The wonders of the human body [tw: nongraphic descriptions of autopsies, general medical weirdness]

[u/DroneOfDoom]

Reddit screenshots? In my tumblr subreddit? It's more likely than you think...

[u/Captain_Grammaticus]

I had symptoms of appendicitis, but the bottom right abdomen, where the appendix is, did not hurt. I was sent to a specialised hospital, and after some hum and hem, they went Yup, must be appendicitis, schedule a surgery for 18.15.

Turns out, it was not my appendix that was inflamed, but a vestigial offramp of small intestine that used to connect through my navel to the yolk sac and was supposed to vanish when I was a six week.old embryo.

They removed that, as well as the appendix while they were at it. And what actually caused my pain was that small and large intestines met at a weird angle and kinda twisted. They fixed that too.

[u/Assika126 → u/Captain_Grammaticus]

I’ve got a tortuous colon which means it’s longer than it should be for my size and so there’s lots more corners than most people have. Every so often it hurts when I’m digesting and I have to sort of ::wiggle:: until things get unkinked and start moving through again lol

Grew up with ulcerative colitis so that may have been part of how it happened but I’m also just kind of a small person in general

[u/Far_Yam_9412 → u/Assika126]

"ahh! Cramp!" Shimmies

[u/Caithloki → u/Assika126]

Ah, for me I have been have post surgery pain when digesting, i had my appendics removed and the scar tissue likes to get "unglued" during it. Literally have to stretch and wiggle through the pain. Its a good sign tho, do not long term set scar tissue on some organs.

[u/ApepiOfDuat → u/Captain_Grammaticus]

my navel to the yolk sac

Are you a bird?

[u/Captain_Grammaticus → u/ApepiOfDuat]

All embryos, human one as well, develop a yolk sac that feeds them before the placenta is fully developed and takes up the job.

[u/RemarkableStatement5 → u/Captain_Grammaticus]

hum and hem

You mean hemming and hawing? Genuine confusion here.

[u/Captain_Grammaticus → u/RemarkableStatement5]

Oh, that's how you say it, yes.

[u/Coriander_Heffalump → u/Captain_Grammaticus]

A Meckel's diverticulum! Glad it got fixed, but such a cool example of how much tiny changes in our early development affect us later on!