Had a lil gall bladder issue

Dec 31, 2009

This past Sunday afternoon I made a nice lasagna for my family and I decided I would have a lil bite or two and immediately felt like I was gonna dump.  I had the intense pressure in my sternum and back and I got sick -both ways- in the bathroom.  Problem was - there was not any relief after the usual 20 min of uncomfort.  So I tried to lay down and I just couldn;t get comfortable.  Felt like there was a huge bubble of pain on my right side. 

I posted a help message on this site and got immediate responses that they all though tthat wither I had something stuck or that I had a problem qwith my gall bladder and they advised me to get to the ER right away.  I gathered up my kids and we went into my local hospital and stayed there overnight and then they transported me into Boston and I had laproscopic surgery on my gall bladder  that was very similar to having the bypass surgery- where they inflate your belly with gas so they can get in there.  They make you start back at stage 1 and go thru all the stages again before they let you go.  They said they were cholsterol gall stones? I was not put on any special diet or anything. 

I am taking this as almost my start over time.  I was getting really cocky about what I was eating so now that I have had to start over again and can actually feel like I am full again after small amounts.  So all in all - it was a blessing in disguise.  I am grateful to have had people on here to support and advise me when I was questioning what I should do.  I would have gone into the ER eventually but probably would have waited a lot longer or until the morning and just suffered til my husband got home from work so he could care for the kids.  Well he came and got them at 4am and called in sick from work and I got to stay and get tons of tests and then transported to Boston and my family was all there at some point and got me home yesterday and now I can actually sleep longer than 20 minutes without someone coming in to take my blood pressure or see if I need some pain meds while I am dead asleep? 

So all in all a blessing in disguise.  I am healthy again and back on track!!  Just in time for New Years!! 

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