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The TREATMENT of APPENDICITIS
is surgery. In a minority of cases a course of antibiotics
may be tried if access to a surgeon is difficult.
The inflamed appendix is removed in
a treatment operation lasting about an hour. It is not necessary
to be put to sleep for this brief operation as it can be done
by injecting the skin and muscle over the incision area with
a nerve deadener before cutting. The actual treatment cut is about
2 inches long diagonally over the right lower tummy
and heals with a minor scar and as the appendix has no function
in digestion you won't miss it.
Hospital stay is typically about 24
hours after surgery before going home on pain killers and
rest from work for a week.
