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}}}

[darandkerry.livejournal.com]

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

[glenyan.livejournal.com]

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

[lysachan.livejournal.com]

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

[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!!

[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.

[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*