Anyway. Turns out it was my appendix. It hadn't burst but it was inflamed or some shit. I went to the hospital, I thought they were going to hold me overnight to do surgery in the morning (this morning) but suddenly at like 11pm they decided to do it live and we did it right then.

I'm doing okay, morphine is pretty awesome. Probably going to go home later today so I can lay in my own bed. I'm probably going to be away from things for a little so if you need anything then go fuck yourself Nacimota / Chicken / Lp are in charge.

We were all wondering what happened to you yesterday. Glad you're ok

HMW wrote:
wstrika sent out a PM to all moderators, saying that you would be away for a while.

Yeah I didn't know at that point if she meant "public" when she told me to post it on the forums, so I played it safe.

wrathofmobius wrote:
...throw the forum into anarchy while you're gone...

Well, if you insist...

npc_msleeper_boss wrote:
I'm home already, laying in bed and enjoying some awesome prescription meds. I should be up and active again in a few days.

Feel better soon, and I hope you enjoy weighing 1/6 of an ounce less!

npc_msleeper_boss wrote:
Damn, is it only that little? I was hoping for at least a whole pound.

Well, it's a good thing you got it removed before it got too serious. Otherwise, it would have been a little bigger and more painful. The appendix is pretty small.

In the meantime: enjoy that morphine.

ChickenMobile wrote:
Why do appendices exist anyway? They are useless and can kill you / be incredibly painful.

GLaDOS wrote:
As part of an optional test protocol, we are pleased to present you with an ironic fact; Your appendix isn't actually useless. It can serve as a sanctuary for the helpful bacteria in your intestines in case of a disease in the aforementioned area. But many people have them removed.

I had a heavy pain near the appendix area a couple of times in the past and I was betting they had to do me surgery, but finally it wasn't the appendix, but something else... so I keep it... I feel like it is there waiting the right moment to explode

npc_msleeper_boss wrote:
I'm probably going to be away from things for a little so if you need anything then go fuck yourself

Hahahahaha... nice to check that the surgery didn't touch any important part of your personality/sense of humor

npc_msleeper_boss wrote:
I've always heard it's a vestigial organ from when whatever precursor to homo sapien was more plant-eating than we became...

Yeah, that's what everyone used to think, but recently some science dudes have been finding a few (obscure) things that it's actually used for.

npc_msleeper_boss wrote:
go fuck yourself