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I had no side effects after my vaccine on 12/24/20 until 1/8/21. On Friday, 1/8/21 at 830pm I began with severe abdominal pain, low grade fever, nausea and loss of appetite. My abdominal pain persisted and worsened over the next 24-36hours. I presented to the ER on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 8am with severe right lower quadrant pain, pelvic pain, nausea and low grade fever. I was promptly diagnosed with appendicitis and taken to the OR at approximately 2pm on the same day. In the OR my appendix was gangrenous, there was pus in the pelvic area nd fluid in my peritoneum. My appendix was not ruptured. My appendix was removed as well as part of the omentum. I remained in the hospital on IV Metronidazole and Ciprofloxacin for 2 days and was discharged on 1/13/21 at 9pm. I am continuing to recvoer at home on the same 2 antibiotics in oral form. I have a JP drain that is still in place. Of note I had two negative COVID 19 tests on 1/9/21 and 1/10/21. Both were PCR tests.
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| Name | Dose # | Type | Manufacturer | Lot | Route | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH)) | 1 | COVID19 | PFIZER\BIONTECH | EL1284 | IM | LA |
| RECVDATE: | 01-15-2021 | RPT_DATE: |
| CAGE_YR: | 52 |
| CAGE_MO: | |
| DIED: | U |
| DATEDIED: | |
| L_THREAT: | Y |
| ER_VISIT: | |
| HOSPITAL: | Y |
| HOSPDAYS: | 3 |
| X_STAY: | U |
| DISABLE: | U |
| RECOVD: | N |
| LAB_DATA: | All of my medical workup was done at Hospital. On admission I had a CBC, CMP, Tropinin, CT of the abdomen and pelvis, CXR, Type and Cross, PT/PTT done. Of note my WBC was elevated to 13 and my CT was abnormal revealing appendicitis. My cultures and pathology intraoperatively have been negative. |
| V_ADMINBY: | PVT |
| OTHER_MEDS: | Synthroid 112mcg once per day |
| CUR_ILL: | Recent doagnosis of SVT (12/20) |
| HISTORY: | Thyroidectomy 2/14, now on replacement therapy Overweight |
| PRIOR_VAX: | |
| SPLTTYPE: | |
| FORM_VERS: | |
| TODAYS_DATE: | 01-15-2021 |
| BIRTH_DEFECT: | U |
| OFC_VISIT: | U |
| ER_ED_VISIT: | U |
| ALLERGIES: | |
| V_FUNDBY: |
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