Your side may hurt so much that you call your healthcare provider. Or maybe you go straight to the hospital emergency room. After your evaluation, your healthcare provider may decide that you have appendicitis. If so, you will need surgery. Your healthcare provider will send you to a hospital room or take you right to the operating room. There, your medical team will prepare you for surgery.
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