yes: That's it...That's the answer.

Question 3

how quickly can i run after an appendectomy?

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It depends: If the appendectomy was done laparoscopically, a motivated patient can get back to vigorous activity in 5 to 10 days. If done openly, it might be a month or more. Listen to your body -- if you start to run, and it hurts, your body is saying it's too soon. If it doesn't hurt, go ahead. The best person to ask would be the surgeon who did the operation.

Question 4

are there fertility complications with appendectomy?

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Not long-term: Any serious illness or operation can cause menstrual irregularity for a few months, but beyond this, it would be very unusual for appendectomy to affect fertility.

Question 5

how to deal with an abscess after appendectomy symptoms?

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Abcess: These can usually be handled without surgery and be drained by a radiologist under cat scan or ultrasound guidance. Once better, you may need your appendix out, but not for certain.

Question 6

how long should i wait to masturbate after an appendectomy?

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No official clock: There is no office timer that clocks the number of hours or days from an appendectomy until the resumption of masturbation. Haven't heard of any research in the TTM (time to masturbation) arena, but 2 weeks is probably a safe interval. A teen or young adult should be well-healed by then. If the surgery was complicated by other factors such as major infection, then a longer TTM might be wise.

Question 7

is it normal to have four incisions for an appendectomy scope?

Accepted Answer

It varies by surgeon: I usually use 3 incisions for laparoscopic appendectomies. However, if the need arises, I have made a 4th incision once in a blue moon. Far more important than the number of incisions is the outcome--i hope all went well.

Question 8

what can i do to treat pain caused by laproscopic appendectomy?

Accepted Answer

See surgeon: Pain after surgery is treated with pain medications from your surgeon. Call your surgeon if there are persistent pain issues.

Question 9

i was wondering is an appendectomy or hysterectomy more painful?

Accepted Answer

Hard to say: It would depend on a number of factors.  Pain after surgery is usually from the incisions, in particular where muscles are divided to get into the abdomen.  There are techniques for both procedures that are minimally invasive, using a laparoscope.  These can make the incisions smaller, and therefore make the pain after surgery less than with traditional open surgery techniques. I hope this helps.

Question 10

can an appendectomy be done under local or general anaesthetics?

Accepted Answer

General: Appendectomy is typically done under general anesthetic.  In rare or in emergency situations, local anesthetic technique can be used with an experienced surgeon but the patient would likely feel a lot of pressure discomfort during the operation as well as referred pain.

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