06.12.2025 20:30
A 49-year-old patient in Norway, who was sent home from the hospital with acid-reducing medication for severe abdominal pain, consulted the artificial intelligence Grok after his pain did not subside. Following Grok's advice, the man returned to the hospital, where it was discovered that his appendix was on the verge of rupturing. Rushed into surgery, the man narrowly escaped death.
A 49-year-old patient living in Norway went to the emergency room due to unbearable abdominal pain. After the initial examinations, doctors prescribed acid-reducing medication and sent the patient home, concluding that the condition was not serious.
WARNING FROM GROK
However, the patient, whose pain did not subside and who was worried, detailed their condition and symptoms to the AI chatbot Grok. Grok's response was completely different from that of the doctors and life-saving.
The artificial intelligence highlighted the seriousness of the patient's symptoms, indicating that this could be a perforated ulcer or atypical appendicitis; it advised the patient to return to the hospital immediately and get a computed tomography (CT) scan.
IT TURNED OUT THE APPENDICITIS WAS ABOUT TO RUPTURE
Returning to the hospital due to Grok's warning, the 49-year-old showed the message he received from Grok to the doctors, saying, "I think I have this, I want to get a CT scan."
The CT scan revealed that the patient's appendix was almost about to rupture and that emergency surgical intervention was necessary. The patient was immediately taken into surgery and regained health after a successful operation lasting 6 hours to remove the appendix.
"I'M ALIVE BECAUSE AI NOTICED"
The patient, who returned from the brink of death, expressed his astonishment and gratitude with the following words: "I am alive and I have recovered because an AI noticed the condition that the doctors overlooked."