This is the fields school post that goes with a post about the projects we created. If you want to read about the project, click below.

Manhattan Project. My Experience.

I Since last year we have known about our early field school that took place in early October. The field school was a road trip in the classic Seycove bus, and this trip had 2 major stops along the way. The first was Portland, and then we were to continue onto Hanford Washington, in the southeast of Washington. This is what the trip would look like.     

Did I go on this trip? Nope. Why not? This tiny blind-ended tube, that is connected to the cecum, from which it develops in the embryo exploded. My appendix. The appendix is an organ that’s function is unknown, it is theorized that it is a storage area for “good bacteria” but if you ask me it’s a storage area for a lot of pain. Anyway, this post is not going to be about the trip for me, this is a research post about my appendicitis. And I’m just as happy as I am before I went into surgery. See how happy?

So happy. Anyway, happy drugged up Adam aside, let’s get into appendicitis and hopefully we both learn something. I’ll go through my description of the disease, causes and my experience, if you want a video that explains it well, click below.

Appendicitis is caused by a blockage in the lining of the appendix that results in infection is the likely cause of appendicitis. The bacteria multiply rapidly, causing the appendix to become inflamed, swollen and filled with pus. If not treated promptly, the appendix can rupture. It’s classified as a medical emergency due to how badly it can go in such a short amount of time. What starts as dull pain can become stabbing, and if not operated immediately can lead to rupture, and the pain of rupture rivals the pain of childbirth. So. I had a baby. Jokes aside if left untreated a ruptured appendix can often to Peritonitis. Organ failure and death. So it’s good I got it out FAST.

No field school. Very sad. My destination was changed to the hospital but I still wanted to make something fun. When would we go on field schools as a class, we always have mini-assignments, and this one is no acception. I’m sure if you to to everyone else in my class’ blog you’ll see some creations from the trip. None for Adam. Adam got an I.V instead. I felt left out. So. I made something. I made a book. This book is a comic about my journey from first pain to coming out of surgery. It’s comedic, I didn’t want a sob story, I wanted a funny book. Without further ado, here it is.

That was my field school. I know this post is a bit odd, but it’s what I could do for the assignment. I was given a field school assignment and I guess my field school, instead of being “The Manhattan Project” was the “Appendix Project.” Why did I make a book? Well, on our last field school we went to California. When on that field school our biggest assignment was to make a book that was day to day what we did as a class, and our experiences throughout the trip. I wanted to make a more comedic version of that. I wanted a version that showed my “trip” and my idea of what humor is, at the same time showing off one of my favorite apps on the iPad, Book Creator, and one of my strongest skills. Writing and storytelling. That why I made a nine page book about the hospital.