Yes, PW had her appendix out about six weeks before they left for Europe. It was day surgery, and she was back to her mischief in three days, so Mona should be fine by Monday. She was scared and in pain when she called, so I did my best to reassure her. It would have been better had I been there, but she’ll be OK.
My late step-son, Dennis had appendicitis when we lived in the Bay Area a bazillion years ago. We took him to the emergency room and they gave him Mylanta and sent him home. We took him back the next day, and they rushed him into surgery. He was moments away from the appendix bursting. The on-call doc this time was extremely angry with the one from the day before.
Dennis lost about two weeks of work, but only because he didn’t know he was sick and neither did the first doc. It’s not a pretty thing to witness. Especially in a grown man.
Doctors, unfortunately, get stuff wrong.
Patrick’s test was negative.