Prinzka t1_j25m8zc wrote
Reply to comment by Illustrious-Scar-526 in TIL of Dick Roth, a swimmer who was diagnosed with appendicitis shortly before the men’s 400m individual medley in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. He refused an immediate operation and instead swam in the finals, winning a gold medal. by alexjpg
>Sounds like it hurt but it wasn't full blown appendicitis hurt. I have never experienced it, but I have had people describe it to me so I can't imagine anyone would be able to move much.
That's actually one of the things that made it difficult for the doctors to diagnose me.
They said normally with acute appendicitis people are in so much pay they're literally unable to move.
I traveled for several days even after it burst. So when I just walked in to a doctor's office they didn't think it could be that.
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