So I have to get my gallbladder removed on Monday (November 8, 2010). I was diagnosed with gallstones after 5 weeks of waking up in the middle of the night with intense pain.
Due to my fear of going to the doctor I let this pain happen for longer than neccessary, but thankfully it wasn't anything too serious. Gallstones run in my family, both Grandmothers and one Uncle have had their gallbladder removed.
Unfortunately you can't really pass gallstones so the only course of real action is to have your gallbladder removed completely. Or live the rest of your life on a bland boring diet. Who wants to do that? Although I have lost a lot of weight, one of the only good things about being sick. What does the gallbladder do that is so important? Well it stores the bile from your liver and helps digesting fatty foods, dairy and spicy foods as well. So when stones form, and you eat those foods the gallbladder squeezes but it is being blocked by the stones so it's like squeezing a balloon (or something.)
So monday morning at 6:30am I will have my very first real surgery. My first surgery was my wisdom teeth. I am terrified but know that it will all work out and I will finally be able to eat normally and won't be in pain anymore after the recovery.
Luckily the gallbladder removal is fairly simple and only involves a laproscopic surgery, four small incisions and you don't even have to stay in the hospital overnight. So wish me luck. I'll see you on the other side.
-Lindsay
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