Innards update, followup edition

[gwyn]

Went to see the original surgeon who was supposed to remove my gallbladder today. I apologized for letting his partner steal his thunder. I found out a lot about why I'm feeling the way I'm feeling -- for instance, they downplayed how bad the g.b. was, I guess: when they said bad, they meant really very terribly bad, so I guess they did a little repair work in and around the area for gross things I won't mention. But that was a load off my mind, because even though I haven't been worried about my complete loss of appetite and the queasiness, everyone else is, and now I have something to tell them.

The one thing that has consistently caused me pain, a spot near, but not on, an incision that has a knot under it and a sharp pain, now totally makes sense -- the camera goes in that incision, and it doesn't go straight in; instead, it goes sharply to the side, so often that tissue gets injured. Yay, mystery solved.

He said that I'm doing fantastic for someone whose g.b. was that sick, and that if the appetite doesn't come back or the digestive troubles go away by midweek, to call them, but he said a longer recovery is to be expected in someone who was in that much trouble. I was relieved, but the visit really took a lot out of me, since I wanted to drive myself. I went back to work today, but have missed most of it just trying to rest up in between bouts of activity. I hate being this slow still, shuffling around like a little old lady, but I am still incredibly happy to have that awful thing gone, and to not feel as if the ER is awaiting me every time I eat.

And hey, Veronica Mars starts this week, and I'm caught up to the first two eps of The Wire season 4, and my friends have given me wonderful DVD sets, and I am glad to be around to take advantage of it.

Comments

[monanotlisa.livejournal.com]

::hugs::

Made you an icon. & :-)



And wanted to tell you I loved Female of the Species!

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, I love this icon so much! It's perfect, and I've needed a lone Buffy icon for far too long.

Thank you so much for the pimpage and the hugs. I had this big idea that I would be able to respond individually to all the comments during the illness, but not so much.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

And yeah, that would be me. I didn't realize LJ had logged me out for some bizarre reason.

[movies-michelle.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear the reasons for all of it, since I was a little worried. So, hopefully, the road to recover will be longer, but with a definite end.

[mlyn.livejournal.com]

Yay answers!
*hugs youse*

Speedy recovery

[taverymate.livejournal.com]

So glad to read that you are home and feeling better, even if improvement is gradual. I hate it when doctors or nurses try to reassure without telling the patient anything, so good for you in persisting and getting more info. Knowing what is actually going on makes such a huge difference, I think. Take it easy and be kind to yourself; recovery always has ups and downs.

Re: Speedy recovery

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

I feel pretty blessed by the medical help I've had during this whole stupid thing. Not only is my doctor fantabulous (I have no idea who could ever possibly replace her when she retires, she's just amazing), but she tends to refer me to fantabulous people. I wish so much my sister could have had this kind of care; I think things would have been so much different, and I don't know why I'm the lucky one in this case.

[black-bird-777.livejournal.com]

Interesting data. And a relief. Thanks for posting!

[wolffire.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear that you are doing OK and that they have explained all the unexpected ick to you. I'm also really glad that they got to this in time. It sounds like it was a rather dire situation!

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Yes, very definitely on the dire end. I guess there are a couple situations where gallbladder disease can actually be life-threatening; I don't think I quite had either situation, but I think it was on the high end of "bad." I'm just amazed that something the size of your thumb could cause so damn much pain! And so glad it is gone, gone, gone.

[sdwolfpup.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear that the post-surgery recovery is proceeding apace. Getting up and moving around is a good step. And it's also good to hear that your surgeon is answering all of your questions!

Also, I watched "Female of the Species" (finally!) this morning and it was great. The opening credits cracked me up and then the vid itself was really upbeat. I love Buffy cracking Parker with the log, and Spike watching Buffy dance, Queen Cordelia and Angel's response to her, and all the times poor Xander got mauled. Really fun vid.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

THank you! I so totally could have made that thing with just Xander, I think -- or Xander and Giles, but then half the fun of finding all the other poor hapless Buffyverse males would have been gone. Xander and Giles just get *thrashed* by women. It was fun to make something lightweight, too, after so many serious vids in a row.