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Darren Espanto discharged from hospital after appendicitis attack
Darren Espanto has been discharged from the hospital after having an appendicitis attack.
On Instagram, the "It's Showtime" host shared a little update from his hospitalization along with some photos of him.
"What a plot twist! Life update: Akala ko sa trabaho ako de-deretso pagka-land namin. Hindi pala. Was so ready to be back on 'It's Showtime' but the universe had other plans," Darren began.
He then proceeded to detail everything that happened before getting hospitalized.
"From the airport to the hospital. Woke up on the plane from Los Angeles at around 1 a.m. (Manila Time) and felt a bit of pain in my stomach. Didn't mind it and thought I was just super hungry. We landed 4 hours later and the pain got worse once I got into the car," the singer said.
According to Darren, at first, he thought that it was just gas but the pain "became unbearable," so he asked to be taken to the nearest hospital. Upon arriving at the hospital, he underwent a CT scan and found out that he had appendicitis. He immediately got an appendectomy.
"Thankfully, my appendix hadn't ruptured yet. Went to our doctor at St. Luke's [Hospital] and I had a laparoscopy all within 5 hours of everything happening!" he shared.
Darren also thanked his family, friends, and beloved fans who visited and sent him gifts.
"Finally discharged and hope to get back to work soon! I'd like to apologize to the commitments I had to cancel because of this. Thank you po for understanding," he ended.
Appendicitis is the swelling of the appendix.
In a previous "Pinoy MD" episode, Dr. Rolando Balburias said that the most common reason for the swelling is when the connection of the appendix to the large intestine gets blocked.
—Jade Veronique Yap/MGP, GMA Integrated News
