> If your appendix ruptures, it is life threatening and has to come out.
It is life-threatening, but it most certainly doesn't have to come out for full recovery. In some cases, it's impossible to remove due to the infection (inflammation, abscess) obfuscating its location. The treatment is aggressive intravenous antibiotics for a period of time, then oral antibiotics. The statics for recurrence after recovery I've had quoted as between 1/4 and 1/3 lifetime chance, and patients are advised on proactive surgery to remove what remains of the appendix.
Yes, this is exactly what happened to me. The only exception is that the nurse told me if they don't find pill antibiotics strong enough then I'd require daily intervenous antibiotics. However, I was glad they did find some.
It is life-threatening, but it most certainly doesn't have to come out for full recovery. In some cases, it's impossible to remove due to the infection (inflammation, abscess) obfuscating its location. The treatment is aggressive intravenous antibiotics for a period of time, then oral antibiotics. The statics for recurrence after recovery I've had quoted as between 1/4 and 1/3 lifetime chance, and patients are advised on proactive surgery to remove what remains of the appendix.