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Emergency surgery
Appendicitis is the most common reason for emergency abdominal surgery in children. It happens in about 1 in 10,000 babies.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 32-year old asked:
What would happen if you were in need of an emergency surgery and had no insurance?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I'm a foreign traveler in the us. My us health insurance covers only $5000 for surgeries. Isn't that too little? Wouldn't emergency surgery cost more?
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A 31-year old asked:
Whole body soreness after emergency surgery..When will these symptoms go away?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Had cts on 3/15. Just did 4 days on IV for cellulitis with emergency surgery. In severe constant pain since surgery what should I do?
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A male asked:
I had emergency surgery in Feb 2017 due to internal bleeding. I am still experiencing pain from this. How long does it take for this to heal?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I figured out I have a large simple cyst, 172 cubic cm, and torsion, but NP didn't say anything about torsion. Don't you need emergency surgery for it?
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A 49-year old female asked:
Is emergency surgery for gallstones cause death?
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A 44-year old asked:
When is gall bladder severe enough that it requires emergency surgery?
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A 45-year old asked:
What can I do if my friends mom had to go into emergency surgery because of low hemoglobin. Will she be okay?
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A 35-year old asked:
How successful is retinal detachment emergency surgery?
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A 34-year old asked:
Bowel obstruction, emergency surgery, what to do?
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A 44-year old asked:
I've got a herniated disc, emergency surgery due to footdrop. Will i get better?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I had emergency surgery 4weeks ago after a mower accident while on my period. My period was shaky after that and this month it's 2days late.Normal?
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A 57-year old male asked:
I was in the ER and needed lifesaving emergency surgery had a gangrenous gallbladder what would have happened if nobody was there to give consent ?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Is there anything i can do to help this kidney stone pass last saturday i had emergency surgery to break it down but its not passing and it hurts?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can you tell me how an anesthesiologist know how much anesthetic to give to someone who rushes in from a car crash or something and needs emergency surgery?
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A 41-year old asked:
When is emergency surgery needed for a brain aneurysm?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Cyst rupture in March 14 emergency surgery. Took Clomid (clomiphene) x4 Mon w no luck. No Med this month trying it alone..good or bad decision. Should I stay on it?
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A 55-year old female asked:
I'm 55 and in 2020 I had start to use a method of self catheterizing to release urine. My bladder stopped working,in 2020 after an emergency surgery for SMA blockage,a foley was placed. Is there any test to see why or anything to correct my issue?
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A member asked:
I have been having tremors ever since i had emergency surgery to remove a large ovary cyst I have been experiencing intermittent tremors of which i notice sometimes when i go to bed at night. It seems like the tremors are from the operation i had because
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A 36-year old asked:
Aside from a rupture, when is emergency surgery needed for a brain aneurysm?
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A 40-year old asked:
Has anyone undergone emergency surgery for delivery and rupture of the uterus?
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A 75-year old female asked:
I had emergency surgery 3 wks ago for Acute gastric volvulus. When can I expect the pain to stop? I only use Tylenol and Aleve.
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A 30-year old female asked:
Earlier this month i had emergency surgery to remove ivc filter that had migrated. Is it normal for this to effect my menstrual cycle?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Do the mortality rates in Aortic Aneurysm surgery include those that are having emergency surgery for dissections, or how are they broken out?
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A 32-year old asked:
How much time does an emergency surgery for a pulmonary embolism last?
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A 30-year old female asked:
After a Uterine Inversion is it safer to deliver vaginally or by C-section? Especially if you went into shock and had emergency surgery?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I had vaginal hematoma that required emergency surgery after childbirth. Is it possible that it was caused by my waters being manually ruptured?
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A 64-year old female asked:
How long after small bowel emergency surgery till you can sleep on your side? What is best position to sleep in? Should you keep incision site covered after getting home? Thank you for you help?
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A 40-year old female asked:
I had emergency surgery 2day ago (was intubated) &overnight in hospital. I now have mild coughing fits &constant feeling I need to cough. No sob. I dont know if its from intubation or if coronavirus.Feels likes cold. Should I be tested?
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