Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
It was crazy. So DH had the appendectomy, got an infection, and I ended up taking him to the ER. Oh, then had some weird issue with his food and stayed on crutches for awhile. The whole thing was really strange.
Yes, gallstones can be removed. They removed my brother’s gallstones today.
My daughter and husband get kidney stones.
My daughter had a very simple procedure to remove hers. Many surgeries are so much easier today.
My brother just had this weird thing going on. It’s usually not complicated like his situation is.
Look at the strange thing that happened with my husband’s colonoscopy procedure. Oh gosh, what a mess that was. A polyp went inside his appendix when the doctor went to remove it, causing him to have to have his appendix removed.
Strange things can happen at times.
NHWM,
Thank you. No I am not in pain anymore.
My credit is already frozen due to a prior identity theft incident.
Oh, I see. I hope you’re not in pain.
Yes, the infection was mild, had antibiotics and it did not show up on ultrasound after some weeks.
If there is surgery/removal of gallstones it is not done in Canada, but, I think in US it is done.
He initially went to ER due to having pain. They found gallstones. They tried removing them and couldn’t because of the location of the gallstones. They haven’t removed the gallbladder but may in the future.
Why can’t your stones or gallbladder be removed? Is it because of the infection? Can they treat the infection with antibiotics and then remove the stones?
Yep! That’s what I am thinking.
I haven’t had gall stones or kidney stones. I have heard that they are both painful.
I am happy for your brother.
Are you saying they removed gallstones but not gallbladder?
I had gallbladder problem and infection few months ago, they cannot remove gallstones. They are not willing to remove gallbladder either.
Maybe in USA there is some new procedure?
It’s so crazy that what should have been a simple procedure turned into a complicated matter.
The location of my brother’s gallstones made them difficult to remove. So, let’s see, three different doctors tried and were not successful.
Then, they transferred him to another hospital and called in two specialists.
I am happy to say that they got the job done this afternoon. Yay!
So, they are still saying that they will most likely have to remove the gallbladder at some point in the future.
The nurse also mentioned something about his pancreas. Not sure exactly what that is about.
Next, they will look at his heart situation. He’s had heart surgeries in the past.
History repeats itself.
Do you think there is any chance supply and demand economy will correct itself?
Let's all stick around to find out.
I don't really want to have to actually eat that slow growing lettuce outside in my garden.
positive news ! And yes your brother’s optimism is helpful .
I know that he is feeling a bit better since they are making progress.
LOL 😆 I don’t think anyone would have fun playing golf with me as a partner!
If you are bad at golf maybe you need to play a round (of golf) with him so he will stop texting you -jk 😄
The stones are positioned in spots that are making them difficult to remove.
They will keep trying. My brother has faith in the surgeons. So, hopefully it’s just a matter of time.
Then, they can address the issue with his heart.
He is remaining in good spirits which I feel helps tremendously.
LSU women’s basketball made it to the White House to celebrate their victory!
LSU is on a roll!
Oh yeah, we let the serious golfers play before us too! I’m horrible at golf! LOL 😆
I enjoyed playing putt putt with the kids when they were young though. That was fine. My nephews loved playing putt putt.
It seems like when we hit a certain age we get more and more phone calls from friends who tell us about illnesses in their families.
It’s nice to be told good news about things that make us smile or laugh.
My husband took me golfing one time. I’m a lousy golfer. He never asked me again to accompany him! LOL 😆
All of these serious minded golfers were standing behind me and giving me dirty looks, like “Lady, can you hurry up so we can play our game!”