sallyjr
Goodbye Gallbladder
Oct 12, 2008
Well, despite taking Actigall, I ended up losing my gallbladder after all. Not that we were that close, but I figured after so many years together, I should at least say a few words on its behalf. Goodbye, and good luck. There.I had some mild discomfort a few weeks ago that lasted over 24 hours, so I called my surgeon's office and he ordered an ultrasound. It showed I had polyps (couldn't have stones, like a regular person, nooooo!). So he recommended I get it out within two weeks. By the time he told me this, I was feeling all better, so I said what if I wait until it bothers me again? Apparently if it goes really bad you get an infection, fever, and you have to have it taken out as an emergency surgery - not a good choice! So I had it done two days ago and got to come home that evening. My husband said the surgeon told him I also had a hernia he fixed, but DH didn't know what to ask about it, so I'll get the details at my two-week follow-up.
The IV drugs were fantastic, the take-home drugs not so much. Plus, they're constipating me so I'm trying to go it alone. Oh, and I have a big rash in the shape of all the adhesives they stuck to me during surgery, despite having a big red bracelet on my arm that indicated I had an adhesive allergy! The liquid diet they brought me after surgery consisted of chicken broth (fine), sugar free jello (peach - yech! - plus it didn't say sugar free, so I didn't trust it), apple juice (uh, people, I don't drink sugared juice), and a fruit popsicle (again, not sugar free!). What if I was diabetic? Oh well, at least they didn't bring me Ibuprofen!
Here's to healing up fast, so I can enjoy my week off work!
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07/23/2007
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Jun 08, 2007
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