Category Archives: shiny scalpel

Colposcopy

So, in a little more than an hour, the evil doctor people will potentially be snipping away a piece of my dear cervix for testing and such. DO. NOT. WANT. Edited to add at 5:21pmCT: Well, I’m a big ol’ … Continue reading

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Good news from the world of medicine

Visited doctor today. He says it looks like I’m healing up fine and to basically just use the Prilosec OTC as needed, if needed, going forward, but to know that it takes around 3 days for it to start working. … Continue reading

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Happy Night

OMG, what a difference a good bout of sleep makes! I have not been sleeping very well, despite my wedge pillow and despite being exhausted. I went upstairs last night at 11:30pm. My DH was at the casino; as I’m … Continue reading

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Flowers and more!

I got packages yesterday! Specifically, I got a box of a dozen mini-cheesecakes from my MIL and FIL. I also got a flower arrangement with teddy and balloon from my parents. Thank you, moms, dads, and toms! (On the left … Continue reading

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Poop of Joy

I pooped! Yeah, I know…potential TMI and whatnot, but when pooping is your main way to know that your digestive system is intact and happy with the changes that have occurred, it’s a joyous thing. First post-surgery poop happened just … Continue reading

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I’m holey!

Specifically, I have four holes that are roughly in this formation: – - – - They’re like dashes. My surgeon today said that the stitches are all on the inside. All I see on the outside is tape over a … Continue reading

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Live from Room 2010, it’s Tsukata!

I’m awake! My DH is here with me. He is feeding me ice chips on demand. I am very demanding. I was really freaked out before the surgery. I cried a lot. But I told the nurses, or rather, I … Continue reading

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Surgery Complete!

Guest post from DH: The owner of this blog would like you to know that she is in recovery from gallbladder surgery and doing fine. I won’t be able to see her for another hour or so, but I’m very … Continue reading

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Gall be gone

I will be checking into the hospital at roughly 1pm on Monday. There’s some pre-op stuff, and then I’ll be under and getting air poofed into my belly like a blowfish. My DH will get to see me for a … Continue reading

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Gall bladder wants to leave the party in my tummy?

(TM to greg for the subject line) I’m soon to be scheduled for surgery on 9/22. That is, my surgeon has told me he’s going to do the surgery on 9/22, but I don’t have a timeslot yet at the … Continue reading

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