Appendectomy Questions - Solomon
Calling all MgoDoctors out there. Can anyone provide a bit of insight into the recovery from an appendectomy? Aubrey played less than 5 snaps in the first half, and he looked at least 10lbs lighter than last year. Obviously, this affected his ability to push back the pocket against a very stout interior OL from ND.
Since Dwumfor is more of a slasher and less of an anchor, we will need full blown Aubrey to fill out the line. Is it reasonable for him to have not gained back his weight from the procedure?
September 5th, 2018 at 6:32 PM ^
Maybe he just wasn't practicing as well as Mone
September 5th, 2018 at 8:46 PM ^
I made your mom Mone last nigjt. Amirite!?
September 5th, 2018 at 6:34 PM ^
Depends on the appendectomy; most of them nowadays are laparoscopic, and generally get the default "6 week" recovery time. I had such a procedure and it was debilitating for two weeks, at which point I was able to return to work. I couldn't do any kind of heavy duty work/lifting/etc for another four weeks. Not being an athlete, I can't tell you if it has an effect after that time. But for six weeks you're basically not doing any workouts or conditioning.
September 5th, 2018 at 7:37 PM ^
Do we know if Solomon's was laparoscopic? Or did his burst and require more extensive surgery?
I had a laparoscopic appendectomy in March at age 58. Like others have said, I was walking the next day. Restricted lifting for six weeks. But I'll tell you what the most debilitating thing was: during surgery and recovery, they pumped me full of antibiotics to reduce the risk of infection. Those familiar with how the lower GI tract works know that antibiotics and healthy gut flora don't mix. I lost 17 pounds (9% of my body weight) in five days, and felt like crap for almost two weeks.
Weight is back on. But unlike Michigan football players, my weight gain was not good weight. I have a weakness for salty/crunchy snacks ...
September 6th, 2018 at 4:45 AM ^
Had mine at 43, but they had to go in because it had ruptured (which is pain that hope to never, ever feel again.) Five days in the hospital to make sure of no infection, tired for more than a week, no lifting for a month, and lost over 12 pounds. If Solomon is going through any of that, it's no wonder he wasn't playing much.
And ditto on the salty snacks, even 14 years later.
September 6th, 2018 at 9:15 AM ^
Similar here Sam, mine ruptured while I was in Florida at my brothers wedding and me being the stubborn person that I am, didn't go to the hospital until I got home 3 days later. After the emergency surgery I was in the hospital for a week, and had a drainage tube coming out of my stomach for another week. Not sure of weight loss but I was back in the gym doing normal stuff in about 2-3 weeks. I was 28 at the time (29 now) and consider myself fairly athletic - guess its different for everyone. Wouldn't wish that pain on my worst enemy though, only thing I can compare it to is having hernia repair surgery.
September 6th, 2018 at 10:51 AM ^
Having it burst is the most dangerous ... I'm glad you were able to come out of that okay.
Mine didn't burst. But the pathology report post-surgery indicated the appendix was perforated and undergoing necrosis. I had been feeling poorly for 6 months, but no doctor isolated to appendicitis. Finally I went into the ER and kept pushing them to consider appendicitis. A CT scan verified the issue, and I was in the ER a few hours later. I suspect eventually it would have ruptured, but thankfully it was caught prior to that.
September 5th, 2018 at 6:50 PM ^
I had an open appendectomy about 7-8 years ago or so. I was walking fine the next day and just had some slight pain for a couple weeks.
He had the surgery in April, so it should have nothing to do with whatever is going on with him now 5 months later.
September 5th, 2018 at 6:57 PM ^
I took out my own appendix with a cork screw and laughed while doin it, ya wuss.
September 5th, 2018 at 7:40 PM ^
That guy looks like a shark.
September 5th, 2018 at 8:09 PM ^
Don’t tell McElwain.
September 6th, 2018 at 8:30 AM ^
Do we like McElwain now? With this new site, I'm not sure about the rules.
September 6th, 2018 at 2:13 AM ^
I up vote you based on your avatar alone...
September 5th, 2018 at 7:05 PM ^
Ive been in the OR and have done follow ups to appendectomies, generally 4 weeks of "light duty", this helps for multiple reasons such as minimize chance of a incisional herniation, ramping up activity and lifting over the next several weeks, generally minimal upper body restrictions,
Depending on the diagnosis time of appendicitis dictates recovery and complications (an example would be a delay in diagnosis causing a ruptured appendix which change the type of surgery and would put you at risks of other complications in the future such as an abscess.
TLDR: Most people are walking the next day after appendectomy, but there are set backs, especially for these peak athletes...literally every minute counts in their conditioning, so yes there would be some affects at this point, but not huge
September 5th, 2018 at 8:44 PM ^
"Light duty" bahahaha
September 5th, 2018 at 7:09 PM ^
Sports medicine physician chiming in. It’s expected that he’s not back at full strength. He might not be back to full form (weight, strength, technique) until well into October.
September 5th, 2018 at 7:19 PM ^
That explains lack of fall camp hype and limited minutes at ND. He is needed in the rotation at full strength. That is a long set back - much of the off-season conditioning period he must have been slow recovery mode.
September 5th, 2018 at 7:34 PM ^
Solomon wasn’t into appendectomies as much as bisections.
September 5th, 2018 at 11:00 PM ^
He just went biblical on yo ass!
September 5th, 2018 at 7:38 PM ^
I do orthopedics not gen surge. I am 35 and just had a lap appy the middle of July 2018. I had an incision get infected and had to have it opened and drained the week following.
I lost 10 lbs and couldn’t lift (I’m a power lifter) for 4 weeks. It took me 3-4 weeks of heavy lifting to get back to where I was at before surgery. I just got back to normal weight 8 weeks after surgery. He’s 19-21 yo? Unless there was a complication he should have been back to normal mid to late June.
September 5th, 2018 at 7:42 PM ^
I had a laproscopic appendectomy and did a full ironman 4 weeks later. It's not bad at all.
September 5th, 2018 at 7:56 PM ^
You are full of shit. But I get you are being flippant.
It's 6-8 weeks no straining then gradually start core exercise like any other injury.
September 5th, 2018 at 10:35 PM ^
just because the doctor says something doesn't mean everyone follows it. I partially tore my quad and still played on it. It's pain...It's just mental.
September 6th, 2018 at 7:38 AM ^
Pain is just mental? Some people really do think they're special. Your anecdote about a quad injury is just that. Treating pain as some mental obstacle is a poor prescription for health.
September 5th, 2018 at 7:58 PM ^
I gave myself a lobotomy after the game last week and I'm already back to 100 percentjdhfkgkghd.
September 5th, 2018 at 9:20 PM ^
You win.
September 6th, 2018 at 2:15 AM ^
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me...
September 5th, 2018 at 8:01 PM ^
I remember this conversation going like shit the first time. I predict it will go about the same this time.
September 5th, 2018 at 8:04 PM ^
He had the appendectomy In April of this year.
Not an excuse.
September 5th, 2018 at 8:26 PM ^
His appendicitis must have been relatively bad since more patients are being managed with medical management rather than surgery these days. Most tissues in the body take about 45 days to turnover so 6 weeks is a standard answer after a surgery. Hopefully he is not battling postoperative adhesions or something.
September 5th, 2018 at 8:45 PM ^
I made a duty in my pants.
September 5th, 2018 at 8:53 PM ^
Honestly a guy Solomon’s size could take a dump in the morning and weigh 10 lbs less than he did the previous night
September 5th, 2018 at 9:04 PM ^
Doctor here.
Your question: "Can anyone provide a bit of insight into the recovery from an appendectomy?"
My answer: no.
September 5th, 2018 at 9:47 PM ^
I had an appendectomy and was completely fine a week later. Surgery is much easier these...he'll be fine.
September 5th, 2018 at 10:21 PM ^
I have taken care of many patients with appendicitis; it can be a challenging problem.
There is a significant spectrum of disease, from very early appendicitis that is recognized and treated without complication, to freely ruptured appendicitis with significant complications, such as abdominal abscesses, perforated bowel, sepsis, ventilator-associated pneumonia, renal failure, C. difficile colitis, and the list goes on.....
All this to say that it is difficult for a medical professional to give you the information you seek without knowing more specifics about the case.
September 5th, 2018 at 11:05 PM ^
Thanks for the post. Saved me doing it!
September 6th, 2018 at 10:48 PM ^
I know medical words too!
September 5th, 2018 at 11:17 PM ^
I had an appendectomy a decade ago. They found an inflammation on my intestine and removed that portion. I left the hospital 7 days later.
September 6th, 2018 at 6:37 AM ^
I like turtles
September 7th, 2018 at 5:58 AM ^
What about tortoises?
September 6th, 2018 at 12:03 AM ^
I gotchu on this, fam. There are multiple types of approaches to address an appendectomy. If he was still in recovery he would not be playing a single snap. Likely, he had missed out on conditioning more than due to a long recovery. Best I can offer.
September 6th, 2018 at 8:40 AM ^
Had my appendix removed laproscopically at 40. They had me up and walking within the first 24 hours after surgery, but any use of your abdominal muscles is excruciating for 4-5 days (if you need to get up out of bed to use the restroom, you definitely need to plan ahead). Feels like somebody clocked you in the gut with a baseball bat a half dozen times. Wasn't allowed to lift anything heavier than 20 lbs for another 4 weeks.
September 6th, 2018 at 11:22 AM ^
I had mine when I was in my late 20's. It took me about 8 weeks to fully recover.
September 7th, 2018 at 5:59 AM ^
But Solomon's was in April.
September 6th, 2018 at 1:33 PM ^
It was a shock that he wasn't a starter, and then when Marshall and Mone didn't look very good it seemed obvious he wasn't 100%. Maybe it was the appendectomy, maybe he got dinged up in camp, but he wasn't the same player we saw at the end of last season.
People talk about the DTs not making plays, but I think the biggest difference wasn't in what plays they made, it was in the fact that O linemen were getting to the second level to neutralize our speedy but smallish LBs. Hudson wasn't a factor, Bush got buried a few times. That's on the DTs.
September 6th, 2018 at 1:44 PM ^
When I had mine I couldn't shit for a week. I imagine that could affect his play.