Disclaimer: This is a rant, not a thread seeking medical advice.
My teenage daughter was taken to the ER...sent from our PCP's office, for severe abdominal pain. The CT scan showed "the tip of her appendix" was inflamed. However, since she was also on her period and the CT wouldn't really show if she had an ovarian cyst or any other "female" problems. She was sent home with Vicodin and Phenergan scripts. BTW, my hubby took her because I was at work when this happened and due to freezing rain, my relief was late and I didn't get out of work until after my daughter was discharged from the ER.
A few days later she had an ultrasound showing she had an ovarian cyst but according to our male PCP it should not cause her so much discomfort. His advice was "Let's just take it day to day and see how she does."
I just wonder, if when she was in the ER if she had been a boy with the same symptoms and the same CT results would she still have her appendix? I never heard of not doing anything for an inflamed appendix.
Something is still causing her a lot of pain. We have an appointment with a gynecologist tomorrow. Hopefully she will take more than a wait and see attitude. Whatever this is, we need to get this under control so my daughter can get back to her normal self. If all of this is caused by an ovarian cyst maybe she can be put on BCP's and hopefully start feeling better.
Also, I am a little miffed at our PCP insinuating an ovarian cyst shouldn't be causing her this much discomfort. I just feel like her pain has been minimized because it might be "female" problems.
I know this is a little long, but thanks for allowing me to vent.