Gallbladder Disease

A few months ago I had to go to the hospital. I was having severe back pain that was all encompassing and horrible. This last time was the third time it happened. One time my mom and I went into the hospital, the second time the pain passed before we got to the hospital, and the third time was the last time. My dad and I were there for hours. I had thought it was gas( that’s what they said the first time) and I was just praying they would give me strong antacids or stomach soothers. And they did. And it didn’t help. In fact, the pain got worse. They took blood and found that my liver enzymes were high and my white blood cell count was high, which made the PA think it was my gallbladder. She sent me for an ultrasound and it revealed my gallbladder was full of stones and that I was having gallbladder attacks (extremely painful movement of gallstones within the gallbladder typically brought on by fatty food). She said she was going to call a surgical team and the surgical team agreed that I needed surgery and that I would likely have it that day. I was admitted. I was there all night (we had gone at around 11:40 the previous night and i was told about surgery around 6am) and all day and I had the surgery around 6ish. Ever since, my health anxiety has been rampant. Every time my back hurts I get nervous, if my stomach feels strange (hurts, gas, etc.) I get nervous. I’m terrified of throwing up and I’m terrified of back pain. I see a therapist and an acupuncturist but it’s always there in the back of my mind.

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A pile of blister packs sits to my right. The colors and shapes together remind me of candy- here a Sweet Tart, there a Mike and Ike, over there, a Tic-Tac. They’ve been in a drawer for years. I remember each and every one, though. The antihistamines I still need, if they’re good. The cold medicine would be useful. I don’t need the antacids anymore. I can’t believe there’s still ibuprofin.

Every so often, I unearth these breadcrumbs from my past. Few people understand-what it means that I survived. Things have not been good… but they aren’t this. I know how lucky I was. I will not complain.

I have a stack of papers two feet tall behind me- more breadcrumbs, more unbidden memories… That time I matched my green sweater, I would not get into it…

Stubborness can only get you so far. It almost did me in. I am glad it didn’t.

I don’t talk about this, or rather, I try not to. But, every time I use the bathroom, I see the scar that saved my life. I am grateful, but wish I didn’t look like this. I only have one picture from before, and you’d never know that it was of the same person. Looking at myself now, I sometimes wonder the same.

I hold enough science to fill a textbook, and enough stories to last a lifetime. Instead, I listen to you complain about the way I wear my hair… and I smirk to myself at the perversity of it all.

Chronic Illness

Gallbladder Disease

I’m getting a HIDA scan beginning of next week because we found out that my gallbladder is slightly deformed and could be the cause of my life-long chronic nausea and pain. I was fine until I heard horror stories regarding the scan and the surgery to removal the gallbladder, if that’s needed in my case. Would anyone be willing to share their experiences?
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