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I was about 10% bodyfat and literally in the best shape of my life when it happened. If you can expound on the dietary thing I'd like to hear it. I've heard ide

by mjayhn 6y ago

I was about 10% bodyfat and literally in the best shape of my life when it happened. If you can expound on the dietary thing I'd like to hear it. I've heard ideas that its a bile duct blockage but I've never seen any correlation between what blocks that duct and what you eat in any studies. Believe me, I was curious after having my organ ripped out after crawling into the ER after driving myself to the hospital and experiencing my first surgery ever in my life that charged my insurance company $35k.

tasuki 6y ago
I heard eating certain things can trigger appendicitis. I haven't heard about any diet that would reliably prevent it.
- sushshshsh 6y ago
  Seeds and other hard to digest foods cause appendicitis. It is a dietary choice to avoid nuts and seeds. These bits can get caught in the location of where the appendix is and eventually cause an infection there.
sushshshsh 6y ago
Oh, if they only charged your insurance company 35k, that's actually a bit cheap for that surgery. Usually they charge closer to 50 or 75.
DanBC 6y ago
> that charged my insurance company $35k. WHAT THE FUCK. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2966171/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2966171/ > PATIENTS AND METHODS > Data were collected prospectively on patients undergoing laparoscopic appendicectomy within Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. Theatre and bed costs were obtained. Cost analysis was performed, and costs were compared to the re-imbursement due. > RESULTS > Fifty laparoscopic appendicectomies were performed. Median operative time was 60 min. The median total operative cost of laparoscopic appendicectomy was £906. Median equipment cost for laparoscopically completed cases was £254. Median total in-patient cost was £1617 (range, £880–£3360). This compared with a mean re-imbursement of £1981 representing a cost benefit of £233 per case (P = 0.0009).
- mjayhn 6y ago
  Wild huh? I think insurance paid $500 for one 500mg Ibuprofen. Even drove myself to the ER, no ambulance, that'd be another $10k I'm sure. https://khn.org/news/appendicitis-is-painful-add-a-41212-surgery-bill-to-the-misery/ https://khn.org/news/appendicitis-is-painful-add-a-41212-sur...

by mjayhn 6y ago

tasuki 6y ago

I heard eating certain things can trigger appendicitis. I haven't heard about any diet that would reliably prevent it.

sushshshsh 6y ago
Seeds and other hard to digest foods cause appendicitis. It is a dietary choice to avoid nuts and seeds. These bits can get caught in the location of where the appendix is and eventually cause an infection there.

sushshshsh 6y ago

Oh, if they only charged your insurance company 35k, that's actually a bit cheap for that surgery. Usually they charge closer to 50 or 75.

DanBC 6y ago

> that charged my insurance company $35k. WHAT THE FUCK. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2966171/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2966171/ > PATIENTS AND METHODS > Data were collected prospectively on patients undergoing laparoscopic appendicectomy within Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. Theatre and bed costs were obtained. Cost analysis was performed, and costs were compared to the re-imbursement due. > RESULTS > Fifty laparoscopic appendicectomies were performed. Median operative time was 60 min. The median total operative cost of laparoscopic appendicectomy was £906. Median equipment cost for laparoscopically completed cases was £254. Median total in-patient cost was £1617 (range, £880–£3360). This compared with a mean re-imbursement of £1981 representing a cost benefit of £233 per case (P = 0.0009).

mjayhn 6y ago
Wild huh? I think insurance paid $500 for one 500mg Ibuprofen. Even drove myself to the ER, no ambulance, that'd be another $10k I'm sure. https://khn.org/news/appendicitis-is-painful-add-a-41212-surgery-bill-to-the-misery/ https://khn.org/news/appendicitis-is-painful-add-a-41212-sur...