So things were going great once all the bedbug and floor stuff was taken care of. But then my gallstones decided that right when I was into the swing of things (I was seriously an AMAZING housewife for a bit in there), they'd ATTACK. And attack me they did. Hard. Violent. I didn't eat for days. I couldn't sleep. I couldn't care for my daughter. B had to take off work because of it. Finally enough was enough and we went to the hospital where I was admitted and put on fluids for the duration of my stay. Turned out that the gallstones were also affecting my liver pretty badly. I lost ten pounds during my week and a half of torture.
I had an ERCP on Monday the 18th, and let me tell you it was one of the worst experiences of my life. They don't put you to sleep, but the drugs can cause you to fall asleep which is what happened with me. However I woke up mid procedure and I really freaked out. Waking up with a tube down your throat is 100% terrifying. I am scared when I think about it, even now. Anyways, they removed some stones and then gave me morphine and then the extremely handsome nurse told me to pass as much gas as I could.
The next day I have my lap-chole. I felt 100% comfortable going into it for a couple reasons. 1) They're always talking about that procedure on Grey's and ER so I knew what it was. 2) I'm generally a chill person, and I knew I wouldn't wake up in the middle terrified as with the ERCP. I trust doctors, the anesthesiologist seemed like an awesome guy, and my nurses were so friendly. I don't remember falling asleep but I do remember waking up feeling panicked. Not as scared as during the scope, but a different kind of panic because I couldn't remember anything and I HATED the oxygen mask. I felt so constricted and like I wasn't getting enough air. When they switched to the nosey tubey thing I was much happier. And they gave me a lot of morphine and it was nice. As a bonus, after my surgery I was moved to a different ward where I had a swanky private room.
All in all, though there's been a lot of pain and inconvenience over the past few weeks, I'm thankful to be rid of my gallbladder. It has been attacking me for over a year now. It was time to ditch the thing. By Monday we'll be back to our regular routine. I'm able to help more with G, my incisions are healing nicely, and B will be able to go back to work.
In other news, I've started to decorate our apartment in our A Very Zelda Christmas theme. I will be making all the ornaments/decorations myself which I think is going to be so much fun. Here's a couple progress pics:
I don't have any proper craft supplies so I've been working with paper and embroidery floss, but I'm hoping to pick up some perler beads soon so that I can begin creating the 8bit goodness.
Well that's all for today! Hopefully I'll remember to post again in a more timely fashion.
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