Epiploic appendagitis....?

What is that you ask? Well this is what Gary has right now. We spent the evening at the hospital last night. You know us- we go crazy on the weekends. Poor guy wanted to go to the hospital earlier in the day. But i wanted to go to Carly's baptism. So that was at 3 and then I rushed back and he was feeling a little better. So we decided to go shopping at the clearance sale at Circuit City, then to Sports Authority. Well he was not feeling good again. So I drove us straight to the Urgent Care at Group Health. It was a nice change to go to their brand new hospital. They just built a new building next to Overlake Hospital. The new Emergency rooms are very nice. A good improvement. I know because I think i saw all the rooms at the last building.

So we go there at around around 5;30 pm and we did not leave till after midnight. It takes alot of time to run all the tests they did on him. For the CT scan they had to use a dye that you drink and then you have to wait two hours before they can run the scan. For that wait I went home and checked on the boys. They were getting alittle freaked out being home alone that late.

Here is the official Diagnosis:

Epiploic appendagitis is a benign self-limiting inflammatory process of the colonic epiploic appendices.

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HISTORY - Epiploic appendagitis (EA) has also been called appendicitis epiploica or appendagitis. To avoid further confusion with acute appendicitis the EA term is used more commonly now. EA is usually diagnosed by CT scanning and has become more widely recognized given today's higher resolution scanners. Epiploic appendages are small fat-filled sacs situated near the lining of the colon. They may become acutely inflamed as a result of torsion (twisting) or venous thrombosis.
CLINICAL COURSE - The average patient is about 40 years old and develops acute abdominal pain which may be left-sided, right, or central. The pain is sharp and stabbing and may be associated with nausea or vomiting. Fever is usually absent. The symptoms from EA often mimic acute appendicitis, diverticulitis, or cholecystitis. Initial lab studies are usually normal. Typically, a CT scan is ordered to help exclude more serious or surgical problems (above) and the inflammatory changes of EA are seen coincidentally. EA follows a benign, self-limiting course and may be treated with analgesics and expectant observation. The usual time course is about one week. A correct diagnosis is important to avoid unnecessary surgical or medical intervention.


I know you find it odd that i would take photos at the hospital, but after so many visits they all start to run together. So I am taking photos know to document it and make a scrapbook one day.

They can do nothing for him, just have to give him pain medicine and hope it heals it self soon.

To top it all off when they did the CT scan they found Gary has another Kidney Stone on his right side.



Doesn't Vincent look grown up today. He has discovered that he fits some of Gary's old suits. A Little big but he will fill them out soon.

Cute Andrew playing with Devil Dog Sandy. She is in a great mood right now.

It is also snowing outside! Not sticking at our house but it is all white up the hill on Summer Set. It has been snowing for over an hour!

Love you all and we will make it thru this fine. Just another chapter in Gary's medical book.