The Little Demon Inside (called a gallbladder)
Two Thursdays ago I was brutally attacked by my gallbladder after eating a couple of pieces of pizza. I didn’t realize that I had gall stones, but the combo did a number on me.
I’ve honestly never had to deal with such pain before, and by 11 pm, I was begging Josh Whitehead to run me to the ER. He was kind enough to take me – and it wasn’t until 20 minutes after I got the morphine (around 3 am, I think) that I finally felt OK again.
This Tuesday, I had laparoscopic surgery, and my gallbladder is no longer with me.
Today, I’m feeling great, other than four sets of stitches, a yellow-bruised belly, and some soreness.
Tags: gall stones, gallbladder, surgery
June 1st, 2009 at 3:42 am
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Glad you are doing good! Have a great one!
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June 1st, 2009 at 3:37 pm
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Dude…that’s horrible that you had to go through that. Glad everything turned out okay. Nice pic!
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June 1st, 2009 at 10:02 pm
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Thanks, guys! Not the most fun experience, but I’m glad they’ll be removing the stitches tomorrow.
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June 3rd, 2009 at 9:51 pm
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Glad your feeling better again. I had emergency appendectomy surgery as a youth – it was pretty painful- I can’t imagine how much worse it was as an adult.
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June 5th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
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Did you ask them if you could keep the little sack of bile?
(It’s like going to the mechanic: You want to see the part they yank out. Keeps them honest.)
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