My pesky gall bladder
My daughter is visiting from Florida and I asked her what I could cook that would feel “momsy” and she requested lasagne. Mr. GT doesn’t eat many desserts but he can’t pass up a profiterole (cream puff) so I made those for dessert.
I can hear you say, “GT, that’s gonna bring on a gallstone attack,” now, — but where were you when I was cooking??
The ambulance arrived at about midnight and I arrived at the hospital about 1:30. Along the way the combination of the nitrous oxide and the bumpy ride knocked the stone back into my gall bladder and when I got to the hospital I was fine.
The nurse admitted me and told me to have a nice rest and I could go home in the morning. Nice rest, ha! There was a really old lady across the hall that moaned and groaned all night and made a noise like she was hacking up her left foot all night long.
The doctor came in at 7:30am and thanked me for not calling him in at 1:30 and I asked if I could go home. “Yes, but don’t eat any more lasagne til you have surgery,” he said.
So I didn’t have any leftovers and I didn’t have the profiterole I was lusting for. I had a small tub of yoghurt instead. I promise it didn’t taste as good as I knew the dessert would taste but I felt more righteous.
April 25th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
I have friends and family that have had gall bladder attacks and they are just not pretty. So sorry to hear you missed out on the goodies too. Love those cream puffs, but we don’t have them often.
Keep well!
April 25th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Ahhh, I remember well the days of gall bladder attacks. I suffered them on and off for 6 years before they finally diagnosed the problem. *sigh* I also remember not being able to eat or being afraid to eat in the days leading up to the surgery. Here’s hoping you can “stay good” until you have the surgery!
May 2nd, 2008 at 6:35 pm
I am scheduled for lap band surgery May 21. I’m so glad I found your blog, as my Dr has no support group available and I am searching for encouragement.
May 3rd, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Hi Lady Amaranth,
I’m on a day pass from the hospital and I’ve been VERY careful not to have any fatty foods. My daughter was like you, young and in pain and nobody suspected gallstones for nearly 1 1/2 years. A friend told her not to have any fat one night and she was pain free. The doctors kept telling her she had ulcers and to eat ice cream at night. No wonder she was in pain.
May 3rd, 2008 at 11:34 pm
I read another blog today about someone on a day pass, and I thought of you. Hope you get to feeling better soon.
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June 18th, 2008 at 8:50 am
hi i have been diagnosed with gallstones today, hope i can still have my gastric band fitted in september..x
June 18th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Hi Denise,
Are you getting a gastric bypass or gastric band done in September? They are very different. A gastric band is a piece of plastic that goes around your stomach to make a small pouch at the top so you can only eat about a cup of food at a time. A gastric bypass is surgically replumbing the stomach to permanently stop you from overeating. The band is reversible. That’s the one I have.
I doubt you’ll have trouble having the weight loss surgery but if you have any questions, ask your surgeon. I’m sure you’re not the first one with that problem.
Good luck!