https://paulnystrom.com/tags/appendicitis/Recent content in Appendicitis on Paul NystromHugoen-usSat, 30 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://paulnystrom.com/posts/pain-tolerance/Sat, 30 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://paulnystrom.com/posts/pain-tolerance/<p>A 21-year-old male presented to the ER with a couple of days of progressively worsening abdominal pain, now located over his right lower quadrant. As he was telling me his story, his opening statement was, &ldquo;I use marijuana every day, so I have a high pain tolerance.&rdquo;</p> <p>I ignored the ignorance of his comment at the time because correcting it would not have helped our interaction. He had appendicitis, and that was the bigger concern.</p>