"Appendectomy: Checked off my unexpected summer bucket list!"

I started hurting on Saturday. 
I assumed that I had food poisoning.
It was just really terrible cramps and nausea.

Saturday night I was in so much pain, all I could do was curl up in a ball and cry.

Luckily, Peacock took Gealach home at 8 p.m., because I’d had a tough night and wasn’t in the mood for much noise.

Sunday, my stomach was in knots, and I couldn’t even walk for the pain.

I had thrown up until I couldn’t throw up anymore, and I was still nauseous. 

I was just hurting and, honestly, felt like dying.

I’ve been through natural childbirth three times, but this was even worse.

Cowboy finally convinced me to go to the emergency room at 5 pm.
He had been trying to get me to go in since Saturday night, but I thought I could just tough it out at home.

I managed to walk down the parking garage to the elevator and then what felt like miles to the ER, but it hurt every single step I took.

They triaged me and sent me to the waiting room until 6:30 pm.

I was eventually taken back to a room, and then we sat some more until 8 pm, when they gave me a CAT scan.

At 9 p.m., someone finally came in and told me I had acute appendicitis.
After hours of waiting, suddenly everybody was moving.

At 10 pm, I went into surgery.

They sent me home at 1 this morning.

I’m in a good deal of pain right now.
Breathing, walking, standing, and lying down all hurt, and the gas in my shoulder isn’t helping, but I’m still alive and kicking.

This summer is going down as one hell of a summer and one I won’t forget.