It has been about 3.5 months since I had gastric bypass surgery and just when I started feeling like my old self again, I had a gall bladder attack the other night!
Holy Crap! Talk about PAINFUL!!! My surgeon told me today that I need to have my gall bladder removed. My surgery is scheduled for the end of this month. One good thing is that my surgeon will remove the gall bladder laparoscopically and my recovery time will be about two weeks instead of 6 - 8 weeks. All I am thinking is this is just in time for the Holiday Season
I already have six small scars on my abdomen from the previous surgery - not a big deal. With gall bladder surgery, it looks like they will be adding four more small incisions... Geeze, when it's all said and done, I'll be able to play connect the dots on my belly when I am bored... or my abdomen will look like it was the target of a drive by shooting ~grin~
NOW to make matters worse, I am scheduled to have foot surgery next Tuesday because I fractured the sesamoid bones in my left foot....The sesamoids are two pea-sized bones that are embedded within the soft tissues under the main joint of the big toe. Here's where they are located:
The fractures are loose in my foot so, basically, every time I walk, I feel like I am stepping on kitty litter...To remove the fractures, an incision is made along the side of the big toe. This surgery gives me the creeps because my feet are so skinny you can see every vein and bone… The thought of a knife in that area... Eeeek! I shutter to think...
OK, I'll stop whining...
The last time I needed board magic, it did me a world of good. I wasn't nearly as chicken and you guys made my recovery time seem so easy!! So here I am again, asking for some double whammy board magic from you wonderful people!!!
I already have six small scars on my abdomen from the previous surgery - not a big deal. With gall bladder surgery, it looks like they will be adding four more small incisions... Geeze, when it's all said and done, I'll be able to play connect the dots on my belly when I am bored... or my abdomen will look like it was the target of a drive by shooting ~grin~
NOW to make matters worse, I am scheduled to have foot surgery next Tuesday because I fractured the sesamoid bones in my left foot....The sesamoids are two pea-sized bones that are embedded within the soft tissues under the main joint of the big toe. Here's where they are located:
The fractures are loose in my foot so, basically, every time I walk, I feel like I am stepping on kitty litter...To remove the fractures, an incision is made along the side of the big toe. This surgery gives me the creeps because my feet are so skinny you can see every vein and bone… The thought of a knife in that area... Eeeek! I shutter to think...
OK, I'll stop whining...
The last time I needed board magic, it did me a world of good. I wasn't nearly as chicken and you guys made my recovery time seem so easy!! So here I am again, asking for some double whammy board magic from you wonderful people!!!
