Surgery, here we come...

Not for Faith, or any of the other kids...for me...yup, I am am needing to go for surgery to have my gall bladder removed...I will be joining those ranks, with the rest of the world who are gall bladderless...the only downside is that it is not an overnight stay...it is day surgery, so i will be home the same day...

I need to meet with the surgeon and talk it all over with him first, but apparently it is really bad...

I first went into the hospital on January 1st, rung in the new year with the nurses and dr's. I was whisked into the back, no waiting in the waiting area at all. I made sure to not make eye contact with anyone as I walked past them;-) You know, the ones who had been there for hours? They checked me over and gave me a shot of demerol for the pain, and I relaxed a bit and just let it all take effect.

I was worried that they were going to tell me I just needed to fart or something, which is why I haven't gone in until now. I have been experiencing pains, manageable ones, for a few months now. I explained them away as girl problems...you know...and it always seemed to fit with the timing, so it made sense. I now know that it was actually this issue...

I had an ultrasound done the next day and the technician was talking away. You know that you can figure out what is going on, because of how they talk to you...right?

She kept saying that she had a friend who had the surgery and it wasn't that bad. Her friend was happy that she did it, it made her life a lot better, the pain went away...I figured that I definitely had the problem. I just had to wait for an appointment with my doctor.

Apparently it is very high in women who meet the 4 F criteria...which I come very close to...Fat, Fertile, Female and Forty...so I am not forty, but have you noticed that things are happening earlier and earlier lately?

Anyhow, I have changed my eating habits. I am trying to stay away from grease and junk food, too much tomato-y things, spices, my life has become quite bland...yuch...but, I am trying new things and trying to be more creative. Taking medication for reflux (same one that Faith was on) when I know I am going to be eating something that will upset my stomach...

And that explains the push for weight loss. I really need to get a kick and get moving again, or else this is just the tip of the ice burg...not a fun thing to think about, but definitely a big, humongous reminder...I want to be healthy for my family and watch my kids grow up, and have grandkids and you know...the whole gamut...so I need to start now and I need to teach it to my children, so they don't have to learn on their own...

Blah, my wonderful day...

Faith also got her immunization today and Princess got medicine for strep throat...fun times at our house, as always!! But we are all thankful that we live in a great country for medical care and that we have breath in our body...