I am a 58 yr old white male who had a total colonectomy in 1986 due to Familial Polyposis. I have 2-3 kidney stones right now and I just wondered if you can tell me if it is normal to remove the appendix during this procedure? I just experienced a sever pain on my left side in the kidney area and a bit of the pain came thru to my front. I thought it was a kidney stone moving but now the pain has subsided. do you have an idea? V/R  .. Roy McGinnis
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor. There are many causes for left sided abdominal pain. Even you may have gastric ulcer. That may be a cause for your pain. Appendix lies on right lower qua Chat Doctor. Appendicitis cause abdominal pain with fever, nausea, vomiting. I think you do not have any fever or vomiting. Kidney stones may be the cause for your abdominal pain. If it is very small i.e. less than 4 mm can pass spontaneously. Medical exclusive therapy (MET) like Alpha blockers can remove stone of 5 to 8 mm. More than 8 mm need intervention. So it is size of the stone is important. Consult your nephrologist for further management. Hope this helps. Take care.