Hospital Time, Procedure, Home, Bike - Friday
I got the boys to school yesterday morning then was on my way to the hospital early. It was about 10am when they suddenly came to take her away and then I followed a bit later when called over. Wasn't sure I could go with for the procedure so hung in her room. It was a bit of a rush for her to get ready for the trip to the other building.
I headed over to the surgery building and was able to be with her until they took her back for the scoping.
It was only an hour procedure from the time I left her side until she was back out in a mildly anesthetic haze and soon headed back to her room with her souvenir gall stone in her possession.
After a bag of fluids was drained into her system we eventually got the release procedure going. Doctors and nurses checking on her, vitals all good, and finally she was allowed water but still no solids until today. We were out of the hospital around 3pm.
The schlep home went okay and we were home before 4pm. Since she wasn't able to eat yet I made dinner for the boys and I of chicken breast and salad. I got a new job which I setup for Monday afternoon after I take a tree down for one of my clients. Then Wednesday and Thursday will be an irrigation install for another client.
I scrubbed my rear wheel on the bike and re-lubed it, I have to dink with the rear derailleur today to tune it better and go over the bike really well to make sure it is prepped. My kit is ready and I am anxious for the ride to start.
Today is likely more weather. The Giro is ongoing this morning, we have to go in and get my car from the ER, I have a recovery ride to do before the 50 miler tomorrow, work on my bike, get the cut grass around the farm shuttled to the sheep pen, move the chicks to the brooder hut, and put the new road tires on J's mtn bike.
About 24 hours till I am heading to the race start. Really looking forward to this.
ᛏᛋᛇᛉᚱᛚ
| 2026 Y/E Goals | Yr Start | Goal | Current | +/Week | +/Mth | Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hive Posting Streak Days (since 5/25/20) | 2047 | 2,412 | 2,183 | 7 | ||
| Duolingo Streak (since 10/23/22) | 1140 | 1505 | 1276 | 7 | ||
| 2500 Miles Cycled | 0 | 2500 | 959.66 | 64.44 | 181.22 | 1540.34 |
^Affiliate/Referral Link^
FLEMING FAMILY FARM, LLC
Sustainable & Organic Methods | Heirloom Produce**
All images are original works of Fleming Family Farm unless otherwise notated and credited.
If you find this post useful or entertaining, your support is greatly appreciated by upvoting, following, and sharing!
Donations or Tips
Zap Me ⚡️ ᛒᛏᚲ
Glad that Mrs. is home, hope she recovers quickly my friend!!👍😀
Thank you! Trying to take it easy today but it's hard to see things I need to do and... Not do them. I never fully unpacked from my Seattle trip as my friend just dropped off the things I had her bring home in her car, so of course there's laundry 😝
Glad to hear you’re recovering! like I told your hubby my wife went through this and they had to remove her gallbladder.
It was strange because she could be in pain and then suddenly it disappeared, depending on where the stones moved, and then the pain would start back up!🙄
Gallstones are very painful!!!😳
Yes the first couple docs I talked to said we didn't need to remove it, and that's my preference. The doc performing the ERCP was not expecting for it to stay in, he described planning to put in the shunt in preparation for removal and I said I want to keep it. He shifted, okay then, we won't place that and here we go. After the ERCP then came in another doctor encouraging removal and wanting to do it today, but I said I wanted to try lifestyle changes first. Being mainstream medical she somewhat poopooed lifestyle changes but I've read plenty of people online having success there.
I'm not completely opposed to considering to m removal, but, I feel God gave me a gallbladder and I need a compelling reason to remove it, not just because it's routine and I might have more stones in the future. Now if I start having repeats of all of this then I may consider it. But it was overwhelming in the ER contemplating such a huge life changing surgery without really any warning, that I prefer to consider it on my own terms. I'm not a fan of slicing and dicing without damn good reason. 😝 I think medical field often likes to present their one and only typical solution because it's what they know. Which is understandable.
I know many who said they are doing great without their gallbladder and are glad they got it out. And many who wish they had not agreed to have it removed. It's so highly unique to the individual... But our medical system likes one size fits all 😝
I very much agree with with you!!👍😀
Honestly I thought they stopped removing gallbladders because of the micro surgery that they have now days!
They told Liz that once they remove the gallbladder, you might have trouble digesting certain foods, so keeping it is definitely a benefit in that regard!!👍😇
Yes very glad to be feeling much improved this evening with more solid food too. Pasta easy to eat!
That sounds good take care of yourself!👍😊
I've fallen behind with my Hive reading again. Glad that procedure went well!