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deathpixie) wrote2007-04-12 07:21 pm
deathpixie) wrote2007-04-12 07:21 pm
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Damnit!
Looks like you were right, Dr. Harper - I need an ultrasound (will make the appointment tomorrow, hopefully for Saturday), but the symptoms are looking suspiciously gallbladdery. Which means surgery. *sighs* Keyhole surgery if they can get the inflammation down by me eating very plain, non-fatty foods for a while, or, if it won't go down or the pain/nausea/vomiting/fever get worse, I get to go to Emergency and have emergency 'cut her up and rip it out' surgery.
*whimpers* I want my Mum.
I've had all of three operations in my life - tonsils when I was four, ears pinned back when I was ten, and wisdom teeth when I was 18. The idea of going in is actually scaring the crap out of me. Can't I have my healthy body back, please?
Going for comfort sushi. That's non-fatty, right?
Edit: Thanks to everyone for your well-wishes and offers of help - it helps a lot. And I'll let you know what the results are as soon as I have them. Maybe it's just a false alarm, eh?
Edit the Second: Ultrasound's Tuesday at 11 am. No food or drink after midnight until it's done. Which isn't a big deal, since I haven't been able to eat brekkie for months. *hmms* And this whole thing explains the crappy appetite of the past few weeks, too. Pain's worse today, tho' - I'm hoping it's just psychosomatic.
*whimpers* I want my Mum.
I've had all of three operations in my life - tonsils when I was four, ears pinned back when I was ten, and wisdom teeth when I was 18. The idea of going in is actually scaring the crap out of me. Can't I have my healthy body back, please?
Going for comfort sushi. That's non-fatty, right?
Edit: Thanks to everyone for your well-wishes and offers of help - it helps a lot. And I'll let you know what the results are as soon as I have them. Maybe it's just a false alarm, eh?
Edit the Second: Ultrasound's Tuesday at 11 am. No food or drink after midnight until it's done. Which isn't a big deal, since I haven't been able to eat brekkie for months. *hmms* And this whole thing explains the crappy appetite of the past few weeks, too. Pain's worse today, tho' - I'm hoping it's just psychosomatic.
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You should have the keyhole surgery no matter what. Unless something goes horribly wrong with the keyhole, that's the new technology and there shouldn't be a reason NOT to do it. I was an emergency case (into surgery within a week of ultrasound) and didn't go through the special diet or anything (but don't get me wrong - that will help a lot too).
The surgery itself is awesome. Waking up is NOT...really sore, but they usually give you The Good Drugs after you walk around a bit. Get ready to sleep, not do ANYTHING for a week, and not do any cleaning/heavy stuff for 6 weeks. Seriously, don't push your body.
The only real downside is fatty foods are hard to process for the rest of your life. I also developed lactose intolerance, sort of...it's more just the inability to drink creamy/fatty milk, obviously, and a switch to skim Lactaid reduced that pain greatly (though not entirely).
Shaiyela