Annette' Recovery

Just a note to ask that you all pray for my speedy recovery. Many of you know I have been struggling with stomach trouble, especially the last couple of months. The last two weeks I had to go to Urgent Care and get two bags of IV fluids for dehydration from vomiting. I had a CT scan the following day and was scheduled for endoscopy yesterday. Last Friday night the pain was very intense and Fred took me to the Lexington ER for an ultrasound. It showed tenderness, swelling, reflex and sludge regarding my gallbladder, but they sent me home after a bag of IV fluids because my blood work appeared too normal. I went Monday afternoon to a GI specialist who told me straight out it was not my gallbladder and that he suspected I had arthritis in my ribs.............well, the pain got so bad again and the vomiting on Wednesday that we returned to Urgent Care where the doctor arranged for me to see a surgeon. I had surgery around 6:30 or so that evening. For it 'not to be my gallbladder' the surgeon said it was one of the worst he had removed.........diseased with a lot of scarring and adhesions and evidence that I had been enduring for a long haul, possibly years on and off. He removed and clipped as much inflammation as he could. He kept me Wednesday and Thursday nights under close watch. So now it is out..........Maybe my gallbladder muffin top will soon disappear as the swelling above my waistline was awful; and after all, I worked really hard to lose and keep off 55 pounds. I am already less distended, but I will admit extremely sore which he said was to be expected after extended surgery and addressing not just the gallbladder but the scarred tissue surrounding it. My digestive system he said might take weeks to return to normal from the gastritis ~ gastroenteritis. I think I have five incisions..........it was done through a laproscope. So if you are wondering where the heck I have been, this is the latest scoop from the gal herself. Hopefully we will continue to feel better and get back to bouncing around as I would rather do.......love and hugs, Annette