The down side of weight loss

Posted on 8:07 PM, under

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So...after 6 hours in an ER on Wednesday night, I was informed by my very awesome (not a joke) ER doctor that gall stones are a pretty common side effect of rapid weight loss.  He also confirmed that having them is painful.  Which I really didn't need verification of seeing as I had spent the aforementioned previous 6 hours crippled with abdominal pain. Abdominal pain so bad I had Nina running red lights to get me to the hospital.  That's right, I made my wife break the law. Does that make me a bad husband? Turns out, I will have to have my gall stone-filled gall bladder removed. That's right.  I'll be going under the knife.  I was thinking yesterday, maybe I could sneak a camera into my surgery so I could make a stop motion video.  That would be cool. But probably unlikely.  Anyway, I'm not really nervous, but maybe I should be. Have any of you had your gall bladders removed?  Is there some secret club I get to be in once I have the procedure? That would be cool.  

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5 Reply to "The down side of weight loss"

  • Nina Bunk on September 7, 2008 at 8:45 PM

    well if you are part of the 5% that need to be sliced open, instead of done orthoscopic (sp?) then e could have semi-matching scars. i love you!!

     

    victoria Pace on September 7, 2008 at 9:01 PM

    my mom almost did,she was in the hospital ready to but the dr's messed up and she she hasnt yet.but it was a couple years ago,she still has pain mostly from eating certain things.

     

    aunt nancy on September 8, 2008 at 12:50 PM

    I had mine taken out this year. It was easy. Call me if you have questions.

     

    lori bunk on September 9, 2008 at 8:49 PM

    once an editor... always an editor. thank you for keeping me grammatically correct.

     

    Kyle Galuszka on September 11, 2008 at 12:47 AM

    Thank God you get to keep your duodenum though!