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OMGWTF

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43. Mine ruptured when I was six. It took two surgeries to fix me and that was over 60 years ago!

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Mon Nov 27, 2023, 07:31 PM

Nov 2023

I was given Last Rites by the parish priest because no one thought I was going to make it.

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"Late Show" canceled as Stephen Colbert recovers from surgery [View all] Ohio Joe Nov 2023 OP

BTDT Jilly_in_VA Nov 2023 #1

Get well soon Stephen malaise Nov 2023 #2

I realized that getting your appendix removed is almost always as an emergency Marthe48 Nov 2023 #3

It was SOP for us to remove the appendix if the belly was opened anyway. During the four years I was a USAF scrub tech. usaf-vet Nov 2023 #17

Fascinating! ShazzieB Nov 2023 #27

had a ruptured appendix when I was 10. Died for a minute on the table in the OR but they revived me. ZonkerHarris Nov 2023 #28

Ah, memories Marthe48 Nov 2023 #37

Acute Abdomen... GB_RN Nov 2023 #39

I heard it was horribly painful Marthe48 Nov 2023 #41

Yeah... GB_RN Nov 2023 #55

Woah! Freaking scary! At least you could recognize the danger your mom was in years later. electric_blue68 Nov 2023 #42

Mine ruptured when I was six. It took two surgeries to fix me and that was over 60 years ago! OMGWTF Nov 2023 #43

Yep. colorado_ufo Nov 2023 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author usaf-vet Nov 2023 #20

You don't know me in person but Katcat Nov 2023 #22

I had a ruptured appendix when I was 49 . . . markpkessinger Nov 2023 #30

Happened to my brother when he was quite young malaise Nov 2023 #53

That's pretty serious isn't it? beaglelover Nov 2023 #4

Can be... 2naSalit Nov 2023 #7

Yes, it's serious, but... GoCubsGo Nov 2023 #8

Yes. Mine ruptured & I was in the hospital 5 days... Hekate Nov 2023 #32

Scary bucolic_frolic Nov 2023 #5

Oh my, here's hoping for a speedy recovery Stephen! FakeNoose Nov 2023 #6

So, guest hosts?? Or previously run episodes??? Anyone know??? a kennedy Nov 2023 #9

It will not be airing - nt Ohio Joe Nov 2023 #10

Glad he's better Bayard Nov 2023 #11

It is a shame they don't have someone sub for him. LiberalFighter Nov 2023 #12

Maybe they don't want to show that someone CAN substitute for him. Earth-shine Nov 2023 #18

Get well soon!!!! Talitha Nov 2023 #13

My husband's ruptured on his 12th birthday! colorado_ufo Nov 2023 #49

CBS cancelled the show? Wow! That was a shitty thing to do! Very bad timing. Oopsie Daisy Nov 2023 #14

It's just till he recovers - nt Ohio Joe Nov 2023 #19

Clickbait headlines, I guess. "Cancelled" has a very specific meaning and connotation. Why didn't they just say Oopsie Daisy Nov 2023 #38

Sounds like a suspension. Sneederbunk Nov 2023 #31

Kimmel! Suit up, you're in for Colbert. JohnnyRingo Nov 2023 #15

K&R for, "cancelled for THIS WEEK" UTUSN Nov 2023 #16

Canceled Doesn't Feel Right ProfessorGAC Nov 2023 #34

He recently had Letterman on as a guest. flvegan Nov 2023 #21

My appendix is sending good vibes his way. Nt spooky3 Nov 2023 #23

Get well soon. Truly a national treasure. 70sEraVet Nov 2023 #24

I had a ruptured appendix at the end of March of this year, a month shy... 3catwoman3 Nov 2023 #25

My mom almost died. She had no pain. She was diagnosed with internal bleeding based on her labs. LeftInTX Nov 2023 #40

Had a perforated appendix last year... Happy Hoosier Nov 2023 #26

I'll wish him a speedy recovery. I think of Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel, and Meyers as part of our arsenal of truth and..... MMBeilis Nov 2023 #29

I read that as the entire show was canceled... JanMichael Nov 2023 #33

Get well soon, Stephen!! TSExile Nov 2023 #35

Poor guy was cold! vanlassie Nov 2023 #44

He probably was!! TSExile Nov 2023 #45

eek. i know what that is like . mine blew and then abscesed because the prior doctor left a spunge in me . AllaN01Bear Nov 2023 #36

canceled or suspended? barbtries Nov 2023 #47

Mine went south on me about 45 years ago ironflange Nov 2023 #48

Read about this story on another site. . . Collimator Nov 2023 #50

We had tickets for next week. Mz Pip Nov 2023 #51

Very poorly worded headline! Initech Nov 2023 #52

Does this mean the show is cancelled permanently... brush Nov 2023 #54

Locking, showbiz posts are restricted in the GD forum. Lasher Nov 2023 #56