I'm sorry, but I had my appendix out, and I was in the hospital for less than 24 hours. If you can't handle being separated from your partner for 24 hours, then there are probably some co-dependency issues.
I know I live in California, but I was under the impression that for the most part you can approve who ever you want to visit you in the hospital. When I visited my dad and my grandma in the hospital, I just walked in their room. The only time I even had to explain who I was was when my dad was in post-op after he had open heart surgery, and once he was moved to his own room, nobody ever questioned me
Also, a note to any DUmmies who are reading, I never ran a fever when I had appendicitis. I didn't have an elevated white blood cell count either. The doctor had an MRI done because he was very suspicious of my symptoms even without the fever. The next time you suspect appendicitis, have her go to the freaking hospital.