Today's Bible Reading- 1 Kings Chapters 14-16.
April's Memory Verse- 1 Thessalonians 5:14-17.
Good morning, peeps. I hope you're well. Our forecast for today: 77°, partly cloudy, 10% chance of rain, winds from the east northeast at 9 miles per hour, and humidity is sitting at 92%.
So, yesterday was not a day that fulfilled my expectations. Around 10:30 in the morning, my gallbladder started acting up, and by 5:00 in the evening, I made the decision to go to urgent care. I had been throwing up some blood, and I messaged my nurse practitioner, and she said go to urgent care or the ER. Mom went with me.
Urgent care said go directly to the ER. They offered to call me an ambulance, but I declined. I felt I could make it there. We got in the ER. I knew what the problem was. Long story short, I was given two options.
Option 1: be admitted and have my gallbladder taken out this morning, or
Option 2: see a surgeon on Wednesday and have it taken out on Thursday morning.
I chose option 2.
My liver is inflamed, so they're thinking a gallstone got into my common bile duct and either was stuck there for a while, or was just bouncing around in there like it was a disco party. Pancreas is okay. Gallbladder is obviously not happy. My face is more speckled than it's been. My neck is covered in speckles.
We got home around 11:00 last night. I got some water and went straight to bed. They'd given me a small dose of morphine and zofran. I have a prescription for pain meds and nausea meds. I'll be filling those out today, along with purchasing some soft foods like pudding. I was told to take it easy for the next few days.
All that said, I feel peaceful about everything. It's like a calm that I can't explain. I know it's going to be all right.
Praise the Lord I have health insurance! Praise the Lord the yard is mowed! Praise the Lord I don't have any big, pressing things to do. I do need to water the garden. I wonder if I could get a sprinkler somewhere and pop it in the middle of the garden. Or purchase a much lighter hose that I can attach to the current hose and just walk down there and water. I don't know. I gotta figure something out.
Pop should be coming home sometime next week, so maybe he'll be home before I have surgery. I'm not real keen on him driving me home, but I'll probably be loopier than a rollercoaster. I don't know.
Either way, today will be getting meds, getting some softer foods that won't irritate my gallbladder, and resting.
All that said, I'm still hoping to go to the convention next Saturday. I may be grumpy, and I won't be able to have that chili cheeseburger from Rush's (BOO), but it's important that I be there. I'll let my chairman know what's up so he knows. Who knows? I may end up having to not go if I'm too sore still. I hope not. This is an important thing. I almost chose option one, simply because I knew the convention is next Saturday, but the surgeon would've just been whoever was on call. That's like playing roulette, in my opinion.
Anyhoo. I'm rambling. I opted for no coffee this morning. Instead, I have a cup of green tea. I need a shower, clean clothes, some food, and then a trip to the pharmacy.
That's all for now, peeps. I'm going backwards this morning. I need some time with Jesus, and then I need to get my shower. Love you all and until next time, stay safe my friends. ❤
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