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May. 5th, 2005 08:48 amOkay, it's been a few weeks since my last update. :-/
So ... this is what's going on, and why I haven't been around. On the 20th (of April), I went to the internist for a new patient exam. Everything seemed to go pretty well, blood pressure was 116/74; and I was deemed to be in overall good health ... except for some tenderness in my upper right abdomen.
I was told to get an ultrasound done, to rule out the possibility of a gallstone - and also told to have general lab work done for cholesterol level, thyroid, and a check for PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome).
Before I could even go in for the ultrasound, I had a bout of what I thought was food poisoning. I woke up with nausea, unable to sleep in any position because I was so uncomfortable - ultimately vomiting. I spent all morning feeling kind of queasy and nauseous, afraid to eat or take my medicines, not wanting them to come back up again.
Later that week, I went in for the ultrasound - and had a call from my doctor the next day on my voicemail. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get back to her until Monday ... but I found out that I do in fact have a gallstone. (Yes, just one. And at 3.5cm, it's pretty substantial.) That what I thought was food poisoning was a gallstone attack. And that I should have my gallbladder removed - the sooner, the better.
The other day, I had a consultation with the surgeon, to discuss the procedure (it will be done laproscopically ... if I'm even spelling that right) and recovery time, as well as scheduling the surgery for this coming Monday.
Yesterday, it was all about starting to get things in order. Letting work know that I'd be taking next week off for surgery and recovery. Getting as much in order, accomplished and off my desk as possible. Going to my internist for the pre-surgery exam, as well as lab work and a chest X-ray (which took care of a large part of the pre-registration). Doing my pre-registration for surgery over the phone, as opposed to trying to eke out 2 hours of my work day to do it.
And did I mention that when I went to the internist, I got the "good news"[/sarcasm] that I seem to have a low-grade infection because of the gallstone? She was pretty close to having me haul my ass right to the hospital right then and there - instead, she called the surgeon for a 2nd opinion, so I'm on Cipro twice daily, and monitoring my temperature. If I get above 101ºF, I have to get right to the ER, onto IV antibiotics, no food - except by IV and probably have the surgery sooner than Monday.
So, as you can guess, I'll be out of commission for a few days. :-(
So ... this is what's going on, and why I haven't been around. On the 20th (of April), I went to the internist for a new patient exam. Everything seemed to go pretty well, blood pressure was 116/74; and I was deemed to be in overall good health ... except for some tenderness in my upper right abdomen.
I was told to get an ultrasound done, to rule out the possibility of a gallstone - and also told to have general lab work done for cholesterol level, thyroid, and a check for PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome).
Before I could even go in for the ultrasound, I had a bout of what I thought was food poisoning. I woke up with nausea, unable to sleep in any position because I was so uncomfortable - ultimately vomiting. I spent all morning feeling kind of queasy and nauseous, afraid to eat or take my medicines, not wanting them to come back up again.
Later that week, I went in for the ultrasound - and had a call from my doctor the next day on my voicemail. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get back to her until Monday ... but I found out that I do in fact have a gallstone. (Yes, just one. And at 3.5cm, it's pretty substantial.) That what I thought was food poisoning was a gallstone attack. And that I should have my gallbladder removed - the sooner, the better.
The other day, I had a consultation with the surgeon, to discuss the procedure (it will be done laproscopically ... if I'm even spelling that right) and recovery time, as well as scheduling the surgery for this coming Monday.
Yesterday, it was all about starting to get things in order. Letting work know that I'd be taking next week off for surgery and recovery. Getting as much in order, accomplished and off my desk as possible. Going to my internist for the pre-surgery exam, as well as lab work and a chest X-ray (which took care of a large part of the pre-registration). Doing my pre-registration for surgery over the phone, as opposed to trying to eke out 2 hours of my work day to do it.
And did I mention that when I went to the internist, I got the "good news"[/sarcasm] that I seem to have a low-grade infection because of the gallstone? She was pretty close to having me haul my ass right to the hospital right then and there - instead, she called the surgeon for a 2nd opinion, so I'm on Cipro twice daily, and monitoring my temperature. If I get above 101ºF, I have to get right to the ER, onto IV antibiotics, no food - except by IV and probably have the surgery sooner than Monday.
So, as you can guess, I'll be out of commission for a few days. :-(
