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What Causes Pain On Upper Right Side Of Lung Area Post Appendectomy?

My husband had an appendectomy on Thursday, was released from hospital on Friday and has had fever most of the day today (Sat) with pain in the upper right side around his lung. Should I take him back to the ER with the fever. It has been 100.8 and after Tylenol is 99.6. He is 62 with many health issues.
Mon, 27 Apr 2015
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Hi, post appendectomy, there can be a referred pain near the right shoulder tip if the surgery has been done laparoscopically due to irritation of the diaphragm. This pain usually subsides within 1-3days.
Second cause of pain may be due to some residual abscess which might have not been washed out during surgery. This pain will take slightly longer to resolve and may present with spikes of fever usually a high grade and intolerance to feeds like vomiting. Treatment for this is broad spectrum antibiotics, intravenous fluids and nil per oral for few more days. If, the patient is able to tolerate the food, then only oral antibiotics and pain relief will correct the disorder.
So, in the mentioned case, the fever is not very high. So, I would suggest that you continue tylenol six hourly and take oral antibiotics including metronidazole and ciprofloxacin and ambulate the patient, make him walk.
If, there is recurrent vomiting, pain worsens, please take him to ER for further investigation.
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What Causes Pain On Upper Right Side Of Lung Area Post Appendectomy?

Hi, post appendectomy, there can be a referred pain near the right shoulder tip if the surgery has been done laparoscopically due to irritation of the diaphragm. This pain usually subsides within 1-3days. Second cause of pain may be due to some residual abscess which might have not been washed out during surgery. This pain will take slightly longer to resolve and may present with spikes of fever usually a high grade and intolerance to feeds like vomiting. Treatment for this is broad spectrum antibiotics, intravenous fluids and nil per oral for few more days. If, the patient is able to tolerate the food, then only oral antibiotics and pain relief will correct the disorder. So, in the mentioned case, the fever is not very high. So, I would suggest that you continue tylenol six hourly and take oral antibiotics including metronidazole and ciprofloxacin and ambulate the patient, make him walk. If, there is recurrent vomiting, pain worsens, please take him to ER for further investigation.