Stargate’s Michael Shanks Almost DIED (...for real) (Dial the Gate)

[@blackmage-89]

"I fell like i need to arrive in an ambulance otherwise i'm wasting everyone's time" ... I feel like Daniel Jackson would have thought the same.

[@patrickmullane30]

Most men do 😂

[@Wynn_Silver]

@@patrickmullane30 My first thought hearing that was "Yeah, just like me and every other man on Earth."

[@EastTexasRanching]

Wow. He was literally minutes from possibly dying. Glad the doctor held his ground.

[@PandaBear62573]

You can survive for little while after the appendix ruptures, I'm living proof. I didn't feel sick until my appendix ruptured in the afternoon and it was the next morning when I had surgery.

[@EastTexasRanching]

@@PandaBear62573 Yes, it does depend on the toxic nature of what gets into your abdominal cavity, and how well they can clean it all up. My cousin had his burst on the way to the hospital, and they almost turned around because the pain let up. But they decided to go ahead instead. He survived, but it made for a much more extended stay after they laid him open and cleaned him up. I think they can remove them laparoscopically if they are not too far along to rupturing.

[@PandaBear62573]

@EastTexasRanching mine cocooned the toxicity but I did have to stay in the hospital for a week with a drainage tube. They can scan for the appendix now, I think with CT. And they do remove an inflamed appendix via laporoscopy now. My sister had her removed about 10 years ago this way. She was home just a few hours after surgery. A lot of surgeries are done this way now. I've had two major surgeries that way in the last 6 years. The recovery time is significantly shorter.

It was exactly the same for me in 2006. I thought I had just eaten something wrong. The doctors didn't wait long and got me an operation straight away.

[@Sarappreciates]

Mine ruptured when I was 4 yrs old, though I don't remember much. I was in hospital for 10 days; they said I nearly died. But apparently we can last more than just a few minutes after that rupture. It left me with abdominal adhesions (internal scar tissue) so extensive that I could never had kids.

[@andrewmalinowski6673]

It's amazing to hear this, aside from the fact (thanks to DVD commentaries) Michael was dealing with recovering from appendicitis. It's also a nice callback when Daniel says; "go through the gate it's my appendix that lays me up"

[@lycos94]

He nearly ascended right there

[@klaire74]

MS looks great! And his voice didn't change at all. Hearing him is like seeing different scenes from SG-1. I guess it is time for a re-run from the beginning.❤

[@jw1198]

I just binge watched over Summer break

[@veleriphon]

My favorite thing about SG-1 was that it was almost real-time sci-fi.

[@gijoel]

Former medical imaging student here. To answer Michael's question, yes they can scan for appendicitis via ultrasound or CT scan. Ultrasounding appendicitis can be difficult due to bowel gas and the appendix likes to hide from scanners. Michael probably would leapt into the ceiling the moment the ultrasound scanner hit the appendix. Glad he got better.

[@mikerobin7600]

It's funny I am watching this in hospital because my appendix broke

[@ScottLuvsRenFaires]

Oh wow! Hope everything turns out OK. Best wishes!

[@spectrumstudios4848]

Hope you get better soon dude.

[@spyrow9957]

Get well soon!

[@susantully1533]

Did you get an answer on if they can scan for appendicitis? Hope you feel better soon!

[@GateWorldDotNet]

Yikes! Hope you feel better soon!

[@eileenmiller4685]

"We never did that episode on Saving Hope..." LMAO!

[@ccc822007]

he almost ascended for real.

[@ZettXXII]

Dr. Daniel Jackson was my favorite character, he always did what he believed in.

[@Yesica1993]

Loved him so much!

[@CountryAndProud]

But what do you think?

[@Gambit_Ace]

He's the reason I want to be an archeologist. I love him so much!!!

[@NorseGraphic]

Well, he died _twice…_ 😳

[@CountryAndProud]

@@NorseGraphic only twice? Felt like more lol

[@Soguwe]

Michael looks great. He'd make a good Jedi with that beard

[@joniaq6372]

My husband was out of State for business (had retired from the USAF & started working for the railroad) when he suffered an attack. He said he thought he had some bad Chinese food (we love Chinese food!) and was up all night with bad “indigestion”. Never called me to say he was going to the ER - only called AFTER they did surgery- opened the call with “Don’t worry…. I’m ok…” before saying he had appendicitis & underwent surgery. Typical of him, but nerve wracking for me and our kids. Over twenty years later and he still laughs about the “worse case of indigestion” he ever had. 😱❤️. He’s so much like my dad was. Recently he had a bout of pancreatitis - THAT got to him and being he just happened to be home, he couldn’t hide it from me. Our son lives at home and helped me browbeat him to agree to go see the doctor - got one of our daughters on the phone to help. Turned out there was some virus going around and a number of people had the same thing. He said THAT is a pain he NEVER wants to feel again. Glad Michael Shanks had a doctor who did not let him talk his way out of the surgery - I am sure HIS wife feels the same….. (don’t know if they were married at the time). J

[@mardus_ee]

Shanks was in Canada, so he didn't have to worry too much about the expense to put up any resistance to being treated.

[@joniaq6372]

@@mardus_ee My husband wasn’t worried about the expense of getting treatment as we had good insurance - from his job with the railroad and the Tricare Prime we were paying for (Military makes you pay for the “better” insurance and as I was in need of frequent iron and blood transfusions due to severe anemia (finally got the doctors to admit I was right & after over twenty years of treatments they did the necessary surgery just as the covid mess was really going crazy - no more anemia!) - we didn’t have to pay the co-pay as one wiped out the other. Was extremely helpful when our son was in hospital for a couple of months after he attempted to end his life (failed because he moved the shotgun at the last second)…. Over a million covered - and we paid $0. Even if we did not have the insurance, there’s no way my husband would have avoided getting care. His thoughts were that he could wait out the pain…. He couldn’t just wait out the pain when at home because I know how to research things and, even though he is now blind, our son gets on the computer to see if he gets the same information that I do and we don’t let my husband’s stubbornness win - insurance or not. People used to say British medicine was great, but we have family there (husband’s family came from Malta & some emigrated to the US, some to England, Canada, and Australia) and know how difficult that is to use , so it’s not always better care. Emergencies are seen, but they have issues which is why I will always fight against a government run system here! Look at Medicare and imagine it even worse! Nightmare….. Just saying…..

[@n0rbert79]

I started to follow this channel and it was such a weird moment realizing, that Stargate happened almost 20 years ago and since I watched the episodes in full HD quality seeing "Daniel" as an older man... It was just an odd feeling for a moment. He looks great for the age and yeah, came close to death like I did. Mine also bursted on the operation table too. Sending all the good health and all the best to Michael!

[@NemoNoone-p3p]

Oh this is PERFECT timing!!! Im literally sitting here waiting on my appendix surgery.. And yes sir...they can scan and see it pretty clearly now. Mine went from the size of my pinky finger to the size of my hand. Drained it for 10 days, it is a lot smaller now and they will remove it Wednesday morning.

[@ronmaximilian6953]

Hope the surgery went well

[@NemoNoone-p3p]

@@ronmaximilian6953 ...Still here. Thank you random internet stranger :)

[@azthir748]

Glad he made it safely 😄Daniel Jackson always was my favorite character

[@zeraith]

Michael Shanks is fucking jacked and I wish I looked like the dude when I'm his age, holy hell. I appreciate his acting and and I appreciate the man.

[@JimmyCerra]

Taking method acting to a whole new level! Getting appendicitis cuz your character does!

[@markoconnell804]

Glad you had a great Doctor. Thank you for listening to him and trusting his words.

[@orlovskyconsulting]

Michael Shanks looks great! This is incredible!

[@WW-wf8tu]

Appreciate your content sir. Michael Shanks with new stories is interesting. Nice to get fresh stuff not told 7 thousand times over.

[@electronron1]

This brings back memories, I was 13 when my appendix ruptured and my dad brought me to the family doctor, an hour later I was on the operating table.

[@Williamtolduso]

Oh bless him. I'll rewatch those episodes soon

[@chrisinjapan5736]

A relative of mine died in the late 30s from a burst appendix. Daniel is very lucky

[@scoochysteve]

My appendix went when I was 13. My GP said I was just attention seeking and left me a week feeling so ill and in pain. Eventually it ruptured, my dad had to rush me to hospital in the car and I was in surgery within 30 minutes. I pretty much ended up having over four pints of blood through transfusion to stop sepsis and spent two weeks in hospital before they let me home.The pain was like nothing I could ever describe, my body was contorted into the foetal position and my dad had to carry me in like that.

[@ronmaximilian6953]

Glad you survived sepsis

[@davidwilliams1086]

Sad for a kid to go through that with little help from parents.

[@scoochysteve]

@@davidwilliams1086 my parents were amazing, but didn't even suspect appendicitis, it was my GP (Doctor/General Practitioner) that said I was just being attention seeking. This was the same doctors a few years later who told my dad he had heartburn/acid reflux... a week before he had a major heart attack (He survived and is still with us today)!

[@canbonly1970]

Oh! I thought GP was grandpa.

[@mardus_ee]

@@scoochysteve Well, I hope you've changed doctors since.

[@NelielSugiura]

Can relate. Had the same happen to me. Was just going to drive home and sleep it off but got in a car wreck instead. Paramedics on scene said "No, you are going to the hospital." despite no actual injury (was a minor rear-end) and that was that. I did get the ambulance treatment, though.

[@_nybble]

At least you were a 27 yo male: I was a 16 yo female. I told the ER staff that, "all my female family members had their appendix out, so please test for that first." Well like you said, no tests in the 90s. I told them I'm not pregnant cuz I'm a virgin, and there WAS a test for that in the 90s! But instead of that urine or blood test for pregnancy, a male clinician put fingers up holes I didn't even had...I silently cried the whole time and has traumatized me my whole life. (In addition, my abusive father had custody of me at the time and refused to bring me to ER for hours: I told him I was gonna walk so he finally reluctantly brought me.) Shortly afterwards, others came in and said, "We're taking you to surgery for your appendix now." Yes, mine ruptured too - was on IV antibx for a few days. I'm glad to see from other comments they can easily scan now! Hopefully that saves young females from enduring a lifetime of trauma.

[@jw1198]

So sorry for your trauma. Even medical professionals can be thoughtless jerks

[@Dafmeister1978]

It's ****ing scandalous that in this day and age medical professionals still act like women are hysterical and don't take them seriously.

[@midoribushittv]

Wow I am glad you survived this, loved you on Stargate as Daniel Jackson and Saving Hope as well.

[@spyrow9957]

I am glad he recovered from it!

[@Gilbertron4000]

That was a close one for sure 😮 I remember briefly hearing about it i believe in the special features or the commentary back in the day but hearing the full story here certainly added some extra behind the scenes stuff that i didn't know about

[@007REAPER007]

All due respect to James Spader, Michael Shanks is my fav Dr.Daniel Jackson. The Crystal Skull episode was great, just wish they would have revisited it.

[@stevenmayer8528]

Of all the things. I never knew and grateful Michael Shanks is doing well and still with us.

[@TheKnightOfSmite]

I can relate to his experience in the ER with organs rupturing Glad he made it through that stuff is awful especially post recovery, on that note Michael Shanks looks built so it's good to hear from him

[@24juan68]

I too had my appendix taken out.. I am naming my 2nd grandchild DJ.. Daniel Jackson Mabuhay to your wife Michael 🇵🇭

[@brefasdra]

As someone who got appendicitis At 17, first got the pain, thought it food related, next day was unbearable mum drove me to doctors, she had a lot touched my abdomen and said to my mum, did you drive here, because he can't wait for an ambulance (could be over an hour wait at that time), I will call ahead to the hospital, they will be ready for you. They removed it within 2 hours of arriving, was on the verge of rupturing. These days removal via keyhole surgery it can be a day op, but like Michael, I was bed ridden for a week.

[@Sadkoi]

I’m concerned but sadly not surprised by the number of horror stories that seem to be from the uk.

[@ronmaximilian6953]

Don't know if it is serendipity or Google. Knowing way too much about me but this came up in my stream while I'm home with a stomach bug. There actually are diagnostic tests for appendicitis, including a blood test for elevated white blood count, and imaging that can be done with an MRI and CT scan. But the standard old fashioned physical exam remains the standby. Early stage appendicitis can be diagnosed with a physical exam but often will require additional testing. However, if a person goes into an ER with with signs of a fever and advanced appendicitis, there isn't time. They need to get it out before the appendix ruptures and there is a flood of bacteria into the abdominal cavity, which can lead to sepsis. If you have signs of a stomach bug, fever, and localized pain a doctor. In early stages, appendicitis can be treated with antibiotics. Even if antibiotics alone are not enough to treat the appendicitis, it's always better to do the surgery before the infection spreads. At any rate. I'm glad everything went well with Michael Shanks. As with James Spader in the movie, Shanks's Jackson was the heart of the show

[@andreagriffiths3512]

Anytime you go into Emergency and they see you straight away? You know that’s an awfully bad thing. 😬😬😬

[@Sadkoi]

I might take it over having to wait 17 hours for a doctor to dismiss someone’s pneumonia for the sniffles.

[@andreagriffiths3512]

@@Sadkoi omg that’s dreadful! I hope you got the treatment you needed. Thankfulky??? I’ve only been to emergency when it’s been clearly visible something is awfully wrong - a bad exploding oil burn and a massive infection and two abscesses after a wisdom tooth extraction.

[@ArabianLady]

It's an amazing story. I'm so glad He listened to the doctor and stayed. I enjoyed the way they incorporated his surgery into the episode. It made it more authentic. As I said when I first watched, The interview was such a great one for Michael he seemed at ease and was open about his growth as a person and how He came to be really grateful for work He once took for granted. I appreciated his candor. I am also thankful for you David, as you provided him a safe place to discuss tough stuff from his career/ life. ❤😊

[@lawrencemanning]

That was terrific. Had no Idea he really had appendicitis!

[@andrewmalinowski6673]

It was mentioned in the Season 3 DVD commentary, Shanks actually had his appendix removed so until 4x01 he was out of commission

[@lawrencemanning]

@@andrewmalinowski6673 cool stuff! I was always more of a casual fan, never really delving into the background of the production, though saying that I’ve probably seen all the episodes 4 or 5 times! I really should dig out my DVDs, which I ripped but only the actual episodes. Oddly, Shanks and I had appendicitis and removal at the same age it seems. Took about 5 days before I could get back to work and was pretty dosed up on Tramadol during, and after, that time. Boy that was good stuff!!! 😂😂😂

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

I remember thinking Shanks was the most beautiful man I have ever seen hehe Like, around the time he was experimenting with sideburns and a beard I just, he took my breath away. Honestly could have painted him or something. Just stunning.

[@strataseeker2981]

No joke, this same scenario happened to me when I was 13 Glad he got through it!

[@Mizzstarr]

I'm sooo Happy you Are Alive thank God.

[@MagiTycho]

They can definitely scan for it now, surprised they couldnt back then. I thought they could use ultrasound. But when theyre not sure, thats why it's called exploratory laparotomy ("ex lap") or a diagnostic laparotomy...they go in with tools and cameras through the small incisions, do what they need to do and convert to an oprn incision if they have to.

[@ncc74656m]

Appendicitis is scary stuff. Always amazes me that the most absurd stuff can kill you. This tiny little sack can just decide to get infected, swell, tremendously, literally burst spraying your body's cavities with toxic bacteria, and you just die. I knew someone tangentially though who was a little on the heavy side who had their appendix burst on them, and they just went from feeling miserable and flu-like with the usual pain, to feeling sudden intense pain, and then their symptoms began to subside. Basically their weight kept pressure around it so the body was able to clean up the remnant infection in a localized area, and when they finally went to the doctor, they diagnosed it as a ruptured appendix, gave them some supplemental antibiotics, and said "Yeah, no point in opening you up now, your body did what we would've done. Good job. Next time maybe just come in to see us."

[@matthewmarinelli5894]

I never knew this! Shanks always seemed to be gone when Thor was around, so I always thought that was a contract thing!😂

[@katiobrien7854]

And when you wake up you feel like they 'cleaned you all out' with a firehose and vacuum cleaner. Simultaneously.

[@radioflyer68911]

Back in the 50s in central Louisiana a guy did his own appendix operation and died.

[@Niusereset]

I didn't know there was a real-appendix-reason for the in-show-appendix. All the stuff with the surgery felt so natural in the story. I was thinking like _They needed an episode when SG1 doesn't have Daniel around so they put him under the knife_ It sometimes happens that a certain character would help to progress through the plot in a way, that doesn't work well for a show, making it less challenging, less interesting adventure. So how to make it harder for SG1 to use the asgard technology on board of damaged asgard spaceship? Take away the guy, who understand ancient languages and can read nordic runes. So in the end it all worked well.

[@fernandogarajalde4066]

Hope he lives long enough to finish any new “Stargate” projects along with the surviving cast members. 😎💞🌌

[@vguyver2]

Michael I extremely lucky, I was born with a defective appendix from birth as a rare congenital anomaly. I misdiagnosed for 3 years and only being given antibiotics which lowered the symptoms, but I was on my deathbed at age 3. An ER surgeon passed by an immediately noticed what other doctors had been misdiagnosing those 3 years. Apparently my situation was 1 per every 100,000. It really is that hard to detect despite being a an issue with 5-7% population in their early teens or 20's. Michael really had a good doctor to have recognized the likely cause.

[@Valla84]

So, without that fantastic doctor, Stargate as we know it would not exist.

[@tmg1262]

I was 13 months old and they had to do exploratory surgery and right then my appendix burst

[@warrengouldthorpe5091]

Michael Shanks hasn't aged that much at all

[@JanFWeh]

Wut? I would not have recognized that Santa Claus looking MF if it wasn't for the name tag. ^^

[@TheMysteryDriver]

How can you tell with the potato quality of his camera?

[@JanFWeh]

Did he look like Santa Claus in SG1?

[@davidcarlisle6244]

Similar story mine happened on the most important day of my life. I was 16 and had my surgery instead of taking my driving test to get my license (1972). Not a 'Bursting" close call, I wanted to wait a day to go to Doctor, and he said it's a good thing I didn't.

[@Sarappreciates]

My appendix ruptured when I was 4 years old, and I still have painful abdominal adhesions from it almost 50 years later.

[@augurseer]

Looking good Mike

[@chrisschembari2486]

I read the title "Michael Shanks almost died" and thought, "The ascension story line was coming up for Daniel, and Michael is just *that* Method..." 😂

[@JohnNathanShopper]

Bro looks amazing with a silver beard

[@beckyosborne]

dang he aged well. hes always been my fave stargate character .

[@HungLikeScrat]

Even then, they could've used an ultrasound to check his appendix, or they could've done the more invasive scope up the rear. People didn't usually just die from appendicitis, even as far back as the early 1700s. I know the first recorded appendectomy took place in the early 1700s. They knew how to check for it and how to remove it back then. Yes, odds are you'd die if it had ruptured, and they didn't get it all out, but survival rates were relatively high if they caught it in a timely manner. Mine had ruptured. I was curled up on the bathroom floor, almost dead, when my (now ex) wife found me. I'd been laying there for a good 10 hours. They took one look at me, felt my abdomen, and tapped the bottom of my foot. My reaction was enough. They cut me open and saw how bad it really was. I was septic. They said I should've died. The surgeon was top-notch. Even with his skills, there were issues, and they had to go back in twice. My recovery was Hell.

[@Roo0ooD]

hes been working out

[@hadorstapa]

Yeah, my appendix was "hiding" too. Retrocecal. Don't know about Michael, but for me it meant I have a large Z-shaped scar instead of the little keyhole scar they hoped for.

[@chuck6458]

Lucky man. I ended up having a resection and everything. It was hell.

[@mellchiril]

I know Daniel had a knack for dying, but following your character's example is a bit too intense for method acting, Michael! In all seriousness though, I'm glad he made it through that, that sounds absolutely terrifying. I can't imagine the moment where you wake up in the recovery room and realize it could've been the end for you, especially when you originally basically just walked in for some painkillers. That must've been so surreal. Either way, glad to still have him around.

[@Rexini_Kobalt]

wait, so the psrt where he says he almost died from his appendix... that was just an actual thing that happened? 😂😂😂 amazing i love this show so much

[@EveryDayGamerMom]

Daniel is not allowed to die 😬🫣 I’m glad that Dr held his ground and kept him there. Daniel has always been my absolute favorite. Stargate…one of the greatest franchises out there ❤️

[@Bquinner]

Yes you can scan for that these days haha. A CT of the abdomen is often used to check for appendicitis

[@grimstuart22]

this reminds me of the episode with Aris Boch: Some assistance Dr Jackson. Im not that kind of Dr. But your a Dr. Of Archaeology!

[@user-tt5xj5ib1e]

The only thing that would have made this great interview better is a random cat appearance :) 😍😺😆

[@sarasorensen2650]

A friend of mine in high school had pains and the doctors took a guess and removed her appendix. It was a good guess. Another friend in high school, appendix burst and he missed 6 months of school.

[@RapTilians]

Pheew im glad it went well.

[@cynthiajones8763]

I was 27 when my appendix burst inside of me.

[@JanFWeh]

Your appendix, huh? Is that what you call your husband?

[@Google_Offical]

They should make a spinoff of early ancients exploring the universe for the first time sorta like sg1 but significantly more advanced and can explore meeting the ancient races and being new old and forgotten races into the picture or exploring their cannon.

[@itzcaseykc]

That's funny. His appendix was hiding somewhere... it had ducked behind his liver or something. Glad he survived the ordeal. He's got more life in him to aspire to. I'm 61 and still have my appendix and tonsils.

[@ParaganPadina]

When I saw his scar in Small Victories, I immediately thougt - "Wait, it looks real!" and then I learned that he really had that surgery. But even then I wondered what an "artist" could make such an ugly, unprofessionally executed scar (or incision if you will). Now I finally understand why it was so crooked and big. My apology, Doctor.

[@bradwolf07]

It's funny, but I was in College worried about a paper that was due and had a similar (but not the same) situation. Glad I'm not the only one who's experienced something like that

[@josephbarker91]

I just watched these episodes within the last week.

[@tanall5959]

Oh, yeah. When you show up with abdominal pain, the doctors do NOT screw around. I remember having really bad stomach pain, and I assumed it was just bad chicken (which had happened to me in the past and resulted in the same kind of pain). When it didn't get better I went to urgent care, right around the corner. As soon as I mentioned it was stomach pain they told me "Go to the ER, now." In my case, it turned out to be the gall bladder and not the appendix, but, yeah. No questions, no screwing around, just "ER, nao."

[@cynthiajones8763]

I had a burst appendix, and I did die for a moment, it was life changing.

[@Joppi1992]

You mean the pain or the dying? Because I've died several times ever since childhood (I'm not joking, I've literally been resuscitated several times, and one time it took so long that the ER even called in grief counselors for the rest of my family before I came back to life), and I've never found it to be "life changing".

[@cynthiajones8763]

@@Joppi1992 I mean my whole perception of how I view life. And my core beliefs, sorry for the confusion.

[@Joppi1992]

@@cynthiajones8763 I mean which part was life changing for you? The pain, or the dying? It's just that, it's not exactly easy to find other people to ask about this, so when I stumbled upon your comment I just wanted to ask if you maybe found the latter to have changed your life, and to then ask why that is, because I still don't know if I'm weird or not for not having it change my life every time it has happened.

[@cynthiajones8763]

@@Joppi1992 My partial walk-in. Part of me went home and another part came into being, as in I had a factory reset. I am more spiritual and awakened.

[@Joppi1992]

@@cynthiajones8763 I see. Thank you for explaining, and for providing a point of reference.

[@anikinkhan]

I liked both Daniel Jackson's. The one before and the one after Michael Shanks left the show for a short time. In my opinion the character changed quite a bit when he came back to the show.

[@______IV]

Here in Los Angeles, U.S., I arrived at E.R. by ambulance vomiting blood (torn esophagus) and was made to go out into the waiting room for an hour. The U.S.’ healthcare is awful.

[@randyjenkins8896]

If Michael had called instead of going to the hospital that day he would be dead and we would never have stargate for so long.

[@adriaandeleeuw8339]

They can do a blood test for appendix now.

[@OneWildTurkey]

Some actors just go too far for their roles. They mention that Dr Jackson had appendicitis and the guy has to go and get appendicitis. That's real dedication! (So very glad it turned out OK!)

[@peteradshead2383]

I can tell you all about appendix problems , it's the only two times I've been in hospital . The problem is that it leads to septicemia if your appendix leaks into body.

[@Questor-ky2fv]

Good idea "giving" Danirl the illnees that Michael had, to explain his absence. He's my second favorite cast member after Richard Dean Anderson. Sorry Kurt Russel, but I liked RDA better in the role, and yes, I did see the original movie. I also liked RDA in MacGyver.😊

[@Nirmanakaya3]

He looks so different!

[@magshunter1557]

When i was working in theatre we has 3 appendix cases in a row and not one of them ended up as an the appendix My mother in law brother died of a bust appendix in the late 1920s. No antibiotics

[@Singincwby66]

CT, Ultrasound, MRI or abdominal X-ray are effective (now) in this diagnosis...according to my research. Although, during S3 (1999, 25 years ago), it may not have been as tell-tale and readily available.

[@family_adventure23]

i had similar situation with me. i woke up with slight pain in my belly but then day progressed pain got worse and end of day i was in such of pain that i bearly managed to walk home. i was laing in bed all eavning with paracetamol and larer eavning wife called ambulance. and this ambulance was terrible because it was slow as hell and secondly it found probably all speedpumps on the city. In hospital doctor visited me in the morning and next thing i was ln operation table. doc later told me that they got me in last second because when they removed appendix it europted on the the table and not inside me. So yeah, if you feel terrible pain whot is growing go to hospital asap!

[@StormsparkPegasus]

It's MUCH easier today. I had appendicitis 2 weeks ago. Drove myself in with abdominal pain. CT scan confirmed it. I was in surgery 2 hours later. Took 25 minutes, and I went home 2 hours later. Only had 3 small incisions because they did laproscopic surgery. I was did have to rest for several days, and couldn't lift anything for 2 weeks. Note: a rupture makes it much more serious though.

[@opsatr]

In my country, in addition to the history and physical exam, they'd at least get a blood test to see if you have indications of an infection/inflammation, and a urinalysis to rule out an urinary tract infection. But yeah, if that is appendicitis and you "wait til tomorrow", that could rupture and you could die.

[@freshrot420]

When my appendix was doin this, it felt almost exactly like food poisoning, but it kept feeling worse. After a few hours of that, it was time to go to the hospital. They said it didn't look big in the scan and my white blood cell count wasn't "that high" so they injected me with drugs and sent me home. Felt great for a good almost 12 hours, then it started comin back, but even worse. And yea, waiting that long, of course it burst and they had to rinse it out with 10 gallons of water. Moral of the story, you gotta listen to your body when it feels that off, and don't eat Taco Bell. Not worth it at all.

[@creepinwhileyousleepin]

You know what’s funny. I just now heard this story but when I first saw the episode. Something told me it was legit the way they kinda stuck it into the story.

[@DanielSolis]

Damn, he's rocking that beard!

[@invictusnictus7725]

They took mine out when I was 5-6. I had the flu… and the docs said I had the healthiest appendix they had seen. They cut me open and took mine out thinking I would “dial” as well. Lol😂

[@SongMom8]

My daughter was scanned for appendicitis, so yes, it can be done now.

[@Nostripe361]

My dad had an appendectomy last year. Only found out cause my mom and me pushed him to visit the er.

[@chrno269]

If you are a woman and your appendix bursts it will leave you sterile. True story. My mum had appendicitis as a child but her mother had medical knowledge and rushed her to hospital. If my grandmother hadn’t done that my brother and I would not exist!

[@pferreira1983]

That's quite lucky.