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What happens after your appendix bursts? how long is the recovery?
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Antibiotics/drainage: If not diagnosed early enough, can die from peritonitis produced by perforation. If detected early and antibiotic therapy employed prognosis is usually good.Recovery time depends on severity of peritonitis and abscess formation in abdomen.Doctors typically try to treat the abscess or peritonitis before appendectomy. Treatments usually involve draining any pus from abdomen and antibiotics 6-8 wks
Answered 9/21/2018
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