on the dynamics of "ow"

[shaych_03]

monday, early - around 5 am, pain hit me - tore me in 2, it seemed. spent all day fighting it, that afternoon, i had endured enough, went to the hospital. this turned out to be the right move.

after all the rigamarole of the triage and waiting room, the tests and ultrasound revealed that my gall bladder was about to explode. surgery. good drugs. missing time (i was under for 2.5 hours) sore. nauseated. throat hurts (intubated) but i'm ok.

i'm really ok. the pain now is good pain. healing pain.

i guess sometimes life says, "hi, time for a massive about face." :)

i've learned that there is pain worse than face pain. i've learned that surgery isn't scary. and i've learned that i have really, really deep veins and that i never want to have an IV again.

hope everyone else's week went a lot better.

Comments

[ariestess]

Oh dear! Glad to hear that things are working out for your health...

{{{hugs}}}

[shaych-03.livejournal.com]

thanks :) i debated putting up a pic of the organ in question, but i don't think anyone wants to see it. suffice to say: it looked like a demented easter egg gone horribly wrong.

[ariestess]

See, and I'm weird enough to have wanted to see it... Already saw a friend's uterus from her hysterectomy...

[shaych-03.livejournal.com]

i'll let you know when i have photo'd the photo LOL

[ariestess]

Awesome!

[darandkerry.livejournal.com]

Damn gall bladders! Glad that everything turned out okay, Shay. Hope the road to recovery is smooth and easy. Take care!

[shaych-03.livejournal.com]

thanks. seems to be okay for now. pain's manageable, just wish the lingering cough would settle.

[glenyan.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're feeling better, and that they caught it in time. *big hugs*

[shaych-03.livejournal.com]

thanks *hugsback* it really just surprised the heck out of me.

[lysachan.livejournal.com]

Oh, no! That's terrible. I'm glad to hear you're okay now!

[shaych-03.livejournal.com]

yup. rarin' to catch up on all the tv i missed :)

[racethewind10.livejournal.com]

! OMG *HUGS* I am so SO glad to hear you are ok!!! that is so scary. I hope you have a quick and boring recovery!!

[shaych-03.livejournal.com]

*hugsback* thanks :) yes, it was freaky... especially how damn fast dilaudid works... yikes... the verycute nurse was still pushing it in and i was flyin' high... easy to see how people can become addicted to the feeling. i will rest up and take my boring tramadol and get healthy again. do not want to experience another surgery, ever.

[ml-spikie.livejournal.com]

I already commented below, but saw the dilaudid and tramadol comments, so I had to say something.

That dilaudid is some good stuff. I was on a dilaudid pump for three days after abdominal surgery. I was quite dismayed to find out how excruciating my pain was after they took me off of it. At least they sent me home with Percocet. Tramadol? Seriously, they might as well have sent you home with children's aspirin. I sure hope it works better for you than me! I've got a bottle of it sitting here going to waste.

[shaych-03.livejournal.com]

the tramadol takes the edge off, and i'm allowed ibuprofen, which is my painkiller of choice, so i'm all good :)

i'm actually not at all fond of narcotics, so i was happy to see the tramadol over the nightmare inducing morphine...

[geekgrrllurking.livejournal.com]

**hugs** I had my gall bladder out several years ago after I passed a gall stone. Very scary, very painful. Glad you're okay now. Stay on the good drugs for a while and get better soon.

[shaych-03.livejournal.com]

i didn't actually pass a stone... for which i am thankful. but i think one nearly got caught in a duct... the pain was worse than anything i could imagine... i'm glad it's all over and i'm taking it easy :)

and thanks for the hugs... *hugs* back :)

[ml-spikie.livejournal.com]

Yikes! That is scary. I'm so glad it did not explode before you made it to the hospital. Take the drugs, relax, and take care of yourself. *sends Janet Fraiser to take care of you* *gentle hugs*

[shaych-03.livejournal.com]

thank you :) i will surely enjoy the gentle care of dr. fraiser (even though sam might get a little jealous...) and thanks for the *hugs* i appreciate and return them :)

[ml-spikie.livejournal.com]

Nah, I checked. Sam's okay with it as long as you keep your hands to yourself. LOL! *hugs again*