Friday, December 4, 2009

My Christmas List - Things I Want

It was suggested to me this morning that these gastritis attacks I've been having (another killer one last night. I passed out on my kitchen floor at 4:30 am from the pain, and then when I was able to pull myself together, I threw up) ... it was suggested to me by a doctor I was seeing for a totally different issue, that I needed to get my gall bladder removed immediately.

So I googled gall bladder attacks and what do you know? I think I was misdiagnosed by the snooty doctor in the clinic, and I should've had that pesky, pain producing organ pulverized a year ago.

And so that's the only thing on my wish list this year (well, I'd like Season 3 of Reba as well) is to have one less organ in my body. Fingers crossed.

Three things I'm thankful for:
1. A doctor who listened
2. I've been so afraid to eat these past two weeks that I've lost 13 pounds.
3. Friends who have winter birthdays.

Shalom,


6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I actually was wondering if it was something else. I have a girlfriend who had the surgery and it really is no big deal. Wow, what a relief that would be. Hope it happens soon. Marj

Anonymous said...

I wondered about that ....the gall bladder seems to be misbehaving in a few people out age. Yes, 7 years is in the same generation Jane....

Anonymous said...

...that last comment was from me ....rose...your OLD friend...

Christine Lindsay said...

The gall bladder thing makes perfect sense. I thought you'd already had that checked out. But when I get my pain, I figure that's what's in store for me a few years down the road. Praying for you EVERY DAY. God is in control of everything.

Anonymous said...

Praying for you! Linda

Anonymous said...

13 pounds? Wow. People are going to think I'm an idiot for saying this, but if that happened to me, I might just let it go for a couple more weeks until I was at my goal weight and THEN have it removed. Is it easier than having to exercise/diet it off? Maybe not.
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