This time last week, my children were getting along. They were tickling eachother and laughing. Today- my chidlren are driving me insane. They are constantly picking at eachother these days. So, just for my records.... they CAN get along. :)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Surgery
For the past year I have had gallbladder issues and attacks. I didn't know at first it WAS my gallbladder, but I did assume. I was about 25 weeks pregnant when I had my first attack. It was super scary, mostly because I was pregnant. It lasted 15 minutes and then it was gone! Every day after that I had mild discomfort whenever I ate. I mentioned it to my OB at the time and he set me up to have an ultrasound of my gallbladder. It showed nothing. :( FAIL. Being pregnant there wasn't much else they could do for me. There was a test they could run, but not until after I had Macie. Fortunately they gave me a prescription for indigestion/reflux, which help temendously. Fast forward to Christmas 2010, I had another big attack. BUT I was still nursing Macie and wasn't ready to wean her just yet. I was not feeling well at all and the 'mild discomfort' was getting worse every time I ate.
I made an appt with my general practitioner and she immediately set me up to have a Hida scan of my gallbladder. I went the very next day. I had my results within 2 days. My gallbladder was functioning at a 28% ejection rate. It wasn't working. Surgery was scheduled for the next week. Devan stayed with the kids and my mother took me in for my surgery. It wasn't too bad overall, minus a few anxiety attacks! But Im prone to those. Glad I had my momma with me! 5 days after being home to recover, I wasn't getting better. I was still in pain, and I was Super nauseous and dizzy. They called in a prescription for pain and for nausea. Then my throat started to hurt. I went to the dr and I had a virus, and my throat was covered in white blisters. :( Got a Zpak and was better in 24 hours!
I had my 2 week post op appt yesterday. The doctor told me the reason I am in so much pain still is because of the type of incision I have on my belly button. Because I have a navel ring/scar they had to make a different cut. So I have a lovely 1 inch horizontal cut right under my belly button. They also said, they discovered I had a bad inflamation- a mild chronic Cholecystitis. If I hadn't had surgery, the inflamation would have grown and gotten much worse- turning into an infection. I also would have had increased symptoms, making me feel very poorly.
So grateful to have my gallbladder gone! Really praying hard I feel better! So far, I really do feel better. But I tend to have some similar symptoms to what I was experiencing before surgery. Its only been 2 weeks though, so only time will tell! I had the nicest people taking care of me and my kiddos while I was recovering. I am so blessed!
I made an appt with my general practitioner and she immediately set me up to have a Hida scan of my gallbladder. I went the very next day. I had my results within 2 days. My gallbladder was functioning at a 28% ejection rate. It wasn't working. Surgery was scheduled for the next week. Devan stayed with the kids and my mother took me in for my surgery. It wasn't too bad overall, minus a few anxiety attacks! But Im prone to those. Glad I had my momma with me! 5 days after being home to recover, I wasn't getting better. I was still in pain, and I was Super nauseous and dizzy. They called in a prescription for pain and for nausea. Then my throat started to hurt. I went to the dr and I had a virus, and my throat was covered in white blisters. :( Got a Zpak and was better in 24 hours!
I had my 2 week post op appt yesterday. The doctor told me the reason I am in so much pain still is because of the type of incision I have on my belly button. Because I have a navel ring/scar they had to make a different cut. So I have a lovely 1 inch horizontal cut right under my belly button. They also said, they discovered I had a bad inflamation- a mild chronic Cholecystitis. If I hadn't had surgery, the inflamation would have grown and gotten much worse- turning into an infection. I also would have had increased symptoms, making me feel very poorly.
So grateful to have my gallbladder gone! Really praying hard I feel better! So far, I really do feel better. But I tend to have some similar symptoms to what I was experiencing before surgery. Its only been 2 weeks though, so only time will tell! I had the nicest people taking care of me and my kiddos while I was recovering. I am so blessed!
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