Unexpected Loss & Medical Mystery: A Rollercoaster of Emotions and Diagnoses

Wow. It’s been a couple of days here. My dog died yesterday. We’ve had her for 15 years, and now I’m in the emergency department with impossible appendicitis. This is the way an anesthesiologist looks when he just got his dose of dilautid. Anyways, progressively worsening lower abdominal pain, nausea, chills, little bit of a fever. White counts mildly elevated. It’s either appendix or diverticulitis. Maybe we should do a poll. What do you think? I’ll catch you later. You? I’ll let you know what the CT scan shows.