It was 2 am, when
I sensed that Yun had awaken and trying to put her jacket on in the tent.
I had hit
dreamland about 1+ hrs ago when the other folks retired to their tent. While
struggling to open my soring eyes, I asked her if she is feeling unwell. She
told me that she is experiencing chillness, nausea and abdominal pain.
Well, with instant
reflex, I had asked her if she has passed any motion that day. She gave me a
positive answer and she pointed to the periumblical area and told me the pain
was localized at that point. She told me she had 2 similar attacks in the past
and both were relieved by passing stool.
I brought her to
the car, given her some panadol syrup and do a quick PE. There pain was worst
at the McBurney’s point and rebound tenderness was noted. My heart sunk but
still told her that I would accompany her to the toilet and she could try and
see if it would get better after passing stool.
As the nearest
toilet did not have a sitting bowl, I had to bring Yun to the toilet at the
other end of the camping ground about 200m away. I told Yun to the toilet and
told her to take her time.
It was a long wait
and I had kept praying to the LORD to have mercy on Yun – no appendicitis
please. Although the history was actually not compatible, but the rebound
tenderness was quick shocking. In the past, I had come across quite a few
patient with constipation who presented with rebound tenderness but still, it
is still an annoying sign.
The waiting was
not boring as Yun and I had a good chat but I had to tolerate wave and wave of
Kamakazie attack by the mosquito.
Yun felt better
after expelling her waste, and we retired to the tent by 3am. We had a good
chat regarding abdominal pain and appendicitis.
Well, being a
healer is simple – the anxiety is less, but as a parents, the anxiety is 1000x …..
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