So Tuesday night I start to have some bloating and pain in my solar plexus area (which has happened once or twice in the past 6 moths or so), and I take some gas-x and such to clear it out.
No workie. In fact it gets worse and worse in spite of ibuprofen.
At 5am I decided to go to the hospital.
So after some Morphine and blood work and an ultrasound, it turns out I have gall stones.
Wee! I’ve been on vicadin since, resting at home. Heather is being a dear and taking care of me.
Nov 21st I’m scheduled for surgery to take the worthless thing out. Stupid worthless vestigal organs. Perhaps if these christers would push “Unintelligent Desgin” they just might have a better case.
Ugh, that’s no fun. I hope the vicodin is giving you happy floaty feelings and you’re not too uncomfortable.
OUCH!
Perhaps if these christers would push “Unintelligent Desgin” they just might have a better case.
Ooo more vicoden for you!
Will you be on dietary restrictions after surgery?
I feel for you hun. Had to have mine removed about 9 years ago.
That last sentence slayed me. Rockingness.
Aw. Poor Cute!
Are they going to remove it via laparoscopy?
Owie! You poor thing.
I’ve been referring to it as unintelligent design for a while now, though. And I’m with you on vestigial organs. Though a vestigial tail might be kinda cool.
I’m on dietary restrictions right now. (not that I have much of an appetitie anyway).
I’m not sure after the surgery, perhaps for a bit.
Yep, I get to have 4 little scars and outpatient (unless my anatomy deems otherwise).
Sorry to hear the bad news! Hug!
*pets you.
That sucks. I had a boss that had to have hers removed. She was back at work in like 3 days.
Owie! Gallbladders, appendixes, spleens, tonsils…all there for the removing.
(I had my gall bladder removed at age 26 or 7 or so… I’m bad with dates.)
They did the surgery and I wanted to go home so they said I had to eat a meal before leaving. The meatloaf and mashed potatoes and gravy and whole milk they made me eat probably had more fat and cholesterol in it than I usually eat in a week.
I’m guessing dietarily speaking the surgery will not impact you much. But it surely is nice to no have gall attacks! Those are the worst. ouch.
But appendixes are chock full of useful information, and spleens are made for venting. And tonsils? Just right for tickling. Oh, my.
Gallbladders, yeah, probably not useful.
Ouch… As I am sure I told you when I was visiting earlier this year I had the same damned thing happen in January. They had to carve me open though since I am so large. I suspect they will be able to do you without major cutting.
Then again, you won’t get to lie around with a Dilaudid drip in you for several days getting your Comfortably Numb on…
Yeah, when I was having the pain and such, I was thinking of you and your same problem. It’s certainly NO FUN.
Thanks!
Remove them at birth, I say!
I mean really – have these people studied biology AT all? Design my ass.
Just be carfeul where you hug! I’m still sore-as-all-hell.
Yeah, should be outpatient surgery, no big whoop.
Bear hug around the shoulders (from behind) alright? ^_^
At least with Lapriscopy, you can heal fairly quickly. My first wife had hers pulled, and she was back in operation in two days (along with some very nice medication).
I hope you’re feeling better soon.
OWWW! Just the thought of gall or kidney stones makes me cringe.
Get well, oh master apothecary of spirituous beverages!
No, just have them as optional extras, like aircon and CD changer.
Oh, that’s awful. I hope the unpleasantness is minimized, and the surgery goes well.
Jesus, dude. That’s some scary shit.
Perhaps if these christers would push “Unintelligent Desgin” they just might have a better case.
Nonsense, Allah put those “vestigal” organs in there just to fuck with infidels like you. Modern Medicine is obviously a Western abomination since it interferes with his will.
I joke, but can you imagine some early anatomoligists, (Is that even a word?) giving out names like “Blasphemer’s Gourd”, “Chastisement Bladder” and “Gland of the Iniquitous”?
I’m so sorry to hear that. My sister had to have hers out, Leon had to have his out. It seems like this is just “one of those vestigal organ” things that goes around. But both of them have informed me that the pain was pretty bad. Vicodin is good stuff though.
Just ask Ozzy.
Good luck to you on the 21st. Laproscopic surgery is no big thing. I just had a lap. surgery done last year and I was up and around the next day. Oh but if they tell you that you need to walk around to keep the gas from building up in your shoulder – DO IT. A lot. The gas build up hurt worse than the surgical site because I didn’t walk around like I should’ve.
So are they gonna let you keep your gall bladder once you get it out? That’d be kinda neat to have in a jar on your desk…
Dude, you have my sympathy. =( That totally sucks. I know the feeling (well, part of it–I didn’t actually have stones, but I missed five days of work from the bastard acting up).
They wanted to take mine out last year, but as stated, I don’t actually have stones (just a polyp) and I have this odd compulsion about keeping all my organs INSIDE my body unless absolutely necessary to remove them. Now I just hope I get to keep my thyroid. *sigh* ’tis the season for organ and gland malfunction, I guess.
Hope you get to enjoy the drugs, at least. =) You’ll be on your feet and guzzling rum (and low-fat hors d’ouvres) in no time. =)
Sorry man- I hope H has a naughty nurse outfit for the recovery period.
Missing you greatly, pal! Hope to see you soon – we’ll definitely be in town during next spring; I hope we can get there sooner… Dunno.
P.S. Congrats on the job front. Kudos, indeed.
I do have a naughty nurse outfit, I totally forgot about it! Too late now, I guess. It will have to wait for the surgery.