> That's why they never >hesitated to take them out, like they do these days.) to the point they got me ready for surgery when hospitalised the first time when ( in reality ) in addison crises( one the symptoms was pain in the abdomen aera due to dehydratation) >Also, she looked at more risk from the drugs she is now on, than the >appendicitis? there is also the risk of missdiagnosis. It took 3 hospitalisation of 3 weeks each to give me the diagnosis of adrenal failure , in the mean time beside apendicitis i got diagnosed with other ailments . jean-claude