Hi everyone.
It's been awhile since I added a REAL post to my site. I apologize for that but I just haven't been in the writing mood and plus not much has really gone on in the last few weeks other than what I'm about to tell you:
Ever since Caleb was born I've had a pretty difficult time physically. I had lower back problems for the first few weeks and my stomach was bothering me a lot and I was having all the upper back pain between my shoulder blades and mostly on the right side. The doctors didn't know what it was other than to say I must have pulled some muscles and I'd had x-rays and heart tracings and lots of bloodwork taken...well...Almost two weeks ago now I went in for a routine ultrasound of my abdomen and what do you know - it revealed GALLSTONES. My gallbladder is full of little stones and it was quite obvious that the pain I've been in has been because of the stones...
I was having gallbladder "attacks" nearly everyday or should I say every night and they were of course quite painful. I'd be up most of the night alternating between pacing round the house and sitting down. Every position was painful - sitting, laying down and walking. Anyway, because it was so bad the doctor referred me to a surgeon right away and I saw him last Wednesday.
Basically the only option is to have my gallbladder removed so on December 13th I am scheduled for surgery to do just that. I am NOT looking forward to this but from all I've read and what I heard the doctors say it's a fairly routine surgery and I should be in and out the same day.
Until then I am on a VERY strict diet of mainly fruit/vegies/cereal/rice and some soups. I actually don't mind this so much because I have to lose 20 pounds to get back to where I was before I got pregnant. I guess everyone was wrong and the weight wasn't all baby afterall. So I'm on a 'diet' and also now that we know it isn't pulled muscles that were causing the pain I can get back on that elliptical machine again! YAY!
Well, that's all for now. I hope everyone is well????????????????????????
Sunday, November 26, 2006
GALLSTONES
Posted by Care at Sunday, November 26, 2006
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4 comments:
yeuch! I hope that the surgery has a quick healing process for you. I'm glad that they've targeted the problem. Happy almost-December!
geez, Carrie didnt know this, today the surgery for this is really easy, at one time is was a big operation, sorry to hear that you have to go threw that, at least they have found the problem..Also you on a diet, you sure dont look like you have to loose weigh, but the pictures... Have a good week, also glad to see you blogging again, remember one day at a time..
hugs Linda
UGH! That is awful! Although now that they know what it is now and you will be allllllll better :)
It would be great to meet up... what time are you going to be in Abbotsford Friday? My dad is going to be in town and then I'm heading up to Kamloops.. so email me and we'll figure out if it will work :)
So sorry to hear this. I know you want to just heal and get back to "normalcy" and now you will have to be in a hospital again. I hope it will be an easy recovery and that from there on you can really get on the path of feeling good (well, better).
Love, keep smiling.
Jessica
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